Blogs from Sihanoukville, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 66

We arrived at our beach resort which was quiet and very scenic despite the poverty which surrounded us. The next few days was a chance to relax and detach ourselves from reality, taking in the sun, the warm sea and the endless sand! We went on an island trip for the day with just us on the island playing volley ball/ snorkelling and fishing. The food we had was great- barbequed barracuda cooked on a fire on the beach! Hey i even caught a fish with a bottle, a hook and some bate. Bayus our guide for the day was excellent and all in all was a great day! The evening was taken up with playing pool and having a great meal on the beach, which incidently was all lit up with coloured lights/ candle light ... read more

Last night after a tearful goodbye and a lot of free champagne - the south east asia six broke up. Colin and Melissa will head to Bangkok (assuming melissa can get out of bed) and S to the fourth power will endure an eight hour car ride down south to the beach. We will fill you in more when we get down there... Peace, Sue, Sheila, Sean and Seth (aka S to the fourth power)... read more

Didnt think much of the beach here....the beach is quite small and full of locals........ read more

After a few hours in our fav minibus (every seat seemed remarkably more uncomfortable than the last), we arrived at our rather grand-looking hotel and, after a lovely shower and a briefing we headed for the beach! The main drag, Ocheutal, was full of cafes, umbrellas and people who consisted mainly of vendors selling fruit, lobsters, pedicures and waxing! The latter two were particularly rude commenting on the state of everyone's feet/legs-obviously unaware that this was not the best sales strategy. After lunch we decided to try out the far end of the beach which looked less crowded. This was an excellent plan. Serendipity beach was just that. We found a lovely seafront restaurant and booked a table for dinner, then settled down by the beach and played frisbee in the sea. Note that it rained ... read more

We've finally arrived in Cambodia, arrived in the southern town of Sihanoukville last night it was a crazy experience. We were on a bus for nearly nine hours (it was "supposed" to take 5-6), having eaten nothing and feeling generally peeved. The roads in Cambodia are shocking- not only mud tracks at best but full of pot holes about three feet deep! Anyway we finally arrived, unhurt and in one piece, where all these crazy cambodian kids on motorbikes drove alongside the bus, trying in vain to convince us they could speak fluent English but most could speak very broken English at best- "cheap hotel, i take you, no problem" kind of thing. Anyway after shaking the tail(!) we stopped in a bar for a much needed refreshment and were directed to a really nice place ... read more