Date: 1st June 2011

Place: Sihanoukville

Weather: Raining

I slept for most of the journey thankfully and woke up just as we were getting off at 7am. We took a tuk tuk to monkey republic which is a guesthouse we had heard about but it was full so we ended up going to a really posh place across the road. It was lovely and we were right next to the pool.

We then went to sleep until 1pm. Once we woke up we head down to the beach to get some food. Whilst we were down there we were bombarded by some girls selling bracelets and manicures. They are so persistent over here and gave us a 'free' bracelet which they then used to make us feel bad later when they had followed us to where were having lunch so that we would buy a bracelet. We said no and eventually they left.

When we got back we decided to go for a dip in the pool. We met a couple of guys, both called Joe, from Barnsley. They were really cool and told us of all their travelling stories. They even told us about the time they had eaten dog! After talking to them until we went wrinkly we went for a bit of a swim which didn't last long and then went in to get ready to go to the cinema to watch The Hangover 2!

The cinema was awesome it was full of cushioned lounge seats and we went up onto a balcony where we got to lie down on huge cushions. It was a pirate copy so was only $3.50 to go in and they had a fridge where you could help yourself but just tell them afterwards. The film was good but not as great as I was expecting.

In the end we decided not to have dinner because it hadn't been long since we had lunch so we just went over the road to monkey republic for a drink. The irish girls came with us and we bumped into Joe and Joe again. After one drink there we went to Utopia which is a really popular hostel and bar.

We stayed there for a lot longer than I expected and I was absolutely shattered. We met a few new people and the bar man got us some free shots, even though they were basically just having a sip of a normal drink. We ended up going back at 3am and I had said I was only having a quiet night, I thought it was about 12 when we left.