Arrived in Phnom Penh around 6:30 pm on 5th October.It is a very busy city and a totally different pace to Siem Reap where we had just come from!We got into our hotel which really wasn't very good - dirty towels, dirty sheets and broken air conditioning which is essential if you want any sleep!Laura went down and changed the towels for "less dirty" ones while I played with the A/C and finally managed to get it to spew out a small amount of "cooler&...

Arrived in Phnom Penh around 6:30 pm on 5th October.It is a very busy city and a totally different pace to Siem Reap where we had just come from!We got into our hotel which really wasn't very good - dirty towels, dirty sheets and broken air conditioning which is essential if you want any sleep!Laura went down and changed the towels for "less dirty" ones while I played with the A/C and finally managed to get it to spew out a small amount of "cooler&...

Left Phnom Penh early in the morning for 6 hour bus trip to Sihanoukville, Cambodia's Beach Resort.Weather ok when we arrived but within an hour rain had started and continued to get heavier all day although still stayed warm - not like back home.Everyone in group disappointed as we were all sitting with swimwear on ready to go to the beach - typical!Went for lunch in local beach bar - food pretty nasty and lots of flies about so didn't eat much.Not a lot to do i...

Day 1 So here it is, the first blog entry of the big trip!After emotional goodbyes at the airport with both our families we headed off from Belfast City to Heathrow for our connecting flight to Bangkok.We had a few hours to kill but thankfully Gary and Cheryl met us at Heathrow which helped pass the time as well as treating us to our final UK meal for a while!Thanks again guys - we really appreciate you coming up. We got through security and onto our plane whic...