“Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets”

~ Oscar Wilde

The sun was setting down when I almost arrived there. I wish there was a time-machine in my hands to reverse one hour back in time. So, I could have taken some beautiful sunset photos too. Nevertheless, I did enjoy the view along the way. There were mountains in layering order which looks impressively cool and they reminded me of my last trip in which I was riding a bike to Koh Kong in that I saw very similar scenery as this.

I entered the farm, at which I was going to spend a night. It is located nor far away from Chrok La Eang resort. I could easily reach the resort by five-minute drive. At night, there was a campfire party in which we ate, drank and enjoyed the music together. The weather was getting colder, decreasing from 22^oC to 19^oC at eleven o’clock. It was going to get lower between midnight and morning so I had to cover myself with sweater and wear socks too. 

It is so cheerful when you can sit at the campfire and listen to live music that you love. People were dancing and laughing together. It was almost twelve now, and I was thinking whether I should stay up for Mikey Way shooting or I should sleep. Eventually, I decided to sleep because I was a little drunk and tired too. Plus, I wanted to get up early to see the sunrise. Perhaps, I would be able to take a few photos.

The morning came, I woke up at 4. I was thinking that if had gone out, I would have got sick. So, then I went back to sleep because it was absolutely freezing. At 6 I finally got up and walked outside with my camera and tripod. 

Wonderful! the mountains with morning fog were incredibly stunning. I was trying to shoot from my distance, but I, standing at lower land, was quite far from the view. I did not have any longer lens beside 70mm though. As a result, it was not easy to have the best-looking ones. 

After breakfast, we headed off to the waterfall at Chrok La Eang. Before we were allowed to enter, we had to get a ticket. There were not many people when I first arrived. Actually, people say that it would be crowded if it were holiday. I spent around twenty minutes on going around there, and then I went up to see a bigger waterfall which is one kilometer away. While I was trekking, I took photos of those amazing views along the way. It was not as far as I had thought.

Personally, Chrok La Eang is a very nice place to visit. It is a quiet and peaceful place where you can relax with the calming sound of waterfall and enjoy the fantastic sceneries of trees and mountains. Moreover, you can swim in there because the water is clear and clean. Also, I noticed that there is a place where you can do foot massage with natural fish. You just need to put your feet down and wait for a luck in which a school of fish will come and do the massage for you. Many people do that. If you love camping and want to challenge yourself, perhaps you can do that at somewhere there which I am not really sure. But, I saw a group of people who went there with tents and camp stuff on their back when I approaching the waterfall at the top stage. Anyway, I suggest that you should ask for permission or clarification from local authority first before you decide to do that. Last but not least, if you are in love with talking photos of nature, it is the place you can find variety of angles and frames. You can take and make memories there.

“This was a quick retreating trip for me, and I really enjoyed it. I plan to go there again too, but for the next time I will surely go with my friends so it will be more exciting and memorable.“