The sleepy river city, which until recently was overlooked by many tourists in transit from Thailand, sits on the doorstep of striking environmental biodiversity and breathtaking beauty.
The Cambodian forests are a refuge for many endangered species, but their numbers are dwindling due to loss of habitat and surging demand from the trade in exotic pets and traditional medicine.
If you are a wildlife lover, I would recommend Koh Kong to you, but if you are a wild pussy lover, try to go Phnom Penh. The reduced number of foreign-owned guesthouses and bars prove that less and less foreigner bother to deal with the hassle on the border that goes on for more than 10 years now. Men are expected to sleep with prostitutes, and women are required to remain virgins until marriage.
The park has the usual zoo animals but it also puts on the sort of live-animal shows banned in most countries, with performances reminiscent of a 19th-century circus sideshow. The nightlife is good fun, offering a wide selection of sexy Khmer girls and a variety of places from which to choose — dance clubs, sports bars, neighborhood pubs, karaoke, upscale clubs and more.
The virgin or whore paradigm is very strong in this socially conservative nation. The Chicken Farm only has about 5 or 6 brothels on each side of the red dirt road.
