So....its been quite a busy few days! After 4 days in Siem Reap it was time to move on to the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. We were picked up by a minibus from our hostel that promised a "fast and comfortable" journey to the capital. As we squeezed into our impossibly small seats and set off we realised they had lied about the comfortable bit but would remain committed to thier pledge of a fast journey. We all wondered if there were any Cambodian t...

Getting up for a bus at 6am is not fun. Minibus picked us up from NapPark hostel and took us as far as the Cambodian border. 400 baht each for the minibus seemed decent value as we were expecting to be taken all the way to Siem Reap. We stopped 2 miles from the border, after a 5 hour drive, to swap minibuses, have a bite to eat (worst meal of the trip so far) and fill out paperwork for our Cambodian entry visa (costing us US$35 dollars, $15 more than we should ha...

Just recovering from our first two days in Bangkok. We arrived yesterday at around 4pm local time and headed straight to NapPark hostel right near the backpackers hotspot of Khao San Road. After settleing in we headed to Khao San road to sample a bit of the nightlife. We found a lively place, full of street vendors, bars, resturants, and copious amounts of scammers and touts offering "deals" on everyting from tuk tuk rides to tailored Armani suits! Th...