Siem Reap and Angkor #2I almost bought a goat today. A guy was selling them outside one of the temples. I think, his English being a bit sketchy, that they were being sold to be someone's dinner. But there was this tiny little one with black and white spots, and he came up and head butted my leg, and sweet baby jesus I just wanted to pick him up and bring him home with me. For the briefest second I actually thought - how hard could it be to get him home? ...

Siem Reap and Angkor #1So apparently everyone in Cambodia drives their motorbike with hundreds of dead chickens slung over it. Just one of the many visual delights while traveling on the bus in Cambodia.Getting from Kampot (my last town) to Siem Reap (my current town) was, I'll admit, a bit of a chore. Bus travel in a foreign country can be stressful under the best of circumstances. Bus travel in SE Asia can be enough to make you want to murder someone wit...

2 Days in KampotMayday! Mayday! True crisis here people!I don't....I don't think that they have any diet coke in this town. Abort mission Cambodia! I'm out!This was me for the first two hours upon arriving in Kampot, an adorable small riverside town with quiet lanes and ancient French colonial architecture. Kampot is definitely a bit worn and frayed around the edges but seems to radiate a quaint, welcoming charm. It's lovely and peaceful here...

2 Days in KepOn Monday, I took the bus south from Phnom Penh to the sleepy little seaside village of Kep on the Gulf of Thailand. In Kep, there are about a dozen hotels/guesthouses, a small beach, a small national park, and a crab market. And that's about it. I came to Kep to relax after the chaos of Phnom Penh, swim in a warm pool, and do some hiking in Kep National Park. I got up the day after arriving ready to start my trek. I knew that the day was sch...

Phnom Penh Day 2 As you may recall from yesterday's entry, I planned on riding tuk tuks all day today. And, with the exception of the 5 hours I spent riding a bicycle, I did. Against my better judgement, I signed up for a half day bicycle tour of the Cambodian countryside. Against my better judgement, you may ask? Let me explain. 1. With the exception of a night bike tour of Bangkok that I took back in 2011, and the occasional spin class, I don't re...