Backpacking in SihanoukVille, Cambodia. 2010.

Backpacking in SihanoukVille, Cambodia is taking off. 

The biggest news us that after 3 years of planning and design, construction, and testing, Utopia has finished their swimming pool.  You can find more than 100 people there every night (late).  They join the prestidigious Sakal Bungalows as the only backpacker places in town with swimming pools.

Of course Ocheteaul and Otres beaches, still have free rooms (or a least a bed) on the beach.  Otres even has tents on the beach for a dollar or two.

Victory hill is still booming as a Backpacker destination, and Victory beach has turned into one of the nicest beaches in town.

Monkey Republic, near Serendipity Beach is still a favorite, and is filled every night.

Backpacking the Rainy Season in SihanoukVille, Cambodia

2008 has been a banner year for SihanoukVille. We've had more tourist here during the summer months than we had in all of 2006.

a few improvements to town.

* Utopia's swimming pool is almost finished
* Monkey Republic just celebrated their 3rd anniversary.
* Victory Hill now has 3 places with swimming pools.
* Victory Beach has been cleaned up.
* Otres and Ocheteaul Beaches are expanding. The strip from one end to the other is now about 4 kilometers (including the empty area in back of the new Sokha Resort going up someday).

* Decent low end rooms are available on most beach areas from $4 and up (Utopia's rooms start at $2)
* More booze than ever is flowing through town and some falls into the sea.
* Happy Pizza's owners are happier than ever.

The bus from Koh Kong, Cambodia / Trat, Thailand is booming since the completion of all the bridges between Koh Kong and SihanoukVille. You can even get a bus between Koh Kong and Kampot / Kep.