Exploring Bokor Mountain: The CRAZY Plan to Build a Sky City in Cambodia!

[@Hea9lt9hy9]

Beautiful place 😮😅😊

[@karlsthailand]

It’s definitely a special place, hope you enjoyed the video. Cheers

[@thestewozshow7042]

Glad we went back to see the contrasts of the mountain. I might go camping up there one time, I bet the the sunrise is unreal.

[@karlsthailand]

Will probably be chilly up there Steve. Go for it or wait for me. I'd love to vlog something like that.

[@thestewozshow7042]

@@karlsthailand lets do it pal

[@MarkDenson-ld8bf]

What an amazing place quite strange really.Thank you again Karl really enjoyed that

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you enjoyed it. Part 2 coming up. Cheers

[@reoun1654]

Great vlog been to Kam Pot and Snookyville many times, next time ill go up that mountain 👍👍👍

[@karlsthailand]

Thank you. Part 2 will be out on Boxing Day

[@whittakerwinstanleyiii4051]

Great video mate. I want to go there now 👍🏻

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks mate, it’s an amazing place to visit.

[@longdeth]

First thank you to exploring Cambodia to the world and the 2nd thanks that you wear the KUN KHMER shirt . Thanks again KARL, I’m Khmer from USA.

[@karlsthailand]

Cheers, I love Cambodia and try to represent the country well, glad you approve of the shirt lol.

[@paulquick8670]

Very interesting, Karl. Thank you. 🙏

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you enjoyed it Paul. Cheers

[@IanLapham-et1tw]

Great vid bro - really caught the atmosphere up there but I think it deserves at least 3 parts Excellent work

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks Ian. At first I thought it would be one, long video but I had so much footage to edit. I would have loved to have hiked the jungle up there which would have made it a 3 parter but that leaves scope for a future video. Thanks for sharing you knowledge on camera.

[@Mark-k1w2p]

Your video brings back some memories for me. Rode up Bokor 3 times between 2014 and 2023. Got my legs sunburned to a crisp the first two times until I learned how intense the rays can be up there despite the mist. Have seen it progress a bit over the years but never seen it anywhere near as busy as in your video. Re: City of Ghosts: first visited Cambodia in January 2001 and seen Matt Dillon with a couple of other in FCC during the making of that film. Still got the Lonely Planet Guide To South East Asia On A Shoestring which he signed (for my wife, of course). A pleasant chap. Didn't see Gérard Depardieu, though. I have subscribed and looking forward to Part 2.

[@karlsthailand]

What great memories you have. Yes, as I said in the video it’s so easy to get sunburned while riding a motorcycle. My first visit to Bokor was 2016, I’m glad I got to see it before there was too much development. Cheers

[@bazzatheblue]

That old colonial era church looked like it had been pulled out of the ground in France and just dropped down on the other side of the world.Amazing.

[@karlsthailand]

Yes, it’s definitely very atmospheric…..even more so a few years ago when there weren’t so many other constructions around it. Cheers

[@markdumbrell2618]

Hey Karl, hope you’re well. Wow the difference between a cloudy day and a clear day is amazing with your pics and drone shots 😮

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks! Yes, the weather changes so quickly up there. Hope you are well Mark

[@quinnerefc]

Great vid mate yet again!!!

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks again!

[@jke360]

Awesome drone footage from a previous visit what a contrast to this visit!.Thanks Karl

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you enjoyed it. Actually I went up especially for the drone footage after we did most of the video. I knew it would give a totally different perspective. Cheers

[@suryavarman6058]

love the drone views.

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks very much, I'm glad I returned to get that drone footage

[@shinertom142]

Superb Karl, lovin’ the drone shots

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you enjoyed it Tom. Are you the guy I met a few years back in one of Nick’s bars?

[@shinertom142]

@ Hi Karl .. unfortunately I'm not .. but when I do eventually get there I'd love to share a beer with you 🙏

[@JBWanders73]

I bet that drive up would be great on a quiet day Karl. I would enjoy exploring all the old buildings and the 'street' art is pretty cool. Drone footage looks great on the clearer day! I bet some dodgy characters have passed through that casino!

[@karlsthailand]

You are absolutely right Jimmy a quiet day is best to fully appreciate the place, and there is some graffiti around. If the walls could tell stories eh? Cheers

[@rathmam]

The world's tallest sitting Buddha statue 108 meters tall is under construction at Bokor mountain.

[@karlsthailand]

Yes, I think it might get a mention in part 2. Very ambitious plans for Bokor all around

[@MarkSantaCruz]

Great scenery again there Karl, and some interesting dark stories...Your ol' cap took a couple of hits lol. You looked like you were getting a bit heated up! You could have joined Snowy for a quick dip to cool down. Look forward to part two..

[@karlsthailand]

Yes Mark. Got a bit hot under the collar but you didn’t see all that I saw on the ride up and down. I decided to leave that in the video. Cheers

[@DPJTrump]

A great video Karl - thank you. It brought back many memories, I first went up Bokor in 2010 whilst staying in Kep, it hasn’t changed too much - other than the redevelopment of the hotel. I really appreciate that you went back on clear days to get drone shots - no small feat ! I love your channel, keep up the good work !

