Another early start saw us arrive in the afternoon in Siem Reap, famous as the site of the ancient temples of Angkor Wat. We were picked up by a tuk tuk driver to take us to the hotel, which then seemed to mean that we were obliged to use him for all our transport from then on! After a bit of haggling and shopping around we agreed on a price for him to take us to see the sunset at Angkor Wat that evening, and then a full day trip (starting at 4.30am for the sunri...

Phnom Penh turned out to be a capital full of contrasts - walking one way from our hotel the houses were shacks surrounded by rubbish and open sewage, but with a few nice colonial buildings in between! In the other direction, as you got closer to the river, the city is much gleaner with grassy areas and some impressive monuments, which are surrounded by colourful fountains at night. On our first morning we had a well deserved lie in (!), before planning lots of ...