After all the business of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh it is fantastic to hit the beach, Sihanoukville is beautiful! Our hotel is right on the beach perfect!! We spend a day and half relaxing and catching the sun. We head to the main beach for dinner one evening which is starting to become a bit of a party beach, full of restaurants and bars. Their are the cleverest children selling bracelets, they are 6 - 9 yrs old but speak very good english although I can not i...

We left Siem Reap and travelled the very long 5 hour journey to Phnom Penh by public bus. Phnom Penh is a very busy town. Today is a rather emotional day as we visit Tuol Sleng Museum which was security prison 21 used as a detention centre by the Khmer Rouge under the lead of Pol Pot from 1975 and 1978 where people were interrogated and tortured before being sent to the extermination camp. The personal stories shown in the museum and the experience of our own ...

A very early start this morning 4.30am to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat. I have attached a picture that I didn't take 1) because I forgot my camera! Doh! 2) it was cloudy and there was no spectacular sunrise. Although we arrived early and in the dark, all the tourists have the same idea however as no camera I sat on the quieter side of the temple by the lake and relaxed whilst waiting for sun to rise. We explored the temple Angkor Wat with it's many detailed s...

Early morning starts sees me leaving Bangkok for the Thai/Cambodian border. At the border there is the friendship markets lots of stalls and very chaotic, I felt very aware that I was western and we were the only westerners there. It was here I got to experience my first proper local style toilet, what a delight!! (Sarcasm for those of you who do not know me as well) For anyone who isn't aware, the toilets are not like are seated royal thrones the are holes in...