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks very much Mr Trump lol. That old hotel was spooky before they rebuilt it wasn’t it. Things about to change up there if everything goes to somebody’s plan. Cheers

[@tubesoupio]

Great stuff!

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@IanLapham-et1tw]

You prob need to add that when you first went up to film that it was one of the busiest holidays in the Khmer calendar hence the traffic - the followup visit was the usual midweek tranquility. Note to all - dont go weekends or holidays if you can avoid it

[@karlsthailand]

You're right, that was a busy day. Actually I did mention it a couple of times, definitely once on the subtitles. Cheers

[@christophergale9438]

Hi Carl great video again them roads give me Thailand driving every time 555 stay safe 🛵

[@karlsthailand]

Cheers Chris, yes it was mad on the roads that day

[@CosmicSeeker69]

Hi Karl, i meet your old mate Gary a few weeks ago (absolutely top man) and he hooked me up with your channel. Currently in Gloucestershire - but seriously looking at CMB. Keep Rocking

[@karlsthailand]

Welcome aboard! I once tried to Garry to come out to Thailand. He would have loved it and Cambodia just as much. Cheers

[@grahamthompson2594]

Great idea, hopefully achieved before Thwaits Glacier falls into the sea.

[@karlsthailand]

Yes lol. In part two we go a lot more into his plans and what’s been done so far. Cheers

[@grahamthompson2594]

@karlsthailand nice part of the world. I lived in Kampot for 3 years during Covid. Back in Siem Reap now. If you are up this way, I just bought a bakery, so drop in for a coffee and brownie. Black Forest bakery on google maps. Keep well

[@barrybeech4774]

Helmets are not a bad idea!!

[@alanq7170]

Simply put, SE Asia is not for you

[@coolhand4114]

I have never heard the term Nutter before. What does it refer to?

[@karlsthailand]

It UK slang for crazy or someone who has no regard for the possible consequences of their actions

[@mikepopham9491]

Wow, absolutely shocked at the difference to when i was there back in 2004, there was no road, i rde up on a honda xr250 dirtbike, it was like riding a dried up river bed!absolutely no one there, im shocked at how its been developed!

[@karlsthailand]

I never got to see Bokor until 2016 and even in that time frame the changes are huge, I bet it was a real adventure back then. Part 2 is out in a few hours time. Cheers

[@donaldcroom1483]

walt disney at one point envisioned a modern "perfect" city named Epcot. i don't recall any details, but i think it was an attempt to solve all society's problems for the folks that lived there. the plan never developed, but just imagine if it had been built, then abandoned, and become a ghost town. that would have been worth a visit.

[@karlsthailand]

Yes Donald. I think very successful people like to use their wealth to create their dreams and sometimes it works and regardless of if it works or not it’s always on a huge scale. Cheers

[@stevenoconnor3493]

Went up Bokor in 2005, a 3 hour drive through a jungle path. It was an amazing place and I stayed in tge ranger station for 3 days. Cold, Eerie and quiet. It has been destroyed and sanitized nowdays and lost its appeal.

[@IanLapham-et1tw]

No it now has a new appeal but different lol

[@karlsthailand]

I didn’t visit Bokor until 2016, I would have loved to have seen it before they built the road in 2012. Yes, it’s changed a lot even in the 8 years since my first visit and definitely more dramatic changes planned. Cheers

[@Feier_Salamander]

You can book the Le Bokor Palace hotel for around 250 USD a night, so it must be operating (or at least starts operating again in 2025)

[@karlsthailand]

That’s good to know. It’s a very atmospheric place but I have been there many times and never seen any real sign of life. Thanks

[@Feier_Salamander]

@@karlsthailand I of course can only trust google maps and booking com on that as I am not in the region atm.

[@IanLapham-et1tw]

@@Feier_Salamander it is closed atm and has been for a while - a while ago you could stay but all food came from the casino

[@Feier_Salamander]

@@IanLapham-et1tw Then why it is listed on multiple hotel booking sites?

[@Sudestasiatique]

Used to be a national park .. not anymore ! Cutting trees to build casinos ..

[@karlsthailand]

Yes, I remember the ticket booth at the big white gates. Cheers

[@radleysmith7528]

@@karlsthailand Didn't envisage having to pay faced with those.....bet that saw you on you're toes mate

[@IanLapham-et1tw]

Still a National Park but they have granted a rather large leasehold within it sadly

[@Sudestasiatique]

@@IanLapham-et1tw Indeed, and they'are destroying everything, sadly.

[@Jack-2day]

Headquarters for the Khmer Rouge (1975-79) where Pol Pot planned the murder of 3 million people. Interrogated, tortured and tossed people off the cliff out back. Bad mojo, uninspiring trip. I’ll take a hard pass next time bck in Cambodia….

[@karlsthailand]

Yes, some awful things happened all over Cambodia at that time and my personal opinion is that the more people are reminded of it the better. Thanks for your thoughts

[@radleysmith7528]

Great, you've finally found somewhere i can use my XRP and Bitcoin to join the cloud funded bar girl fraternity

[@karlsthailand]

lol. Do you need a guide?