| One of the worst held secrets is the rapid | | | | the Cambodia Thai border. It makes sense that Koh |
| emergence of Sihanoukville Cambodia as a major | | | | Rung Samleom and Koh Rung will see major things in |
| Asian beach resort town. Many that have been here | | | | the next 3 to 5 years and the Koh Tang groups do |
| in the past would smugly say I told you so, as to all | | | | to its isolation, beauty and excellent scuba diving and |
| it was readily apparent that this quiet little coastal | | | | water sports, will be the real Shangri la in the future. |
| beach town had all the makings for a long time now. | | | | Real money, make that Riel money. |
| All that is needed is more flights into the now open | | | | The Cambodian economy is based on the US Dollar. |
| Sihanoukville airport; as soon as there is a direct flight | | | | What this means for you is ridiculously lower prices |
| from Bangkok; watch out this place is going to blow! | | | | compared to a lot of other tourist destinations in |
| Three things make Sihanoukville especially appealing | | | | South East Asia. Thailand being an excellent example |
| and you should take every opportunity to see | | | | as the Baht continues to get stronger despite a |
| Sihanoukville now before it becomes overrun, which it | | | | military junta running the country, and a major Muslim |
| will in the very near future. | | | | uprising in the southern three provinces, that has |
| A 5 Star luxury Hotel Under $100 | | | | seen over 2500 killed in just a few years of on going |
| Sokha Beach Resort is a 5 star luxury beach resort | | | | guerrilla warfare. One of the reasons stated for the |
| that has it own long private beach, a pool the size of | | | | Junta to take power was to try to get that situation |
| a small lake, a staff to guest ratio of 4 to 1, and all | | | | under control which from the news reports that do |
| the other amenities that you would expect from a 5 | | | | manage to come out of the region that they are no |
| star luxury beach resort for under a $100 a night! | | | | further along to a solution than they were a year |
| This price I can assure will not last for long. If your | | | | ago. |
| budget is under $100 a night there are lots of other | | | | The increased value of Korean, Malaysian, Singapore, |
| Sihanoukville hotels and guesthouses available near | | | | Japanese and Chinese money against the US dollar |
| the ocean with more being built at a furious rate. | | | | make Cambodia even cheaper for the regional |
| The Sihanoukville Islands | | | | tourists with Koreans being the fastest growing |
| The islands have always been the real secret there | | | | sector of the tourism market. And the Asian tourists |
| are not many places in the world where you can go | | | | like a lot of things on offer in Sihanoukville including |
| to and have this many large undeveloped islands. This | | | | legal gambling and an abundance of very cheap |
| will be the area that in the next ten years will see a | | | | seafood. |
| large growth spurt similar to what happened on Koa | | | | You know, I should also mention that despite what |
| Sumui, Koh Phangan and now Koh Chang which | | | | the biggest guide book says, it has a lot of really nice |
| incidentally is the closest islands group in Thailand to | | | | beaches to chill on. |