I headed to Koh Rong from Sihanoukville by ferry...The $5 trip was more than worth it.
Koh Rong in my opinion is what the Thai islands would have been before the mass influx of tourists (sorry to sound like an over pretentious traveler; JOKE!). The island has no electricity by day and the island establishments run their generators from around 4 pm to midnight dependent on the trade,this means no A/C, no fan, no WiFi and using a torch at night to navigate around the beach. The island is stunning the main beach is similar to any but the 7 km aptly named Long Beach is truly out of this world....
I stayed at Vagabonds for the bulk of my stay and took advantage of the brilliant $7 deal which included accommodation breakfast, unlimited instant noodles, water refills, 1 hr of free beer per day and two 2 hr happy hours. The hostel was awesome...so relaxed and located right on the beach front. The bar floor was the beach itself and although this meant endless amounts of sand in your bed everybody just get on with it because "your in paradise right!!!!"
Most days centered around well.... doing nothing (sorry if your reading at work).... well i say nothing i mean sitting on the beach and waiting for the free beer at 4pm Ahahah BRILLIANT! Food would then follow the free beer usually a BBQ on the beach my favorite was the BBQ fresh Tuna awesome (for $3.5)! Then guess what a few more drinks taking advantage of the Vagabonds happy hour. The mood was relaxed and chilled everybody had chance to put there own music on which made for a great atmosphere. The best night was the Israeli party which was led by my friend Michael (who was working at Vagabonds). A few nights in and i had made some great friends from the UK, USA, Canada and Argentina... everyday was spent with these guys and was awesome so thanks to you all!!
The short boat trip too Long Beach was amazing the water was so clear and the sand so white. It was that soft my foot just sank into it. When you walked on the sand it was so fine it made weird sound it was BRILLIANT!!! This trip along with swimming with the luminous plankton which glows as you swim with it at night was truly an amazing experience.
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Peace and Love Jack xxxx
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