Blogs from Sihanoukville, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 16

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE, Despite a very bad experience, (which will be explaned in our big catch up blog) we met amazing people and spent new years eve with a aouth african couple who we just love! We had an amazing night and hope everyone back home did as well. lots of love, Quinn and Randi xo... read more

Geo: 10.6053, 103.531Cambodia! The last country on the list and loop. We took a bus from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Phenh which ended up being delayed for a couple of hours, we jumped on a pretty nice bus but were the only foreigners on board. We got through the border with no problems and strolled in to Phnom Phenh by the close of day. We grabbed a hotel just up the road from the bus station as we decided to head to Sihanoukville the following day as we would return to Phnom Penh anyway.The room wasn't the best but it was cheap to what we have been paying for over the last month in Vietnam. I went to get money from the ATM and was issued U.S dollar bills and we quickly learned that U.S ... read more

Decided to mix things up this morning and head to Victory Beach for the day. I had been staying only a few minutes walk from the backpackers beach known as Occheuteal Beach which, while lovely, was a little overrun with people, hawkers and bars, caves and restaurants. Not wanting to put up with that for six hours, I jumped in a tuk tuk and went elsewhere. Victory Beach was definitely a good choice. Only a small number of restaurants, only two ladies (total) offering pedicures and massages, no kids selling stuff and significantly less tourists and people. Water also appeared cleaner too. So i spent the day there, had some lunch, some coconut, did some reading and swimming and even some napping. In the mid afternoon it started to drizzle and the sky turned rather dark, ... read more

So, I had booked the midnight direct bus to Sihanoukville. I had attempted to buy a ticket for a normal bus rather than a sleeper bus hut was told it was booked out. Mini van picked me up just after 11pm and we headed to Paramount Angkor's bus station. It was then that the fun began. The bus that showed up was NOT a sleeper, and everyone getting on it, most of whom were tourists, had paid for a sleeper bus. After realizing that they weren't going to change buses, I just got on, a ittle annoyed and feeling ripped off. But some people were beyond annoyed and were yelling at the driver and other staff and refusing to get on. It also turned out not to be a direct bus, we would all have to ... read more

So my blogs are behind by a couple of months but I am determined to get them done eventually... and here is finally another one down! The memory is getting tougher and with long breaks between blogs, I am sure the real funny stuff gets missed, but I will do my best. Day 8 in Cambodia saw us waking up bright and early to catch a bus to the beach resort area of Sihanoukville. Having researched it extensively before going, I was in two frames of mind as to whether I would like it or not, but decided to keep an open mind until I saw it for myself. It was going to have to be pretty special to beat Kampot! We were picked up in a small minibus and literally squeezed in on top of ... read more