Saturday, March 05, 2011
In Cambodia, Koh Kong Emerges as to Eco-Tourism Destination
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| The 4 Rivers resort has 12 rooms housed in elaborately built tents that float on interconnected decks made of recycled wood. |
By NAOMI LINDT
The New York Times
INSIDE a breezy bamboo structure in Chi Phat, a village in the remote province of Koh Kong, near the Thai border in southwestern Cambodia, a dozen or so foreigners sat down to a communal dinner of chicken curry and Angkor Beer. Cinnamon-hued cattle and elderly women wearing ikat sarongs and checkered scarves ambled along the dusty road outside.
Eating by the light given off by fishing cages doubling as lamps, the group Recounted the day's activities: bird-watching at sunrise, mountain biking across rocky streams, swimming in waterfalls. And fending off leeches rainforest.
The caption is of course nonsense, because there in the picture, the luxury tents of the 4 are shown floating rivers Ecolodge, but one should not over-estimate general Americans.
The article is from the New York Times.
The tents "Made in South Africa swim "on pontoons with steel frame mounted on floats from 200-liter oil drums, and recycled wood ... well.
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| tent is loaded onto barge |
But otherwise, the article is quite interesting. Solar energy makes sense there and is also used.
a grandiose project without any doubt. Hats off. But nothing for backpackers;)
