Vol. III · Issue 04 Kampot, Cambodia · 10°36ʹN 104°10ʹE
 Mostly clear · 28°C Thursday, 7 May 2026
kampot.life
A lived-in guide to Kampot, Cambodia · The slow life, on record
Section · 06

Perspective

1 pieces
9 minutes of reading

Opinion, context, geopolitics. Why people are leaving the places they are leaving, and what Southeast Asia is becoming as a result. Less reporting, more thinking-out-loud.

riverfront, late afternoon kampot, april
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Lead piece · Essay

Why Kampot is not Chiang Mai, and why that matters

Every city that becomes a digital nomad hub goes through the same arc. Kampot is earlier in that arc than most. Whether that is an argument for or against living here depends on what you came for.


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