Jasmine Hotel Sihanoukville

... So I got a bit sick of it pretty quickly but the people are friendly, just a bit too in your face.<br><br>We wanted to go and spend a couple of nights on Koh Rung island staying on a private beach in bungalows (Lazy Beach) but unfortunately it was booked out...it looked like paradise damn it! So we stayed 2 nights on the mainland and still enjoyed ourselves there.<br><br>We found a great little restaurant on ...

... much here.<br>The trouble is as soon as you are out of the sea and lying on the beds the selling kids arrive and try to sell you stuff all the time (there is no respite and it is not possible to relax) there favourite sell is either braclets or hair removal by threading (they wanted to remove hair from my apparently very ...

Hello all,<br><br>Sorry I haven't been updating! I have been in Cambodia since the 19th. My first stop was Siem Reap, home of the famous Angkor Wat temples and also where Tomb Raider was filmed. <br><br>Angkor wat is absolutely amazing, probably the best temples I have seen in Asia. The carvings in the stone are so intricate, it is amazing they have withstood time! Also, the blend of Hindu and Buddhist beliefs is really unique. If coming to SE Asia, you must ...

... volunteers from places like Canada and Nagaland,India. The school provided free English education for very very poor children during the day and older children and adults can pay $5 a month and attend the evening classes with the idea being they subsidize the day school. Kind of enjoyed it but what was most interesting was finding out about their lives. All were well dressed and cared for themselves which was even more amazing ...

This was i really nice change of pace and landscape. The town was small but it had everything we needed. The majority of us decided to take a step down from the fast paced trip and chilled at the beach. It was really enjoyable just doing nothing and going for a good swim. <br><br>The next day we moved on to the boarded...<br><br><br>

... hotel - the best i've been on in my entire trip - has a glorious pool and the coldest air conditioning in our room i've ever experienced. We were tempted to turn it down as it's a little too cold but being able to snuggle under your sheet at night is something so alien to this place and so amazing. You don't know how lucky you've got it in England. Next to the hotel is a cinema screen that lets you and your buddies rent it out and then watch any film you want. You can even ...

... who owns it has emigrated and created a home cinema where we can choose any film to watch before 5pm. We found a Canadian couple too, and we chose the classic Apocalypse Now. Mattias had got some weed, so we smoked our way through the Redux version on a huuuuuge screen the size of a side of a house, with surround sound. There were the comfiest seats and sofa things as well, such a good film to watch high, and it was so comfy. Unfortunately, the American didn't know that it was ...

... us on a great party, that entailed watching a Khmer band rock out to U2, dancing to a great DJ out on a boat on the Mekong and Erin dancing on the bar to cap off the night. A great, if not somewhat overwhelming introduction to Phnom Penh. The next couple days saw us viewing the sights of Phnom Penh, including section 21 where the Khmer sent people to be imprissioned and tortured. It was harrowing. The ...

Johannes and his dated, although somewhat indispensable, copy of Lonely Planet's Cambodia, proved distinctly useful. Particularly when finding other haunts, or are they hideouts?<br>Serendipity, for all its convenience, was just too popular and crowded. So Johannes set to work discovering a quieter beach further along the sands. It wasn't too difficult to get to on the scooters, and we found it with little difficulty.<br>It was really ...

... Once one has left another beggar will miraculously appear, a never ending stream. So be prepared for this. Also there are quite a few hawkers selling their goods and they can be a nuisance as well<br><br><br><br>There are some nice beach shack cafes that serve some good food and has quite a relaxed atmosphere. What I liked was the fact that you could sit on the a beach cushion and the café owner would not hassle you to buy drinks At night there are many barbecues, I had barracuda which ...