Friday, May 3, 2013

My week in paradise...

After some minor complications, we had to take a taxi at 4am from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, which is where we took a ferry to the Island we were staying at. After about a 2 hour ferry ride we arrived on the Island of Koh Rong Saloem.

Conor had researched a really cool place for us to stay, Sun Island Eco Village. We stayed in a big tent on a resort which was solar powered. The tent was awesome, it had a small living room area and a separate bedroom. I have never been camping or slept in a tent, but if I ever do now I know it will never compare to this tent.

This Island was seriously heaven. And I've seen some beautiful places so far. But it was quiet there, our resort had good food, there weren't many people, no wifi which was kind of relaxing. All the food and water was delivered daily by boats. We both really loved it.

We stayed for 3 nights and then took the ferry back for a night just to go to an ATM so we could come back to Eco Village for a few more days. We did a whole lot of nothing for the week that we stayed there. Read, ate, swam- it was so relaxing.

There was a path in the jungle that lead to another beach on the island. One day we walked through it looking for wildlife. We saw monkeys- Conor's dream come true. A herd of water buffalo just casually walked through the beach another time.

The people that ran our resort were so kind to us. Especially since we were one of the only people there everyday. The man was French and owned it with his Cambodian wife and her family.

It was one of the most relaxing times in my life. I could have stayed forever, but our Cambodian visa was running out and we actually had some activities planned for Phnom Penh. No matter how many bug bites I got, I would recommend this place to anyone.











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