A Mekong Whisky bar crawl on our last night in Phnom Penh was perhaps not the best way to end our stay there, before an early start the next day for the bus down to Cambodia's south coast, but maybe we needed it after what we had seen and learnt in the last few days…although not that we need an excuse for a drink or two really. Our next port of call was an island off the south coast, called Koh Rong, one of the many tropical islands dotting the coastline, and ...

Siem Reap, the gateway to explore the famed temples of Angkor, gave us our first taste of Cambodia, and an introduction to the country's golden days of history. After arriving at Siem Reap International Airport, we jumped on two motorbike taxis to find a guesthouse - loving the laid-back attitude that SE Asian transport lends itself to! We spent two days giving our thighs a good work out as we walked up and down step after step to explore the massive temple com...