Blogs from Sihanoukville, South, Cambodia, Asia
May 13th 2012
After some serious hiking throughout Siem Reap with all the temples, I hung out in Sihanouk ville for a little while with the mission of relaxing, soaking up the sun on a hammock, reading a good book, getting drunk, and making some money playing Texas holdem. Mission accomplished! It's pretty hot over in Cambodia, and the breeze coming from the ocean cooled thing off nicely over there. I spent a lot of time with a magnificent local girl there, and she showed me around her place. With her I was able to eat things that the locals do that weren't even on the menus..and I must say, it was pretty damn good food! We also made our way over to Koh Rung, a little island about 2 hours out, which was extremely peaceful. It seemed at ... read more
Sihanoukville + Koh Rong 10 tm 17 Apr
Published: May 10th 2012Asia » Cambodia » South » Sihanoukville
May 9th 2012
Vanaf Siem Reap zijn we naar Sihanoukville gegaan, dit ligt aan de kust van Cambodia. Het was weer hoog tijd om het strand te zien! Jaja het leven van een reiziger is zwaar. De eerste twee dagen gelegen aan het strand en nog een keer naar de sportschool geweest. Ook een brommer gehuurd om medicijnen te regelen voor mijn keel want die was ondertussen ontstoken. We wilden graag duiken dus zijn 's avonds naar een duikshop gegaan, we kregen een goede deal omdat we konden verblijven op het eiland dichtbij de duikspot, eiland genoemd Koh Rong. Dus de volgende dag de boot naar Koh Rong, de boottocht duurde twee uur maar dat lag niet aan de afstand maar meer aan de technische staat en snelheid van de boot! Heerlijk gevoel dat je niet weet wat de ... read more
May 6th 2012
Well its day 5 and im nearly half way through already and that dawned on me today, I already dont want to leave just yet ! I beat the alarm clock this morning ( took it easy on the cocktails last night ) and got up to see if I could get some nice shots of the beach at sunrise. Only problem was it was overcast so that pretty much shat on that idea. As I was up i decided to take a quick walk along it anyway and then returned for some brekkie. Pancakes and fresh fruit sounded perfect and it was followed up with another Cambodian coffee. I had asked about the boat tours to the islands and was told they are all day tours which wouldnt have given me any time to look ... read more
May 5th 2012
So its Day 4 and I now dont know what Day of the week it is or even what the date is Im just blissfully lost in Cambodia ! Not such an early rise this morning, I met up with Dad and Thida for coffee and breakfast ( Cambodian coffee is delicious by the way ) and talked about my plans while in PP. We then walked to the bus station were Thida got me a coach ticket to Sihanouk and at the khmer price not tourist price haha 5 bucks thats just over 3 quid :O) later and I am on yet another coach for another cross country ride. ( I also bought 40 fags and 4 cold drinks and that cost less than 3 quid and we pay how much back home !!) Now ... read more
April 24th 2012
With a few remaining days in Phnom Penh before our flight home, we made an impromptu decision to visit Sihanoukville in Cambodia's south. We booked a bus trip from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, arriving to enjoy two full days. As many people can vouch for, last minute plans can often be the most enjoyable as we hold no prior expectations. And, in true form, I was pleasantly surprised. This quiet gem offered a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of Phnom Penh. As we sat on the beach chairs, beautiful lobsters arrived on platters and were offered for a small price. We sipped away at our cold drinks as we relaxed on the beach listening to the sound of the waves. Many people came and attempted to sell their jewellery, or beauty services. We kindly said, ... read more
April 19th 2012
Since we last updated you things have been going really well. Our language skills are improving - but not fast enough for our liking :) Happy Birthday to the Airies Lyn Rand, Fiona, Rob Clarke, Nathan Bartlett, Nigel Moore, Maxine Osgood, and Happy 25th Birthday to Lolly! Every week Kari goes to the market & she sits on a plastic chair and gets her hair dry shampood with a 20 minute head massage with a neck massage and followed by washing the hair out for another 10 minutes in the sink. This leaves her hair clean for 4 days compared to when she wahes it herself it is dirty that afternoon. We watched a movie at the cinema called Lost loves which we hope raises the profile of the Genocide in Cambodia, for those of you ... read more
April 16th 2012
So, since arriving in Sihanoukville we have done mostly drinking and boat tours. We're staying in an Aussie guesthouse, the guys that run it are really nice and make sure were looked after! There are a lot of Western people staying there, mainly Irish, Scottish and Australian. Sounds like a bad joke! It has been lots of fun. We have been on a booze cruise and yesterday we went on a boat tour, snorkeling, forest trek and enjoying the protected beach. For part of the trek we had to go through a river, more of a swamp really. Apparently the water would only be waist height so we would be fine if we held our bags above our head. Im a short arse, so, the water came up to my neck in the shallow parts and ... read more
April 15th 2012
I make the short trip to Sihanoukville and check into the very pleasant Grand Sihanouk Hotel, just around the corner from the bus stop. Before doing anything around town, I am anxious to see where Ellen and Alex have landed, particularly after the harried separation the previous day. I walk around to a couple of the hostel type places close to the bus stop but can’t find their names in the registers. Looking around at the number of little hostels and cheap hotels, I realise it’s going to be impossible to track them down. So instead I post a couple of emails letting them know where I am with a plan to meet up in 2 or 3 days for the move across Cambodia to Siem Reap. I get no responses from either of them so ... read more
April 11th 2012
Hello yet again. Today I'm writing from an internet café in Sihanoukville on the South coast of Cambodia. On Monday we left Chau Doc and drove around an hour to the VietnamCambodia border. We had to get out of the bus with all our belongings and walk over the border, collecting our visas and having a health check with the Doctor. After another 4 hours we arrived in Sihanoukville. The place was just lovely, we went and had lunch at a restaurant directly on the beach and then explored some of the local shops before heading back to the beach for the evening. We had a few drinks and went swimming in the sea. While we were swimming, a thunderstorm started and it was an absolutely amazing experience to be in the sea with the pouring ... read more
April 3rd 2012
Heyy!! Just thought i would update this while i have the laptopp :) Mum brought it out for the last two weeks so it has been good having the internet the whole time!! Anyway before we met mum, me and adam went to Ankor Wat - this is one of the wonders of the world, however we were hungover and it was very hot and all the temples were very similar except the main one! I think i needed info on this to appreciate it!! Anyway by the end of the day we were havig to pretend to look at the temples by our tour and hide from him ha! Then used the leg as an excuse to leave!! lol At the temples i got offered to buy a baby for 1 dollar i didnt want ... read more
