Now back on track: Phenom Penh Part 1: The most famous places had to be visited first. That is, S-21 aka the former prison (a converted high school) for the Khmer Rouge where they tortured out confessions from the innocent. The confessions taken from people were not just one from each to warrant their execution but hundreds of pages were written down for many. They would then be taken to the killing fields, which we visited shortly after, outside of town where th...

Now this entry may not be chronologically nor entirely geographically correct but Kampot is where I am choosing as the location. On our way here we stopped at Phenom Penh for a few days but seeming as we have now returned I will amalgamate these later.So starting not in Kampot but Sihanoukville on the South coast. With a vague attempt at trying to get some more beach time but then every day we were there it was raining pretty much all day so we eventually gave up...

Battam Bang (pronounced Battam Bong) is a place that for some reason has been lost from the tourist trail and wandering round this town, Cambodia's second largest, it is easy feel isolated completely from the Western world and tourism. For the start, the journey to get here from Siem Reap was an adventure in itself. We chose the mode of 'speed' boat. We chose wisely. 7 hours sitting on the roof of a narrow boat (not of the canal variety - faster and more open ...

Now Cambodia is more like the reason I came travelling. As soon as you crosss the border from Thailand the imediate relief washes over you as you leave the harsh world of commercialism and tourism behind. Even though we were heading toward one of the main tourist areas of Siem Reap if felt completely refreshing and slightly challenging again. The first was to get a ride to town from the border which notouriously try to rip you off. After more than an hour wander...