Phnom Penh I had one final night with my friends in Phnom Penh before they all left me the next day—Jay for Malaysia and the girls to Laos. Luckily, at dinner that night I ran into two British friends from Laos, Russell and Tom, so I spent the next day with them. Also, Peter, Hywell, and Johnny joined me the following day so I wasn't alone for long. Phnom Pehn was the cultural capital of Cambodia for a long time and, for this reason, was the most persecu...

Saturday, March 10, 2012 Smiles All Around Cambodia February 28, 2012 It's 8 am and I'm sitting at the restaurant/bar on Koh Ru ("Bamboo Island") awaiting my breakfast. I was awakened today, as every day, by the sound of crashing waves. I do not mind this alarm clock at all. Well, it's now March 9th, and I never finished that one. You can see how much the island life took over and I haven't done much except relax and enjoy life. Not complaining! I'm actually...