Inspiration at Bokor Mountain, Cambodia

One of the most amazing places I've visited in Cambodia I recently discovered near the coastal town of Kampot. 


Bokor is a gorgeous national park and rare jungle wilderness area. Apparently there are still wild elephants and a tiger or two living there. 

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The abandoned casino at the top of Bokor was built in 1925 during colonization for the elite French.


It was also frequented by Chinese gamblers who apparently threw themselves to their deaths, over the nearby cliff, upon losing their fortunes to the gambling tables. 

The weather drew people up to the top of Bokor Mountain because the weather is considerably cooler at that altitude. 

The fog rolls in and out so rapidly the landscape is ever-changing. One second the casino is completely covered in a cloud of white and the next you can see the entire Gulf of Thailand below.