Craig knocks on my door around 11am. I'm moving like a sloth. We look for breakfast and end up at the rusty keyhole. Breakfast baquette and mug of coffee on the way. The French influence being the staple start to my day. Back out on the bikes we head to Kep along the tarmac highway. Starts off fine but the road changes to a a small strip of tarmac along the middle, with the mopeds being shunted to the dusty borders. Kep is about 30km away and glad to see th...

An American who Craig met in Vietnam on a previous trip, has been in Kampot for 2 months and meets us at Rusty's. Finishing our beers, Billy takes us to a tiny roadside Italian which is remarkable for such a setup. Great pizza, gnocci with blue cheese and creamy pasta. Billy had previously bought cigarettes from a corner shop here. He discovered that the grumpy owner used to be one of the main Khmer Generals. Currently lower operatives are being trialled, but...

Head out and have a French pancake with wonderful Kampot honey. Very sweet which wakes me up along with my coffee. We decide to go up to Bokor National Park. After filling up with petrol we ride to the base of the mountain and buy our tickets for 50 cents. The road winds up into the mountains, the locals enjoying the last day of new year and heading up to the cooler climate. We weave around the cars struggling to negotiate the ever curving and steep roads. T...

After enjoying our breakfast we grab a tuk tuk to the bus station. Running out of petrol the driver apologises and we walk the rest of the way. Arrived at Kampot and go to Arcadia hostel described as being just out of town. Turns out its in the middle of nowhere. It had a gym though - a lonely punchbag swinging in the breeze. We laugh and get the confused tuk tuk driver to take us back into town. We consult the guide and try the Hour Kheang Guesthouse. Famil...

Get up to catch our bus to the capital at 7am. Packing quickly we head out onto the slightly cooler streets. This is the best part of the day and I see why the locals are up and going about their tasks. We are taking the "big bus" which is direct, larger and hopefully won't stop every 2 seconds like the "mini bus". After getting on we are handed a bottle of water. Indeed more luxurious. The bus only stops a few times for pickups and once for lunch. In the ...