Local Information

  • Nom Banchuck Kampot: A local twist on a traditional Khmer dish. 

    Nom Banchuck Kampot: A local twist on a traditional Khmer dish. 

    If you’re looking to try something truly local, Nom Banchuck is a popular Khmer noodle dish, traditionally eaten for breakfast. Made from hand-pressed fermented rice noodles, it’s served in a tumeric and fish curry broth, along with local vegetables such as banana flower, lotus stem, and cucumber.  And while…

  • Kidnapped by The Khmer Rouge

    Kidnapped by The Khmer Rouge

    In 1994, three backpackers were taking the train from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville when it was attacked by the Khmer Rouge near Kampot.

  • The Forest Children of Cambodia

    The Forest Children of Cambodia

    You may have noticed in front of the local shophouses, often hanging from trees, small wicker shrines with little, colorful houses perched inside.

  • Book Review: Prisoners of Class

    Book Review: Prisoners of Class

    Prisoners of Class is the memoir of Chan Samoeum, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide.

  • The Kinky Tail of Cambodian Cats.

    The Kinky Tail of Cambodian Cats.

    Have you noticed that many of the local cats have stumpy, kinked tails?  You’re not the first.