Arrived in capital yesterday, its what you would expect from a capital city (noise, traffic, extremes of wealth and poverty etc.) - the trail seems to head from here down to the beach, I think after Siem Reap and then here, everyones ready to go swimming and take it easy. Its not that you have to be particularly intrepid to travel here (guesthouses arrange EVERYTHING from buses to visas, laundry to ringing your grandmother) - its just that as soon as you lea...

So more temples today, run out of steam about 1pm after lunch (fish curry again, its fantastic). Felt a little bit colonial sitting there with massive plate of food (and pepsi). Some interesting table guests as follows: - 1 emaciated dog close to chewing own leg, probably would have made a beeline for my curry but clearly had no energy left 1 very small, equally knackered chicken with feathers already missing in worrying 'half way to the pot' look - s...

08 09 06 - drunk. 09 09 06 - Don't ever go drinking with a french canadian, an italian and a geordie and expect to get up in time for the guide on his motorbike in the morning. I don't know, its shocking behaviour really, you come all this way to visit one of the most amazing buildings in the world (Angkor Wat) and then to shuffle around with a hangover, looking for someone to sell you Fanta and crisps. Despite this, it is a truly amazing place - just t...

Glad to be leaving Bangkok this morning and the relative luxury of my nice 'deluxe room.' Pick up took us all to the Cambodian border about three hours, then lots of stamping and US dollars dispensed before getting on very cramped mini-bus for 6 hour journey to Siem Reap for the temples of Angkor. There is a massive change entering Cambodia from Thailand and you realise nearly straight away that this is a really poor country - the MAIN road from Thailand is...