Blogs from Sihanoukville, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 13

This morning I took a 4hr bus ride to Sihanoukville and then a 30 minute tuk tuk ride out of the centre to Otres Beach. A strip of white sand beach with clear warm water and checked into a dorm at Mushroom Point. For around £3 per nt I've a circular bed in a straw 'mushroom' right on the beach front! It's so laid back here. There are hammocks to chill in whilst reading a book or listening to music or of course there's the beach to watch the sun rise/set. I'm only here for the 2 nts and then I'm moving on to Kampot a few hours east of here. For the next day though I'm just going to chill out! This evening we lounged on the hammocks watching 'good morning Vietnam' odd as we're ... read more

Sometimes you find that special spot, time to just put the camera down, and say it’s all about ME! The last 2 days have been about laying around the pool reading, going to the beach, an afternoon nap. The first week of my trip has been go here and go there, and it was time to slow down, and I needed a day to recoup from the bus trip. I had read mixed reviews on Sihanoukville, and the beaches, but I always try to keep an open mind and form my own opinion. Well, as far as I am concerned the beaches are just beautiful. The high season runs November to March, so I realize I am in the slow season, case in point, I am the only person in my hotel for 2 days now. ... read more

Mijn motoriek is, om het zacht te zeggen, nooit mijn sterkte punt geweest. Mijn motorisch vermogen is zo slecht, (hier kan je je eigen grap invullen). Ook fijne motoriek kan ik werkelijk helemaal niks van. Met stokjes leren eten was dan ook geen sinecure voor mij. Hoe vaak ik die lieve Chineesjes ook heb uitgelegd dat met stokjes eten toch echt onhandig is, moest ik er toch aan geloven. Op de 'night market' van Pnom Penh staan aan de kant van de rivier een aantal etenskraampjes in een ruim vierkant opgesteld. In het midden van dit vierkant ligt behoorlijk veel tapijt. De bedoeling is dat je wat eten koopt bij een, of meerdere stalletje(s), en dit vervolgens nuttigt al zittend op het tapijt. De nachtmarkt, die alleen in het weekend gehouden wordt, is een van mijn ... read more

Immediately after arriving at Sihanoukville, the bus i was travelling on was bombarded by the usual mix of taxi drivers and hotel touts. I took a motorbike taxi to the nearby monkey republic hostel, the cost was low and the distance matched the price. The hostel was packed with travellers from around the world, one thing that i immediately noticed in Sihanoukville, which was different from many other of the surrounding areas was that many tourists had taken jobs at hostels and bars. These positions were typically occupied by locals, but on a short walk to the beach you could see a variety of jobs advertised in restaurant windows, in addition many of the bars and restaurants were owned by Westerners. This in turn meant that the standard of food quality was equally high to any ... read more

Ya hace un poco más de 10 días que estoy en Camboya; luego de pasar la frontera en barco (era más bien una canoa grande) nos esperaba una minivan en donde nos amontonaron como pudieron a los que íbamos en el barco y ahí seguimos hasta Phnom Penh, la capital; llegué por la tarde y me fui caminando a comprarme mi ipod y a buscar un odontólogo para hacerme una limpieza dental (ya era hora, desde que salí de Venezuela, hace casi 2 años, no he visto uno); todo estaba cerca, el hotel quedaba a una cuadra de la avenida comercial/empresarial moderna de la ciudad, así que era una zona muy limpia y bonita. Al día siguiente me fui a medio día a Sihanoukville, la zona de playas más famosa de Camboya, especialmente entre los mochileros ... read more