Low-Cost River-Town Living in the Khmer “Kingdom of Wonder”

Low-Cost River-Town Living in the Khmer “Kingdom of Wonder”

It’s 2 a.m. and the young bakers at the 333 Bakery arestooped and shirtless as they stack the first baguettes of the day against a faded French-colonial façade. Come daybreak, just about every eatery in the sleepy riverside town of Kampot, from the high-end guesthouse restaurants to the roaming street vendors, will be peddling the soft, airy loaves. But for now, I’m their first and only customer.