Blog 11 - Sihanouk Ville Another hideous bus journey that was supposed to be 4 hours and turn out nearer 6 as the bus broke down 3 times and we eventually arrived in Sihanouk Ville n the southern the coast of Cambodia and is renowned for its beautiful beaches As it was Chinese new year, all of the affluent Chinese seemed to have descended to the beaches of Sihanouk Ville and it was absolutely packed. There were very few hotel rooms available and those available...

Blog 10 - Phnom Penh We left Siem Reap to head for the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. It is manic. I had forgotten what it was like to be in a SE Asia city and was a little bit of a shock. It is also very expensive in comparison to Siem Reap. We decide to stay in a nice hotel - The Silver River hotel which was very similar to a Holiday Inn and actually had a hair dryer! It made my night. The first thing I noticed here was that there are many poor people beggi...

Blog 9 - Crossing into Cambodia and Siem Reap To say that this journey was the worst bus journey so far is an understatement. The travel time was supposed to be 12 hours but ended up taking about 17 hours and 3 buses and being left on the side of the road for 3 hours at the Cambodian boarder. We left Don Det at 8am and took the short boat ride to the mainland. It took almost 2 hours for the company we booked with to get us to the boarder which was 15 minutes aw...