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Preview of Haz14's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/haz14/1/1261579155/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Koh Russei, Cambodia Entry Title: "A Couple of Days in Paradise" Entry: "Perhaps it was Matt's eulogising about the paradise lifestyle available on Koh Russei that did the trick, but I was actually really looking forward to getting my swim shorts on and hitting the beach for a couple of days. We had a night in Sihanoukville itself to waste before we could catch the boat to the island however so after an exciting motorbike journey to our hotel, we checked in and headed out for something to eat. Sihanoukville actually has something of a reputation for being Cambodia's answer to the Thai sex tourism haven of Pattaya but there was no evidence of that on immediate display as we found a quiet bar on the beach which provided a fine line in great value barbecue food and an even finer line in 25 (US) cent beers. There wasn't much beach to see following the recent storms which had moved the tide in and forced main of the bars along the front to temporarily close but with beer prices hitting such whistle wetting lows, we were in little doubt about how we would be spending our evening; Matt's birthday celebrations part two. We found numerous bars along the beach which were selling beers for 50 cent post-happy hour, one of which featured the impossible sound of a covers band making Radiohead songs sound even more wrist slittingly miserable than the originals. After a few beers we wandered back in to town where Matt insisted despite our protestations that we had to at least go in Utopia, the most renowned hooker hangout in town, which we did and it was surprisingly and thankfully tame, with barely a fishnet stocking in sight. We met a group of tourists from various parts of the world who were travelling with some sort of package group and headed with them to a late night bar on the beach where we did see hookers one of whom took a sip of my beer without asking causing steam to come out of my ears. By the end of the night we'd attempted to mend a Swedish girl's toe wound to little avail, ran in to Lisa our Hanoi dorm mate and got Matt so drunk that he collapsed on a table and vomited in the plant pot at the hotel. He won't thank for saying that, or indeed for uploading a photo of him in the midst of it all. We'd actually been relatively concerned about our American birthday boy but thankfully he was sufficiently well enough to catch the boat to Koh Russeil the following lunch time. I'd had to purchase a **** hat as the sun on the coast was baking and I didn't want to burn my scalp through my hair which by this point is thin enough to ensure that I don't style it in the morning, I arrange it. It meant too, that I looked particularly dapper as we were sped across the ocean to the island, which consistsonly of two small tourist complexes ran by the smattering of locals who live there and an even smaller military base which is mysterious but I doubt armed with heavy weaponry as you suspect that if Cambodia were to attack, they would so armed with seashells and slices of pineapple. It's difficult not to immediately fall in love with the desolation of the island as we got chatting to some of the other folk who were staying there on the shared verander, most of whom were English and instantly friendly. One young lad from Leeds was perhaps a bit too friendly in fact, telling us about his background in drug pushing and upcoming career change which would see him move to Portugal to defraud rich Americans. Good luck and all that! But everyone was relaxed, interesting and like a drink (as well as a smoke) and it was a good atmosphere to be in. We were staying in a bungalow right on the beach front complete with its own hammock and fantastic views of the night's sunset. It was very romantic and I was tempted to nestle myself into Nath's bosom for the night but settled for the hammock in the end, as that's where I thought Robinson Crusoe would sleep if he was there ..." Read and see more at: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/haz14/1/1261579155/tpod.html Photos from this trip: 1. "Matt on fishing trip with added light" 2. "Fishing sunset" 3. "Sihanoukville Sunset" 4. "Me, a book, a towel and a **** hat" 5. "Fine life for a gibbon simulation" 6. "Slightly more impressive than our catches" 7. "The island by day" 8. "Fire twirling on the island" 9. "Matt and Sebastian fishing" 10. "Island sunset" 11. "And again" 12. "And one more" 13. "Again, didn't we do well!" 14. "The shoe tree" See this TripWow and more at...

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