by LexusSchmexus » Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:45 pm
I usually go straight through it, rarely stay there. It's the only way to go from Battambang/Pursat/Kravanh to Koh Kong and as mentioned, was a great dirtbiking road back in the day. Now it's mostly laterite so of little interest to me, but tours still take customers through there and sometimes you're forced to go through (unless you want a huge detour).
There are a few secluded spots which I still love to go to, but I don't want to reveal them on an open forum. I know it's childish, egotistical and sounds rather self-absorbed, but there are relatively few pristine areas left, so some places are best kept as semi-secrets. International tourists are bad enough, but often local tourists are worse. The best way to discover places like that are to be a bit adventurous and go out there on your own for a few weeks on two wheels. There's all kinds interesting stuff out there: waterfalls where you're the only one there all day as only "immediate" locals know about them (no Khmer tourists taking selfies and littering everywhere), old KR bunkers carved in mountainsides, idyllic villages... You won't find any of it in tour books though, nor will you be able to find accommodation on booking.com
I usually go straight through it, rarely stay there. It's the only way to go from Battambang/Pursat/Kravanh to Koh Kong and as mentioned, was a great dirtbiking road back in the day. Now it's mostly laterite so of little interest to me, but tours still take customers through there and sometimes you're forced to go through (unless you want a huge detour).
There are a few secluded spots which I still love to go to, but I don't want to reveal them on an open forum. I know it's childish, egotistical and sounds rather self-absorbed, but there are relatively few pristine areas left, so some places are best kept as semi-secrets. International tourists are bad enough, but often local tourists are worse. The best way to discover places like that are to be a bit adventurous and go out there on your own for a few weeks on two wheels. There's all kinds interesting stuff out there: waterfalls where you're the only one there all day as only "immediate" locals know about them (no Khmer tourists taking selfies and littering everywhere), old KR bunkers carved in mountainsides, idyllic villages... You won't find any of it in tour books though, nor will you be able to find accommodation on booking.com