February 6, 2010 – Day 408 – Kep, Cambodia

Swinging in a seaside hammock watching a bright pink and red sunset after a fat crab dinner drowned in Kampot pepper sauce and ice cold Angkor beer…we could get used to this kind of life.

Kampot Pepper Crab

February 5, 2010 – Day 407 – Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Sihanoukville is not our favorite place. The beaches are so-so, the food is pretty good but a little pricey, and there are a few too many loud-spoken foreigners eager to brag about their own humanitarian activities here. A little disappointed that we traveled all the way down here for this but you can’t win all the time. Heading to Kep tomorrow morning to have a look and eat some fresh crabs and try the famous Kampot pepper.

Road to the beach

February 4, 2010 – Day 406 – Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Bussing south to the beach from the less picturesque city of Phnom Penh sounds like a pretty nice endeavor. We were heading to Otres Beach in Sihanoukville, known to be a quiet and relaxing beach. We arrived in a tuk tuk via a dirt and sand covered path with alternating giant rocks and giant holes.

Ahhh.. beer and icecream

January 26-27, 2010 – Day 397-398 – Koh Tao, Thailand

Spent two days diving, swimming, and lying in the sun. Guess it’s not too exciting to tell, but nice to enjoy! Tomorrow we head back to Bangkok to get ready to go to Cambodia the day after. Hurray for travel days…

Us!

January 25, 2010 – Day 395 – Koh Tao, Thailand

You know the saying, You win some, you lose some? Today was one of those days where we lost.

Moments before the blood bath

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January 24, 2010 – Day 395 – Koh Tao, Thailand

Saben packed in two dives today before lunch! Starting out at around 6:30 am he was loading gear and heading out on the Big Blue boat. First dive spot of the day was splendid chompron pinnacle. A place famous for its sharks! (Due to Saben’s lack of underwater camera the following photos are brought to you via flickr. Bull shark via user cliffandally.)

Bull Shark via cliffandally

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January 20-22, 2010 – Day 391-393 – Koh Samui, Thailand

Well, it’s the middle of winter and we have managed to lodge ourselves in a palm shady sandy spot listening to the soft sound of waves lapping up at the shore.

Palm

January 19,2010 – Day 390 – Koh Samui, Thailand

Made the move down south from Mae Nam Beach to Lamai Beach. Expected it to be packed and even more overpriced than Mae Nam but were pleasantly surprised that most things (food, lodging mainly) are a tad cheaper on Lamai. Even more surprised to see just how few people are here on the island.

Saben on Lamai

January 18, 2010 – Day 389 – Koh Samui, Thailand

Well it’s off to a bit of a bummer day. Stormy weather moving in, darkish choppy water and a very skinny beach with coarse yellow sand. Not quite what we were looking for in the way of Thai islands, especially after having travelled two days just to get here. We chose Mae Nam beach because we had heard it was quieter than the more popular Chaweng and Lamai Beaches. Sounded pretty nice to us but it left us wanting something a little different. Of course the crummy weather was no help either!

Filling the void

January 2-3, 2010 – Day 373-374 – Bangkok, Thailand

Well, the time came for us to go back to Bangkok and sad as we were to leave beautiful Samet, we made the drive back. We made another visit to the Chatuchak Weekend Market to pick up any last minute souvenirs before we send Lin’s backpack home with Latham stuffed full of goodies. (Note: in place of Lin’s 35L backpack listed on the packing list, Lin will be downsizing to a 24L pack. Seems small but we have learned to travel with very little).

Musicians in the market