Blogs from Sihanoukville, South, Cambodia, Asia

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Hoggtrotters
April 14th 2013

Sihanoukville is familiar territory to us. We had stayed here on our previous trip and had decided that this was the ideal place to ‘hole up’ and recouperate from our travels thus far. It was great to have a comfortable bed, cheap food and a lovely beach nearby (Otres Beach). As we arrived we could feel the ‘relief of the familiar’ and celebrate the fact that, for a while at least, we were going to stay put. The Mekong had taken a good deal out of us! Having visited the local pharmacy, for Janie, it became apparent that it was possible to buy ANY drugs, including really heavy duty ones, for a few dollars. In fact you can buy ANYTHING here for a few dollars! Our resort, The Beach Club, is a lovely friendly place run ... read more




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Kevin and Susan
April 12th 2013

This part of the cruise seemed like a blur. After moving to our new cabin and unpacking, we met up with our newly boarding guests. This is a very port intensive cruise starting with our call in Sihanoukville. Cambodia is light years away from neighboring Thailand or Singapore especially in terms of tourist infrastructure. The terrible destruction which occurred during the "Killing Fields" era is still evident in this poor country. Every family lost loved ones and the learning and religious institutions were eradicated. Fortunately, with its youthful population, that era is now history and the country is trying to rebuild itself both physically and emotionally. There are many foreign investors from China who are pouring money into the industrial sector because of the cheap labor and abundant natural resources. Joel Brinkley recently wrote in the ... read more




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DrWho1967
April 2nd 2013

Siem Reap was an amazing experience like many other places I have been to up till now , god so many things to take in and observe , so many wonders of the world to have seen in such a short time , things that for a lot of people each one is an experience of a lifetime and this is all happening in one go to me , a constant barrage of wonders. I met a Russian archaeologist in Burma once ( another story how I met him ) and he told me then that one becomes complacent to such sights and wonders if you dont take a break and go back to reality for a bit then continue with travelling . I scoffed at this at the time but as the travelling went on ... read more




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shakimaki
March 15th 2013

Bevor wir uns auf den Weg nach Süden machen, treffen wir ins Siem Reap mal wieder einen Bekannten von zuhause...bei meinem letzten Besuch in Deutschland hab ich schon mit dem Herrn Philipp Wolfer abgemacht, dass wir uns irgendwo in Südostasien treffen, da er sich ungefähr zur gleichen Zeit dort herumtreiben wird! Das dieses Treffen dann allerdings wirklich zustande kam und nicht bei Stammtischgerede geblieben ist, war schon toll...wir haben unseren Abend also kräftig gefeiert (immerhin kommt er ja aus der selben Gegend und wenn wir eins können da unten, dann ist es feiern) und uns am nächsten Tag auch wieder verabschiedet! Für ihn geht die Reise in ein paar Tagen zu Ende...wir nehmen einen Sleeping bus (Schlafbus ;-) ) in den Süden, nach Sihanoukville. Die Reise dauert ca. 10 Stunden, was einem aber gar nicht so ... read more




Sihanoukville

Published: March 13th 2013Asia » Cambodia » South » Sihanoukville
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Ozkan
March 13th 2013

Sihanoukville After Siem Reap, I took two long bus journeys lasting 13 hours altogether to get down to Sihanoukville for some beach time. There are three beaches in town and I stayed on Serendibity Beach, which is a favorite hang out of backpackers. The beach itself isn’t the best beach in the world, though the water is fairly clean and clear. But the beach is lined with restaurants and bars, and has a very chilled out atmosphere. Most Cambodians do not say too much against the government as they’re afraid. Not so the three Cambodian metal heads I had a few beers with on the beach. They were covered in tattoos and confessed their love of Metallica, Korn and Foo Fighters. I liked them immediately. They had a tattoo shop but played in a metal band ... read more




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Simona Davy
March 12th 2013

It is our last day in Sihanouk Ville. And there is not much else to be said about this place than it is a paradise. It's perfect. White beaches, clear water which officially has 27 degrees Celsius but it feels like 40 or 50, mainly in the afternoons and close to the shore. Almost too hot for swimming sometimes. And with a view of lots of tiny islands all around. It's spectacular. And I never looked this brown before. Davy says I look brazilian :) We originally wanted to skip the south of Cambodia as I was worried it'd be packed with tourists here but we chose to stay on Otres beach, the most quiet and nicest beach of Sikanouh ville and there are almost no people at all. Also the prices are reasonable and I ... read more




It's only been two months!

Published: March 8th 2013Asia » Cambodia » South » Sihanoukville
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Travelling Cec
March 8th 2013

I've now officially been away for 2 months. As always, time is astounding me as it definitely feels longer! We've had a pretty busy few weeks in Cambodia, I think I've done more sight-seeing here than I had in the whole two months! We stayed in Stung Treng for the first night then left the next day for Ban Lung in the northeast. We were taken directly to a guest house which is usually expensive and we move on but this one was really nice and reasonable! We checked in and went down to the cafe which was too relaxing! I spent all afternoon there, watching 'The Royal Tenenbaums' and talking to other travellers. The next day we hired motorbikes again, maybe mopeds - I don't know the difference! We went to a nearby lake which ... read more




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Flips
March 4th 2013

Und wie. Ich schreibe meinen 20. Blog auf einer kleinen Insel Namens Koh Rong, sitze in einem relaxten Stuhl, drei Meter von mir entfernt der türkise Golf von Thailand mit unglaublich feinem, weißem Sandstrand und bräuchte nur noch eine Zigarre und ein Glas Whiskey, um das Möchtegern Schriftstellerleben zu perfektionieren – kurz um, ich bin am schönsten Ort, an dem ich wohl je gewesen bin. Ein kleines Paradies. Nun aber zurück vom Traumland zu meinen Erlebnissen in chronologischer Reihenfolge. Es ist nun schon wieder eine Woche vergangen, als ich mich von Anh und Martin in Saigon verabschiedet und mich auf einen zweitages-Bootstrip nach Phnom Penh begeben habe. Offiziell ist das Mekong Delta eines der Highlights, wenn man Vietnam besucht. Ich persönlich kann aber allen Vietnam-Reisenden herzlich davon abraten, vor allem wenn man nur ein beschränktes Zeitlimit ... read more




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Pauline and Steve
February 21st 2013

We said goodbye to Phnom Penh and started our drive out to Sihanoukville. Once on the toll road it was very smooth and we quickly travelled in to the country. Unlike Vietnam there was little ribbon development probably because there are less people here. There is a wide variety of crops grown not so much rice as Vietnam although they do export rice, however more fruit and vegetables. We stopped at a cafe for a drink but decided peeled oranges were best. There were Buddhist monks outside with their bowls, all we had were sesame seed crunch which we gave away but they did not look too pleased to receive it. Continuing for about two more hours we then came to the river estuary and boarded a boat with the park ranger. This was the heart ... read more




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Zico1878
February 20th 2013

Day 157 (Mon 11thFeb) My last morning in Saigon was one where I had to pack up and move on. I got sorted and headed to the tour shop who’d organised my taxi to the airport. Got out to the airport in way too much time giving me 2 odd hours sat around in the departure lounge. Watched a bit of tv then boarded my plane. I was flying to Phu Quoc island. Phu Quoc is Vietnamese although a lot closer to Cambodia and is sort of disputed. The island is also incredibly similar in specification as the Isle of Man, where I’m from. It is the same length, width, size per sq mile and population. Only difference is its nicer, cheaper and far hotter. I got to my guesthouse to be told they were fully ... read more









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