TRAVELLIVE 5-2016
When I was 18 years old, I got a lovesick since my boyfriend at high school loved another girl upon studying at university. The 18-year-old girl that time considered her health nothing, not eating for days. I locked myself in my room, and even got angry with my parents. One Friday afternoon, my father picked me up after my music lesson, let me home to get some clothes and personal stuff before driving eastward. After parking our car, he bought two tickets to a small island. I was about to say nothing, but upon arriving at a quiet wharf, I couldn’t help but asked: - Where are we going, Dad? You know I am sad, so why do you take me to such a deserted place? - I want to bring you far away from sad things you have in the mainland. I’ll teach you how to say bye to them, girl. We dived with fish, crying with the ocean. We stood on high cliffs, letting sea breezes wipe out all my stupid sadness. How magical it was! I seemed to forget the things that upset me. I just wanted to lie under coconut trees, reading my favorite books. My Dad was right. It’s stupid to let my beloved ones down because others don’t respect me. The “love story” between me and islands started like that. Time passed, I’m mature now. Whenever the life gives me “a storm”, I travel to an island so that winds and waves can erase my sorrow and fill my soul with tranquility. What about you? Which place is your “soulmate”? Share with us when you find your own peaceful island!
When I was 18 years old, I got a lovesick since my boyfriend at high school loved another girl upon studying at university. The 18-year-old girl that time considered her health nothing, not eating for days. I locked myself in my room, and even got angry with my parents.
One Friday afternoon, my father picked me up after my music lesson, let me home to get some clothes and personal stuff before driving eastward. After parking our car, he bought two tickets to a small island. I was about to say nothing, but upon arriving at a quiet wharf, I couldn’t help but asked:
- Where are we going, Dad? You know I am sad, so why do you take me to such a deserted place?
- I want to bring you far away from sad things you have in the mainland. I’ll teach you how to say bye to them, girl.
We dived with fish, crying with the ocean. We stood on high cliffs, letting sea breezes wipe out all my stupid sadness. How magical it was! I seemed to forget the things that upset me. I just wanted to lie under coconut trees, reading my favorite books. My Dad was right. It’s stupid to let my beloved ones down because others don’t respect me.
The “love story” between me and islands started like that. Time passed, I’m mature now. Whenever the life gives me “a storm”, I travel to an island so that winds and waves can erase my sorrow and fill my soul with tranquility.
What about you? Which place is your “soulmate”? Share with us when you find your own peaceful island!
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islands&islandresorts<br />
ßïN BçNH MINH GI~A BIÕN<br />
VÄ R\NG<br />
Song Saa lµ hfln Æ∂o nghÿ d≠Ïng<br />
t≠ nh©n cao c†p Æ«u tin cÒa<br />
Campuchia. C∏ch trung t©m<br />
Sihanoukville 30km vµ chÿ c«n 35 phÛt Æi<br />
thuy“n tı c∂ng Sihanoukville, Song Saa<br />
Private Island Resort lµ n¨i l˝ t≠Îng dµnh<br />
cho nh˜ng ai muËn c„ nh˜ng tr∂i nghi÷m<br />
dfich vÙ nghÿ d≠Ïng ƺng c†p, sang tr‰ng<br />
vµ ring t≠. Du kh∏ch Æ’n Æ©y chæc chæn sœ<br />
bfi m ho∆c bÎi vŒ Æãp quy’n rÚ cÒa mµu<br />
xanh ng‰c b›ch cÒa n≠Ìc bi”n vÔng vfinh<br />
Th∏i Lan. Song Saa Private Island Resort<br />
Æ≠Óc thi’t k’ ƨn gi∂n, hµi hfla vÌi thin<br />
nhin, bao gÂm 27 khu bi÷t th˘ c„ h b¨i<br />
ring Æ≠Óc x©y d˘ng tı nh˜ng vÀt li÷u Æfia<br />
ph≠¨ng, nªm g‰n gi˜a 2 khu rıng nh· Koh<br />
Quen vµ Koh Bong. Bπn c„ th” Æi bÈ trong<br />
rıng nhi÷t ÆÌi l©u n®m, xem san h´ r˘c rÏ<br />
c∏ b¨i d≠Ìi bi÷t th˘ cÒa bπn ho∆c xem chim<br />
m· sıng trn ban c´ng phflng ngÒ.<br />
Song Saa Private Island Resort cfln Æem<br />
Æ’n cho du kh∏ch khu nhµ hµng sang tr‰ng,<br />
mÈt khu spa hi÷n Æπi, h b¨i rÈng vµ qu«y<br />
bar s∏t bÍ bi”n - n¨i bπn c„ th” nh©m nhi<br />
mÈt ly ÆÂ uËng vµ ngæm c∂nh hoµng h´n,<br />
qun Æi c´ng vi÷c trong th’ giÌi nhÈn nhfip.<br />
SUNRISE ON<br />
THE SEA AND IN<br />
THE FOREST<br />
Song Saa is the first<br />
private luxury island<br />
in Cambodia. Located<br />
about 30km from the<br />
heart of Sihanoukville<br />
and 30 minutes from<br />
the port by boat, Song<br />
Saa Private Island<br />
Resort is a favorite<br />
of travelers who like<br />
privacy and high-end<br />
service.<br />
Visitors will be<br />
enticed by the jade sea<br />
of Thailand Bay. With<br />
27 villas and private<br />
pools made from local<br />
materials, Song Saa<br />
Private Island Resort<br />
is designed simply to<br />
harmonize with nature<br />
and the two surrounding<br />
forests, Koh Quen and<br />
Koh Bong. You can take<br />
a stroll through the old<br />
tropical forest while<br />
watching fish swimming<br />
beneath your villa or<br />
the hornbills from your<br />
bedroom balcony.<br />
Song Saa Private<br />
Island Resort also offers<br />
travelers luxurious<br />
restaurants, a modern<br />
spa, a large swimming<br />
pool, and a seaside<br />
bar where you can sip<br />
a drink as you wait<br />
for sunset and let the<br />
bustling world fade off<br />
in the distance.<br />
<strong>TRAVELLIVE</strong><br />
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