finally left phnom penh this morning, stupidly early (for my standards: 7.30!), and four hours later i was in kampot... which seems pretty nice, if only the weather wasn't so bad...
as soon as i arrived in my guesthouse (blissful guesthouse, which is lovely, set in a big house in a nice garden, with terraces, hammocks and big comfy chairs) i had some food and fell asleep in a hammock for a few hours (oh it is so pleasant) as it rained on and on and on. had lime juice, omelette, tea, fruit salad... i am eating too much. :)
finally it stopped raining and i went for a little walk around town - and then got completely and utterly lost!!! i don't know how i managed that considering kampot is pretty small... erm. never underestimate my lack of sense of direction. on my tortous way to the riverside i saw lots of interesting colonial buildings though. overall kampot is very nice, albeit a bit run down.
i've already booked my trip to bokor tomorrow - that shall be fun. the day after i'd like to go see the pepper plantations, and then maybe a daytrip to kep and rabbit island. we'll see.
i'm starting to think i'll have to skip the three days in ko samet at the end. it'd be worth it though, spending more time here and in laos. need to reorganise my schedule (oh! fun!).