Happy 2012 from Sunny SihanoukVille, Cambodia!

2012 started out with a BANG.  The first Cambodia Sea Festival was held at Ocheteaul Beach, and an extra 30,000 people came for the celebration.  The government set up tents with mats on the floor, to handle the extra crowd.

Jet Ski races, boxing, horse racing, international food festival, concerts and dancing, and lots of free beer!  The weather was great, the beach was packed.

Dozens of new tourist places opened up in town in time for the festivities, including:
* Adventure Charters Cambodia - Boat tours around Koh Ta Kiev Island
* Banana Beach Bungalows - and Khmer Restaurant on Otres Beach.
* Blame Canada - But don't blame me.  Beach Bar on Otres Beach.
* Blue Orchid Guesthouse - On the river between Otres and Ocheteaul Beaches.
* Cambodia Travel Agency - on Serendipity Beach Road.
* Chill-axn - Chillin' and Relaxin' at this new guesthouse and restaurant on Victory Hill.
*Frogman Diving (again) -inside Hibiscus Guesthouse,  Serendipity Beach Road.
* Lovely Beach Bungalows - on Otres Beach
* Oocha Beach Bar - on Otres Beach
* Papa Pippo Bungalows - and Italian Restaurant on Otres Beach
* Space Cat - Bar on Victory Hill
* Wonderland - Rooms and Restaurant on Otres Beach
* Zen Lounge - Restaurant and Rooms on Otres Beach
* Dam It All Beach Bar - and Tacos on Otres Beach
* Moonlight Rock Guesthouse - You guessed it!  Otres Beach.
and you can see some new island places on the Koh Rong Samloem website

In other news, Otres Beach has grown quite a lot, for the better.  It's a bit more crowded, but still quite quiet (especially in the 1 kilometer garden area).

Lots of these places can be viewed on YouTube on the SihanokVille page.

Stop by SihanoukVille for a visit you won't forget.

See You Soon!

Winter 2011 in Sunny SihanoukVille, Cambodia!

The adventure continues.  Winter has arrived, the temperatures are low (if 25 to 30 degrees Celsius is low for you), and the town is booming.

Many new places have opened recently, such as.....

• Apple Guesthouse - on Ocheteaul Beach
• Beach Chalet Restaurant - on Otres Beach
• Dam It All - on Otres Beach
• not one but TWO Irish Pubs - On Victory Hill.  Power's Irish and  Gilligan's Ireland
• Kamsab Beach Hotel - has just undergone renovation
• Mama Julie Restaurant - Wing from Les Feuilles has her own place in Pim's Plaza on Ocheteaul
• Map Assistance - a help you in a medical emergency place
• Moonlight Rock - on Otres Beach... Bungalows and a Rock Bar
• Moorea Beach Bungalows & Bar - Otres Beach
• No Surrender Bar and Tattoos - in Pim's Plaza
• Peak Hotel - on the top of Victory Hill overlooking the port has re-opened
• Rogue iPod - on Serendipity Beach road has just renovated
• Solo Style Tours - Tour around SihanoukVille and Cambodia in Russian Language
• Storage 4 U - A temporary storage place for luggage opened at Thida's Restaurant
• The Bar - a bar on Victory Hill called "The Bar"
• The Pier Bar - at the end of the Serendipity Beach Pier
• Threadlocks - Used closed and stuff by backpackers, for backpackers, on Serendipity Beach Road
• Victory Beach Hotel & A'Chaar Restaurant - on Victory Beach, of course.
• Whiskey Guesthouse, Bar & DVD Sales - on Victory Hill
• White Rabbit Family Restaurant - Victory Beach.  Vegetarian & Russian food.
• Wish You Were Here Bungalows - on Otres Beach.

Still haven't found all the new places on Victory Hill, so stay tuned.

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The End

SihanoukVille, Cambodia. Summer 2011.

Another Summer in SihanoukVille is coming to an end.

We're waiting for the rain to stop, (but it is good for writing blogs).  Should stop around the beginning of October.  But that hasn't stopped everyone getting ready for the Winter.....   The Best Time of Year in SihanoukVille!


Plenty of action going on here:

Pearl City Shopping Mall is getting ready to open, hopefully in early 2012.

The Bridge to Snake Island is finished, and the creation of Morakot Island begins.

 

 A few new businesses have opened in town as well:

• Bacchus Guesthouse on Ocheteaul / Serendipity Beach
• Boun Tours and Travel - local and international tours
• Captain Chim's II - The famous restaurant from Kampot expands West
• Charity Cafe - in the Utopia complex
• Charlie Harper's Bar & Rooms - Air-Con restaurant downtown with Poker
• Coconut Tree Bar - on the Fortuna strip
• Flame Parilla Steak House - Serendipity Beach Road
• Green Lemon Restaurant - Pim's Plaza with Finnish Management
• Guido's - Spanish Cuisine by Serendipity Beach
• Healthy Tattoo - 'Cause we hate the unhealthy kind
• Island Divers - in the Safety Stop Guesthouse, Golden Lions
• Kong Bar - don't know if it's King Kong or Koh Kong
• Le Reve Bleu - Guesthouse on Serendipity Beach
• Reggae Bar - Bob Marley slept here once, on Fortuna Strip
• Safety Stop Guesthouse - Golden Lions Plaza
• Serenity Spa - Serendipity Beach
• Siddhartha Guesthouse - Serendipity Beach
• Suchi Restaurant - Self serve food in Pim's Plaza
• Tattoo 99 - Local Tattooist
• The Led Zephyr - O.K., not opened yet, but finishing building and auditioning bands
• The View Hotel - a hotel with a view, Serendipity Beach
• Vitamin Cafe - Health foods with a bit of chocolaty bakery mixed in.
• Gek Ko Guesthouse - next to Golden Sand Hotel with Swiss / Khmer management
• The Dutch Bar opened on Victory Hill
• Golden Sea Casino opened on Victory Hill
• Greek Soul Kitchen - Serendipity Beach
• and Britannia's back, now in the Safety Stop Guesthouse. 

and if it weren't raining, I'd be on Victory Hill with more updates there.

Now's the time to start planning your vacation to Sunny (in the Winter) SihanoukVille.

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See you soon!