The parhentians are so chilled out that it takes a couple of days to get down to speed. Firstly, they are achingly beautiful! They are undoubtable the most impressive place to look at in the whole world. They're the classical image of a desert islands! They have beautiful white sand and green jungle rising to mountainesque peaks in the centre. I decided to get my dive licence here (as it was recommended to me). The seas are absolutely amazing and the dive equipme...

One of the major cities of the world, bangkok is not normally a restful place. However, the day i arrived the UK government advised against all non essential travel to the city. The red shirts were in town! I had seen the red shirt protests on TV while in Laos and Cambodia. However, I didn't know what they were protesting about! When I got there I decided to find out. Some research online explained a bit more. The protesters were complaining at the increasingly d...

Home to Ankor Wat, one of the largest and most impressive ancient monuments on earth, Siam Reap has been popular with tourists for a long time and so has a very developed tourist scene. It has a fine array of bars, restaurants and hotels and they're all very cheap and good quality! You can get an evening meal for $1 (65p) and a beer for $0.50 (33p). Its also painfully easy to meet people! As such I partied almost every night - most of the time till 6am! And met s...

The capital of Cambodia is friendly, welcoming and manageable! The traffic is light and the people cool! There is an excellent national museum which explains so much about the Khmer society that thrived in cambodia between 800-1200AD. The complexity and extent of this society is unbelievable and rivals anything else in asia at the time (with perhaps the exception of the china and india). During this time they built huge temple complexes like Siam Reap. Not such a...

Sihanoukville is somewhere you can easily fall in love with without a specific reason! Perhaps just because its so relaxed! Its a beach resort with a view thats nearly as good as some of the best in Thailand and Malaysia! The water is about 40 degrees and the rest of the town is absolutely full of bars offering cheap beer and nightclubs! There's also a cinema where you can hire private rooms to watch films! The atmosphere is pure friendliness and partying! A room...