Koh Rong and a last night in Phnom Penh

After the rainy and lazy few days in Koh Rong Sanloem, we decided to switch to its big brother Koh Rong, primarily because we desperately needed internet access to plan (and book) our next destinations. Koh Rong is better known and therefore holds a better infrastructure, such as actual paved streets, multiple guesthouses and restaurants as well as shops, and we were hoping to be able to explore the island a bit.
Well, again due to the bad weather we were mostly stuck with the one beach we were on :) and on the one excursion we did along the coastline we had to take shelter in one of the ruins along the street not to get completely soaked and possibly even hit by lightning… storms are exciting and everything, but on the islands there are definitely more cons than pros (such as having damp clothes and bags all the time due to humidity - stinky stink!).
We also have to admit that the food on Koh Rong was disappointing, except at this one place where we came back regularly and gained a new friend (Hu, thank you for your hospitality!). We even tried to go to the one party that took place on saturday, but discovered that we might simply be getting to old for that 🤷🏻‍♀️.
All in all, and despite the islands being goodlooking with their white beaches, turquoise waters and lush palm trees and very much enjoyable in the sunshine, we were quite happy to leave Koh Rong for a last night in Phnom Penh - crossing fingers that all our monsoon-damp clothes and bags will dry before our flight to country no. 5 🤞🏼
And for Phnom Penh we chose to stay in a very different neighbourhood this time and were very surprised by the cleanliness of it (except for the one one disposal site at the side of the neighbourhood). Our host was brilliant and so friendly, providing us with so many free snacks! Also, his home made rice wine was SO good (but not for sale unfortunately 🥲). It was the perfect closure for Cambodia!Read more