Spring Break 2010

Cambodia's coastal hot spot, Sihanoukville, was a sandy beach full of character and warm waters dotted with undeveloped islands. Although we can't speak to the resort lined coast to the north of the city, the backpacker hangout was a great three day escape for us. Our beach was lined with "shacks" - lounge chairs and fruit shakes by day and cheap food and beer by night. Every shack had a $3 bbq starting at 4pm, which included all sorts of grilled seafood, potatoes/rice, salad and bread, it was quite the bargain (plus they had 50 cent beers). Our favorite, believe it or not, was barracuda! Beyond seafood, we also got our fair share of veg coconut curry (2 portions for $2!) We weren't too productive here, but enjoyed every minute of the daytime beach scene, complete with women carrying lobster platters on their heads and lounge side pedicures (also only $2). At night we watched fire twirlers perform, went for a few moonlight swims, and hung out in our bungalow. We did manage to get our Vietnamese visas, and we even made a few British friends.