• Cambodia - Sihnanoukville & Koh Rong

    22 novembre 2015, Cambogia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    After our stay in Phnom Penh we headed to Sihnanoukville where we stayed for 1 night before leaving to the islands the following day.
    Athough we were only there for a night, i wasnt a fan of Sihnanoukville. It was very touisty, alot of people in the streets and beach trying to sell you stuff. Just not very relaxing!
    The next day we went to get the boat to Koh Rong island. You have to get used to "cambodia time" once your here and expect that things are a little slower. We were told that there were problems with the boat at the other end and 4 hours later, we were still waiting. The wait was actually a blessing as we sat at the front of the boat and managed to catch the sunset over the islands which was really beautiful.
    When we arrived on Koh Rong i wasnt sure what to expect. We had looked for accomodation online and only managed to find 1 or 2 hostels which were full. As we walked down the pier towards the beach there were bars and hostels all along the seafront. Each one was made from wood with a tin roof. Very basic but nice. I liked the pace and vibes on the island, very chilled out, lots of hippies and no wifi. Every bar/hostel had a at least 3 dogs sleeping and chilling out with the guests.
    After we checked in we went to a seafood bbq and had fresh shimp, squid and barracuda for $4 which later made me sick and i was ill for the rest of the night. Yay 😷
    The next day we got a boat to the next island, Koh Rong Samloem. This island was more remote with only a few hostels which were far away from each other. We stayed at the mad monkey which required another boat journey round to the otherside of the island. It was newly build and had about 20 huts to sleep in., no wifi or electricity during the day. It was very relaxing. I went trecking through the jungle the following day, up stream to find a waterfall which was not very impressive but im glad i did it.
    We stayed at here for 2 nights and headed back to the otherside of the island to wait for our boat back to Koh Rong. The plan was to get the boat at 12pm and go to the full moon party on police beach. However, just like the journey here, we were waiting again for 4 hours and once the boat did arrive there were alot of peole getting off saying the party was cancelled and there was another one in the jungle. So we found another hostel and stayed.
    To find the party there was a 15 minute treck through the jungle in the dark, we had to cross a small river and follow a few signs which made no sense before we got to "the stairs" 426 to ve exact. I have never seen anything like it, they were so steep and so high that when you looked up you couldnt see the end, and as we started walking up them they seemed to go on forever. Everytime i thought id reached the top, id look up to see yet another never ending set if stairs!
    I pretty sure the girls stopped for a fag half way so once i reached to top i carried on walking. I still couldnt hear any music! Around another 20 minutes later we found the rave and i decided there was no chance i was going back down those stairs before the morning.
    We returned to Sihnanoukville the following day and sat on the beach and watched the sun set. There were little kids trying to sell fireworks and lanterns everywhere. Its sad to see alot of children working here from a very young age.
    After having dinner on the beach (worst food yet) we got our night bus to Siem Reap. I was looking forward to this city as id heard good things bout it and was dying to see Angkor Wat!
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