I am back :) now where were we ? Oh yes we were just getting on the tuck tuck for an hour. It was a bumpy ride but we had a lovely guide called Alex who works for a social enterprise called Isanborei - thats for you Liz. They have identified that lots of tourists visit this area for a day to see the temple but there is so much more to see and they have worked with local families to create home stays that are western friendly - ish :) This means the local commun...

Having rested and slept a bit we were ready for round two, temples and a sunset was the brief. We have seen a lot of temples and whilst we listened politely to the explanation by Alex if we had to repeat back to him the history we would have no idea :( Still we appreciated the craftsmanship, respected them as a place of worship and appreciated their importance to the village. It was also fun cycling around them on the bikes although sand and bike is not a great ...

Let me take you back to Monday morning, neither of us had slept well probably a combination of nerves and excitement from the anticipation of what was ahead of us. After an eventful breakfast where I miss took a soft boiled egg for a hard one and didn't realise until i started peeling it! We were ready to hop into the car to go to the homestay. It was the same guide that took us to Angkor wat. This was the start of journey to travel south through Cambodia.We le...