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If you're in Cambodia, be sure to visit Krong Kep near Kampot.
The seaside resort is a former retreat for French colonialists before independence in 1956, and many of the holiday villas owned by "Barranns" still stand empty and overgrown.
There is usually no problem with wandering around these ruins, but be careful of snakes and spiders if you explore around them!
The sea food in Kep is as fresh as it can get (still moving usually!) and unbelievably cheap!
I got a plate of fried rice with squid, prawns and crab for 5500 riel ($1.30!) including a coffee with ice!
There aren't the profusion of beggars in the street, which are common in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh, so it's relaxing.
But don't expect luxury and facilities, remember that Cambodia is still a very poor country, and many of the amenities you would find at home or in the Med simply don't exist here.
I've moved here permanently now (Phnom Penh), and visit Kep and Kampot every couple of weeks (only two and a half hours on my moto!).
Check out the Kep Lodge Guest House just outside Kep (it's up a track 500m from the main road), it's owned by (I think) a German, who lives there with his wife and two sons.
It's very friendly, with good food and a bar, but remember, no cable TV etc.
The rooms are very well maintained, and the staff speak English well.
The whole house is wooden, and the rooms are named after animals (no numbers~!).
I don't work for any of the places I've mentioned (I'm working in Air Traffic Control!), but thought I should give this place a mention.
Cheers!
