There are a lot of foreign business owners here. And with it, a lot of backpacking tourists. You either see old men with young Cambodian woman (some legit, some not), or hippies just living the beach life. Ive seen a few families and couples here and there but not many. Also, you'll see Cambodian families around but they usually just come for the day to eat the yummy seafood and head back to their town or stay somewhere away from the tourist. We are definitely the only Cambodian group at our hotel, which is owned by a Scottish guy from Old Meldrum!
Anyhow, now on to the town itself. We are staying in the main beach area called Occhentual, where you can find beachfront bars and restaurants, kids selling trinkets, ladies offering massages and the likes. The water here is pretty but I have to say there's a lot of liter around. Since they don't get the necessary funding to keep up with the place, it's not in the best conditions. Most places look run down. I guess you get what you pay for.
We decided to head out to a quieter beach, Otres, the following day and it was a bit better. More peaceful and relaxed and of course a bit more expensive, but just by a dollar or so more for things, which for here, is a lot.
After 2 days of hanging out at the beach we decided to check out the waterfalls for a change of scenery. The next day, we went to Kbal Chayy in the morning and had an unplanned swim:) People here don't wear bathing suits so even though we didn't bring our gear, we still got to enjoy the falls. I had a dress on...haha. The rest of the afternoon was spent lazying around Ream beach and having a yummy seafood lunch of grilled squid, crabs, and prawns. Ream beach was pretty and secluded. However, water is rough around this time of the year so I didn't want to go in for a swim. Not mich else going in here so if you're looking for some liveliness, this is not the place to go.
Today we visited the local markets, and just having a quiet afternoon at rhe hotel due to the rain. Markets here have an abundance of fruits, which I love. Everything else is "same same," meaning like anything else, nothing special. That's what they like to say here when you ask them what the difference is or price of something is. They even have shirts that say "same same, but different." It's quite funny.
Well, 4 more days and back to the Deen. Its been quite the experience here and I know I'll miss it, but kind of ready to wrap things up and head home. My cousin is coming up from Phnom Penh with his family this afternoon so we will spend some time out in the beach again and head back to Phnom Penh tomorrow.
Enjoy the pics!
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