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 sitting in a hotel room in Vietnam now ...

The term "sleeper bus" is an oxymoron. You see, there is no chance you could possibly sleep on that thing. When we first boarded the bus and saw 4 lounge seats in the back of the bus, complete with blankets and a bathroom below, we thought we had won the lottery. What they don't tell you in the advertisement though is that the temperature is either so hot you can't breathe, or so cold that the air conditioning fluid drips on you the entire time. No really, ...

JOURNEY TO CAMBODIA The journey to get to Cambodia was LONG! I made the trek with my friends Jeroen, Jorien, and Hilde (Dutch, of course!) We left Don Det, Laos at 8 am and were taken to the main land in a boat. Once there, we waited about an hour to get on a bus. While waiting, we handed over our passports and money to a man who collected them in a plastic grocery bag. No one told us who he was or what was going on, but this is common here in Asia. Jus...

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...