The Bamboo Railway of Battambang – a surviving section of the rustic Cambodian public transport system that once stretched across much of the country it was used to transport farmers produce and rice to the next towns and villages. The bed is made of just bamboo and the frame from a slightly steadier metal. Then when the driver meets another train coming in the opposite direction, he just lifts the whole thing off the rails to allow the oncoming cart to pass. ...

When faced with two choices- a three-hour bus ride or a 6 hour boat ride, which would you choose? We decided to take the boat from Siem Reap to Battambang, as we were recommended it and wanted to see the “real Cambodia”. Well... Where do I start! We are meant to be picked up at 6.30am for a departure time of 7am but forgetting we are in Asia and nothing runs on time we waited until 7.30am before we were told to walk to the end of the road and wait on the s...