Kratie (pronounced kraa-chee) is a small sleepy town on the banks of the Mekong River with a few hotels and restaurants. Our journey from Siam Reap was a long one, taking over 3 hours then we had expected on a less than comfortable bus with about a million mosquitos. Our hostel was OK but had one of the lumpiest mattresses we have experienced so it was lucky we were exhausted from the bus journey. We did a lot of wandering and relaxing in the town and took a...

The temples of Angkor Wat are Cambodia's tourist wildcard. Siam Reap, the closest city to the temples does a good job of catering for every type of tourist. We stayed a little out of the city centre at Hak's house. It was great value for money, although at lime a little aloof Hak was helpful. We followed Rob's advice and forked out for a tuk tuk tour. We made it for sunrise and were not disappointed with the magical views. Hues of red and gold permeated ...

We timed our arrival in Sihnoukville very poorly, not only were there millions of young Aussies on holiday but it also happened to be Chinese New Year. Consequently every room in the whole resort was booked out. James had booked us in for two nights at Otres Beach, the quieter end of the beach. Unfortunately it wasn't the nicest of rooms and we had to pay a lot of money for the privilege. We were so disappointed at first as we had thought we had treated ourse...

A peaceful town, a hostel in the middle of the rural countryside and our bungalow perched over the slow moving river. The area of Kampot is an idyllic setting with plenty to do when you explore with a scooter. James had booked a hostel called Ganesha which was out of the way but lovely and had a friendly hostess, a stoner owner and some friendly travellers. Our first priority was to hire a scooter and find the orphanage. The Australian couple had their whol...

An exciting beginning to our SE Asia journey in the capital of Cambodia, but one filled with heart ache and high emotions. Our hostel was located a short walk away from the riverside with friendly staff and lots of happy and chatty travellers, a world away from the hostels in India- SE Asia is full of intrepid young explorers who are always keen for a chat usually over a 50 cent beer! We visited the two main sites in the city, National Museum (which was rub...