For our final day in Siem Reap we had hoped to visit some of the further away temples, but transport was too expensive for us so we decided to spend the day in town then do a shorter trip for sunset.In the morning I visited the local market and some handicraft shops while Ben had a foot massage (not a job for the faint hearted!). After lunch we went for a walk along the river and stopped for a drink at a café situated within a butterfly garden. It had been ra...

Day Two started at 4.30 am, which meant bleary eyes all round (not helped by the $1 Angkor Beers the night before). We wanted to get up and watch the sunrise, which was really meant to be worth the early start. And it was. At the last minute we decided to steer clear of the popular spots in the park and go to Sra Srang, situated on an artificial lake that was perfectly still. As you can see from the photos it was not only beautiful to watch but it was a really go...

After our last week in Thailand we were really looking forward to Cambodia and the new adventures on offer there. The border crossing was our first obstacle, and it from our reading it looked like it might be a pretty big one, with corrupt officials, long waits and expensive taxis on the other side. On this trip, we seem to find that when preparing for the worst, we have a really good experience and this was the case here too! We weren't hassled too much and the ...