Mike, Kristen, and I spent two days last week down at Otres Beach near Sihanoukville, Cambodia. It was nicer than I expected. We were literally the only guests at our little beachside resort. The beach was deserted and the water was warm. We passed our time relaxing in hammocks and lounge chairs, talking with the creepy-cool Dutch owner of the resort and his Cambodian wife, and generally enjoying our technology detox.
Sihanoukville is a 5-hour bus ride from Phnom Penh. We stopped about two hours into the drive for a food and potty break. Here Mike and Kristen eat sketchy plates of $0.75 rice and meat.
We also had a brief bus layover in Kampot, a southern Cambodian river town.
Kristen getting her legs manually epilated by a girl with some string. Boy selling sunglasses looks on.
Hammock
Mike getting a $4 foot massage that turned out to be more of a shin massage. Close enough.
Looking out to one of the offshore islands in the evening
Mike swinging and Kristen standing.
Empty beach, clear water, islands.
More empty beach
Looking out to the beach from the bungalows