Blogs from Sihanoukville, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 3

Our plans again frustrated by the weather we planned a beach day in Kep for Tuesday and decided a leisurely Tuk Tuk the best means. This form of transport works well, not nearly as close and personal as walking but slow-ish and fairly relaxing and you get to experience the sights and smells of rural Cambodia and we have to say, compared with Vietnam or even Thailand, lovely as the people are, their lack of Civic pride would put the Cypriots in the Green Party. Every village or small holding simply dump their rubbish in the nearest stream or roadside! A bit sad really. Anyway, we arrive in Kep and stroll the roughly 6kms to the ferry terminal and apart from some fantastic but derelict French Colonial homes there is little to see. We turn around ... read more

No way were we going very far today after yesterday’s minibus marathon. We checked 4 weather forecasts, no 2 agreeing except that wall to wall sunshine was not on the cards but rain was, at some point. We were kept awake by some idiots sitting outside their room talking, not loudly but we could still hear. We woke up and heard them at 4.30 am and were still going strong at 7. Grief! Otherwise sleeping scrunched up at the end of the wet bed worked OK, and the air con dried it out by the morning. As we like it here a lot, we decided to try to extend our stay. The staff, both western and local, are just great. Nothing is too much trouble, so friendly. We looked on booking.com and there was no problem ... read more

We took a bus from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, which took about 6 hours. We were quite lucky to find a bus as most of them were full: a lot of locals go to the beach to celebrate the new year! On our first night there, Shaun made the most of the $0,50 beers! Our hostel in Sihanoukville was quite expensive for what it was but we met nice people there. On the 31st, we took a Tuk-tuk to go to Otres beach, a beautiful beach 7 kilometers away from the centre of Sihanoukville. There were a lot of people there but it was rather litter free and the sea was so clear! We swam amongst the fish and relaxed for a while before heading back to the hostel. There was a barbecue organized by the ... read more

Am 30.10.2017 brachte mich der Nachtbus nach Sihnoukville. Eine kleine Stadt an der Küste. Ich hatte eine Nacht in einem Bus mit Liegefläche hinter mir. Bisher hatte ich keine Nacht durchgeschlafen und die Nacht ließ mich, wie bereits die vorigen Tage auch, die Rückenschmerzen meines Lebens spüren. Um 6:00 erreichte ich Sihanoukville und machte mich auf die Suche nach meinem Hostel. Angekommen frühstückte ich erstmal und trank den schlechtesten Kaffee meines Lebens. Via Internet buchte ich meine kommenden Nächte auf den südlichen Inseln. Mit der Brasilianerin Claudia erkundete ich anschließend den Strand und ging Abendessen. Am Morgen des 31.10.2017 klingelte mein Wecker um 6:45, denn bereits um 9 Uhr sollte mich die Fähre nach Koh Rong Sanleom bringen. Wie aus Geisterhand wurde ich an diesem Morgen von meinen Rückenschmerzen erlöst :) Gemeinsam mit der Engländerin aus ... read more

What our current hotel lacks in its rooms, it makes up for with the breakfast. I had scrambled eggs, sausages, French toast with maple syrup and fresh fruit... Yummy! Gill and I went our separate ways today, she wanted to see the waterfalls nearby, but I didn't fancy it, I fancied just chilling, so went with a few of the others exploring. It was still raining, it seemed to come in waves, sometimes it was really heavy, then it calmed down again, but it never really stopped! We decided to go and explore Serendipity Beach anyway. We found a place that did some fabulous coffee, so we spent time staring out to sea through the rain! In a lighter shower we decided to move and have a look at the pier. A little further down the ... read more