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Moto riding Cambodian style

So a bit like the history of Kampot pepper.

Where, during a 20 year period of lost production, and therefore lost knowledge of how it was produced.  My remembrance of riding motorbikes or scooters has also been lost.

Until November 2019 when after much thinking and debating about it, I finally went and hired one for a weekend.

thus experiencing the freedom of riding on Cambodian roads.

Nothing can prepare you for the dust, chaos, and potholes as you try very hard to remember your first encounter on a motorbike.

However, I must say it is long overdue, the freedom of going out from the farm was great and with my fellow volunteers.

We took to the road and travelled to Kep to celebrate Bon Om Touk commonly known as the water festival here in Cambodia.

Beers and great local food. Not to mention great company and conversation provided a great night’s entertainment and an excuse to get over my slight fear of travelling by bike here in Cambodia.

Good news I survived my encounter with large lorries, crazy bus drivers and moto drivers coming towards you on the opposite side of the road.

All in all, a good experience and one I will not forget in a hurry.

The bad news is now I have the bug and therefore need to look at getting a bike to continue my journey around South East Asia.

Transport

So one of the experiences you can have whilst travelling is getting from one destination to another.

There are many ways to do this, car, bike, bus, train or even hitchhiking. I want to try them all.

It seems when in Asia, that is what is expected, especially if you wish to get to some “off the road places”. Not sure how easy the hitchhiking will be but I am willing to give it a go.

Having travelled from Kampot town to the pepper farm where I have been working via Tuk-tuk, mountain bike and on the back of a motor scooter, you get a different feel for what is enjoyable and what is hard work.

I am definitely getting fitter by using the mountain bike, but the faster and easier transport is definitely the scooter.