Sihanoukville, Cambodia

After Siem Reap I intended on hitting Sihanoukville for some R&R on Cambodia's premier beach resort.

Unfortunately the fact that I am travelling around South East Asia during the rainy season hit home hard as soon as I arrived in Sihanoukville. I had been lucky up until this point with the weather, only having to endure the odd shower in the afternoon and often these showers only served as a welcome break from the humidity.

However the rain I endured on hitting the beach town was of biblical proportions. You really could not venture out into the typhoon like rain for a second such was the force of the downpour. It also didn't stop for a single second while I was there. Indeed we spend a full day in our beach hut looking out into the rain and drinking ourselves silly (a pretty productive and enjoyable day all in all. We bassically sat waiting to see a white bearded man pass us by in a large wooden ark - it was just that bad. It was certainly a day for the small stool!

The next morning I decided to cut my time short in Sihanoukville and attempt to get the 12 o'clock bus back to Phnom Pehn. Since my passport was currently in the Laos Embassy I figured I might be able to get back early, pick up my passport and then start to head north to Laos. There was no point sticking around Sihanoukville with the rain and since I had forgotten that most offices close on Saturdays and Sundays (weekends mean nothing when you are travelling) I decided I should take a chance with the bus. After all it was only a 4 hr journey to Phnom Pehn and we made the reverse journey in just short of 4hrs. I would have plenty of time.

6 and half hours later I arrived into Phnom Pehn............... Ah the joys of bus travel in Asia!