- Cambodians. Seriously, these people smile from ear-to-ear, 99% of the time. They wave hello. Its like they know, despite tough recent history, that life is fundamentally good. To make a broad generalization, I frigging love Cambodians.
- Chaotic Phnom Penh. It’s fast. It’s gritty. There are motorbikes and bikes and tuk-tuks everywhere. And markets. And street food. Its energy is frenetic and addictive.
- Speaking of – motorbikes. I love the fact that at any time of day, in pretty much any place, you can just hop on the back of someone’s motorbike and get where you are going – even more fun, you can rent one for $5 a day. They simply assume you know how to drive it. Brilliant!
- Pepper Crab. A specialty in Kep, Cambodia, this has got to be the best meal I’ve had in months – you get to watch them pluck it from the sea, and 30 minutes later, it appears like art in front of you.
- Random monkey sightings. There isn’t much to say about that except they are everywhere and its kinda great.
- Kampot, Cambodia. A gorgeous, aging, sleepy town with little to do besides ride a bike, hang out by the water, and chill with a cool beer. Which brings me to:
- Ankor beer. Way better than Chinese Tsing-Tsao and cheaper too. Anchor is even better.
- Cheap accomodations. My last bed was $2 a night. Plus it had a mosquito net, which is good, because those things are monstrous here.
- The temples and monuments – they are everywhere, and beautiful, and the country is simply littered with them.
- The beaches. Not Sihanoukville – lets face it, that place is a dung-heap. But the islands of Cambodia are still unspoiled, and if you are willing to take an unbelievably rickety boat for 3-hours of spew-inducing glory, it will inevitably be worth it.
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