Bamboo Island Sihanoukville

Woke up soooo excited about our little trip today :) The tuk tuk picked us up at 9.15 and took us to the main pier about 10 mins away, where our boat awaited us! we got the comfy seats on the middle deck and set sail for our first destination. A island where we could snorkel although it wasnt the sme island we were supposed to go to as the sea was …

With time ticking slowly down to my exit from Cambodia I spent the last two weeks edging my way closer to the Vietnamese border and the Mekong Delta. Thankfully there was an abundance of sites to see from the West to South Coast, mainly natural, with towns providing only a days worth of exploring.

From Phnom Penh there was only one …

After a 15 hour journey comprising of one missed transfer, two tuk tuks, 4 buses, one break down and a storm, we finally made it to Sihanoukville. Of course it was pouring it down with rain when we arrived and in light of my recent injury, Esme and I resorted to putting two plastic bags around my wound on my left foot to keep it dry - an activity …

Destination: Sihanoukville
Transportation: Nightbus
Cost: $14 dollars
Duration: 10 hours
Expectations: This is Cambodia, nothing ever runs on time... we will be late, the bus will not be as expected, but hey, we will go with the flow and it will be an experience. Besides, who cares, we are on our way to the beach!! :)
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After a 4 hour bus ride south from Phnom Penh where we were introduced to the wonders of loud Khmer bus karaoke, we arrived in Sihanoukville. Sihanoukville is considered Cambodia's leading beach resorts, but is clearly still developing, functions as a port and is named after the former kings of Indochina (Cambodia's kings Sihanoukville - who passed …

... facilities etc etc.  We decided we could do that anywhere in the world and instead treated ourselves to two days on bamboo island. Before we set off for the island we spent our anniversary in  a plush beach bungalow overlooking the ...

... 50 cents on our third, we have matured. We have discovered the joys of leaving organisation to the last second. Wanna stay on Bamboo island? ok. Bummer, can't get there. Yeah, whatever. Let's go to Phnom Penh instead. Bamboo island- a few bamboo huts ...

... living it up... And it was great, but also sad because we had to say goodbye... Tom and I got up at 7 the next morning and hopped on a bus to Siem Reap, and I think we slept the whole way there :) More photos from Sihanoukville and Bamboo ...

... North, however the embassy was closed so I had to kill a few days, so I decided to hit a beach. Didn't get up to much, snorkelling trip to Bamboo island and lots of alcohol followed by a late night swim, it was like having a bath...but salty, not ...

... little crowded beach - Sokha beach. Another thing to do here is go on a boat trip to the surrounding islands; we went to Bamboo Island and two other islands for snorkeling and swimming.  The trip is $15 and includes a light breakfast and ...

... started with the most ridiculous hour's ride to the next island, over some huge waves! One couple was very seasick! This next island, Bamboo Island was great. We had lunch on one beach, then went for a walk to the other side of the island to another ...

... We'll see! Our second day was great as we went on a boat/snorkelling tour of the islands! One in particular stood out called Bamboo Island and we both wished we could have stopped there for more than a few hours! It's got 9 bamboo shacks on the beach ...

... asti vielä ennättänyt). Aika on siis mennyt rentoutuessa, tänään tuli tehtyä pieni veneretki läheisille saarille (Bamboo Island ainut jossa käytiin maissa), jossa sitä autiota rantaa sitten riitti sitäkin enemmän. Sää ei oikein suosinut ...

... .4.08                  Sihanoukville. Cambodia "Holidays in the sun" Sihanoukville, tuo Cambodian Costa Del Sol. Viela niinpaljon valjastamatonta potentiaalia ...

... quickly (expensive because all the rooms were booked for Chinese New Year Holiday), and proceeded to make arrangements to Koh Russei (Bamboo Island). Although this entry was a bit of a downer, there was one highlight from our trip. Brian made a friend ...