It was a long and winding road, And it was hot and very dusty. And there was a border crossing with officials making the rules up with each person, and then there was a flat tire and sooo many cows on the road. It was the road to Cambodia - Bangkok to Siem Reap, via Poipet, on the 'scam bus". It was great.What a ride and what a long fun day - really. Was out standing on the corner in Bangkok at 7 am, fully packed and ready to go. Mini bus pulls up - lo...

Hi All.First - I am heading off to Cambodia tomorrow morning - have booked three nights at Rosy's Guest House in Siem Reap - Angkor Wat.For those of you not doing the Seven Wonders of the World on your Bucket List - It is one of them. Big Big Temple - Ancient - famous even before Angela Jolie and Tomb Raider and before she came to Cambodia to find cute kids instead of just getting the designer knockoff stuff the rest of us seem to load up on.....Ok, catching...

Quiet? - nope, Calm? - nope. Hot? -yup. Great? -yup, yup.This is a very quick note to tell everyone (Dad, Keith), I am safe. I am on a pay Internet machine and It is ticking away....... Easy journey yesterday - long day out of Beijing and then a5 hour flight here and most of you couldn't imagine what this place looks like but I actually found my little guest house, down 50 lanes about 6 feet wide - in the DARK!!!! Maybe I am getting a sense of direction???...

Pics from the first day out in Bangkok - unedited and just downloading off my card.Gotta love this place - A 7-11 on every corner and most of you know how happy that makes me!!!!! Check out my pic, on the river, with a large COKE slurpee. I spent most of the day going up and down the river and got off at the last stop - a town north of Bangkok. It was quite cool on the river and smokin hot as soon as I walked into the town. Just like in the 'Secret" - if ...

First successful download of some pics....