Blogs from Kaôh Rong, West, Cambodia, Asia
September 18th 2011
The Irish Mob So I set off from Phnom Penh for Kampot and was happily minding my own business sat on a coach when for some reason a game of musical chairs took place. The net result of which was a pretty Irish girl sitting next to me called Cathy. Over the next five or so hours we got talking and at the rest stops I met her four other travel companions; Declan, Stu, Niall and Neil. When we arrived at Kampot I was pretty set on staying at Bodhi Villa guest house which numerous others had raved about. But Cathy persuaded me to join them at 'The magic sponge' instead. Turned out to be one of the best decisions I made on my trip. The Magic Sponge We were met at the bus stop by ... read more
January 17th 2007
The last few days have been spent in Sihanoukville, and I was planning on heading to Vietnam a couple of days ago. However, Evan, a californian guy I met here suggested visiting an isand called Koh Rhung, which he had read about in the local guide book. I hadn't heard of it, and neither apparently had anybody in the tourist agencies or dive shops we asked around. They all suggested we go to Bamboo Island or Snake Island, which is apparently the standard. That said we were told that if we were desperate a boat could be rented for a mere $180 per day! We decided to try and see if we could hitch a ride with one of the local fishermen, who fish in the waters around Ko Rhung. This resulted in an afternoon-long trek ... read more
