I came to Cambodia for 3 reasons. To see its temples, learn some history and try and give something back in return. Whilst the temples of Angkor were amazing, I also felt it necessary to learn of this country's more immediate past. Until today, I was embarrassingly unaware of what happened here during the mid 1970s under the reign of Polpot's Khmer Rouge regime. Sure, I did some reading up over the last few weeks, but none of that was quite enough to...

Yesterday my new-found Kiwi fellow traveller Claire and I went to visit the Temples of Angkor. I've been told that if you're going to visit temples then Cambodia is the place to do it, and it sure is that. A Tuk Tuk driver drove us around the main temples of the area from about 9am til about 4pm and it cost us a mere 5 US dollars each (plus a 1 day entrance fee of course). It might have helped to get an English speaking guide because after a while we grew...

At 7.20am on Saturday 3rd Feb, I jumped on a minibus to get back to the mainland of Thailand and head for Cambodia. On it were 3 girls (life's a b****) 2 of which were Parisian, thus allowing for more language practise. They complimented me on how well I spoke French, which in my experience, generally doesn't happen very often. I also got talking to a girl from New Zealand called Claire who seemed quite chatty and keen to make new friends.At the bord...