After a ten hour bus ride which passes without incident we arrive in Siem Reap, gateway to the ancient city of Angkor. Greeted by a scrum of eager tuk tuk drivers I'm annoyed to see the bus company locks the gate of the terminal so a select few have first dibs on us unsuspecting travellers. Needless to say we wait for the gates to be unlocked to negotiate a fair price on the open market! After finding our way to our hotel we head out to find some dinner. Holy s...

We travel to Kep on Christmas morning by tuk tuk - it's only 25 k's. We're staying at Kep Lodge for one night then going next door to a cheaper place called Tree Top. Due to a couple of comical emails, in which I and the guesthouse owner struggled to understand each other, we dropped into Tree House when we were out on a moto cruise from Kampot. This was just as well cause we scored a great little Khmer style bungalow there. Cheap too. Christmas day feels even...

Well, boring everyone with a blow by blow account of our exploits has taken a backseat on this trip. I don't know if it is because I'm bored with keeping a journal or just too busy... nevertheless here is another entry. Phnom Penh is a distant memory after spending two nights in Kampot. Kampot is south of PP on a river close to the the sea. It's a sleepy town that seems to be doing well with the traveller crowd due partly to the many businesses run by expats. It...

Arriving in Phnom Penh we ride a cab in from the airport. It's not quite what I expected but that's always the way isn't it? Firstly, there's not many bikes - all motos and lots of Corolla's - and the roads are relatively orderly. Also, PP has a suburban feel to it; all wide boulevards and tree lined streets. Arriving at our hotel we find an old colonial era place surrounded by greenery. After waiting for the room to be prepared we're stoked to find it's a cosy...