Camboda Day 1

Cambodia.  Well our weekend in Cambodia was actually supposed to be a weekend in Laos.  The night before we left we decided that due to the current flooding situation our tubing trip to Laos may not be the best idea.  And since we had to do a visa run anyway, Cambodia was the next best place to go!!

45Baht for a train ticket and 5 hours later ($1.50) we were at the boarder of Cambodia. It was a long bus ride and not that comfortable but for that cheap we didn't care.

The seats were not so comfortable but they worked out well

Lucas and I thought that it would be a good idea to check out the back of the train...

Hanging out the back of the Train, we later got yelled out for doing it though

Our trip started out in Siam Rep and we had a great time. To get there though we had to take bus.  Of course we got a beer for the road.

The crazy thing about Cambodia was that they have their own currency, but they still used US dollars.  Everything on the menus were in dollars.  When you go to an ATM you get dollars out of the machine no riel (the cambodian currency) If you still had Baht though, you could use that as well...

This is the beer of Cambodia... it is actually really good!!

We had a 3 hour bus ride from the boarder to Siam Rep..

After the bus ride we found some Tuk Tuk drivers and they took us to an area that was not flooded.... our original plan was to go to a hostel called Sweet Dreams, but we found out that it was flooded...

We got settled in our hostel and decided to walk through the flooded streets....

However, the streets were flooded...

 Dani and Lucas had a little water fight..

 We decided to get some beers at a local bar

 CHULA!!! Dom, Dani, Lizette, Lucas, Hannah, and Jan

 The currency that is used. This is a really old one though

 The hotel we stayed at had really cute puppies that we couldn't help but play with!!!

Koh Tao!!!!

So after Full Moon our group needed some down time.  I mean partying on an island for 5 nights can really take it out of you... so we decided to spend another 5 nights on a different island, the island of Koh Tao.  Our days were spend reading on the beach with a fresh fruit smoothie.  Our nights were filled with a cocktail and personal fire dancers while eating AMAZING Thai food!  

The sunset each night was great!!! 

After we recovered on the beach for a few days we decided that it was time to do some activities.  We climbed to the top of the island.. the longest hike EVER, Lizette, Anna, Kim, Sam and I were sweating uncontrollably.  It was worth it though in the end with the Two Point View.

Every night the sunset was beautiful.  I still cant believe that I am here for school. Just a weekend away from classes and we were at an island! 

The View

The next day our group of 12 thought it would be a great idea to do an all day snorkeling trip! It was well worth the 600 baht ($20) for a full day of snorkeling, lunch and an amazing day!  On our trip we got to go to 6 different spots that our tour guides took us too.  Each one had different fish and a different experience.  Snorkeling was great!!!! It was just our group on the boat, plus a very nice couple.  We got to jump off the top of the boat and just play alllll day!

 Our Group!!!

There were sooo many fish!!!! it was crazy!

Best time snorkeling!

We climbed way up to the top!!! Got sooooo sweaty but it was worth it! It had a beautiful view.  We rested for quite a while on the top until we could get the energy to climb back down!

By the end of the trip I was so ready to be home.  Bangkok has really become my home and it felt great to finally get back to it!! The islands are an amazing place to spend 11 days, but I was ready to be back in a city with no sand, AC and cheap street food!!!