So one of the best parts about our stay in Siem Reap was that our hostel had a pool. A lovely clean, refreshing pool!! Within 10 minutes of arriving we had checked in, dumped the bags, grabbed swimsuits and jumped in. Definately the only way to recover after a long, hot bus journey. The main attraction at Siem Reap is the Angkor Temples. So the next day we arranged a sunset visit with a tuk tuk driver where we could get tickets for the following day and see the ...

After the capital of Cambodia we headed south and to the coast. Our original destination was a small town called Kampot but we ended up being persuaded to get off early at Kep by two others travelling on the same bus. Kep is a small market town on the edge of the sea and specialises in catching, cooking and selling fresh seafood. Our new friends from the bus had plans to stop off at the Kep crab market for lunch and continue on to Kampot later. Not wanting to mis...

As we pulled into Phnom Penh, after spending the day on the bus, we were immediately greeted by a tuk tuk driver waving enthusiastically at us through the window. I smiled and causiously waved back, this was followed by a lot of large arm gestures and pointing. Before we'd even got down the steps of the bus he was shouting up at us "tuk tuk, tuk tuk!!". He was obviously on a mission to get us in his tuk tuk, so we took advantage and bargained hard for a cheap tr...