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...

James and I were feeling a bit groggy today, a slight hangover, sore throat and E&M withdrawal symptoms began kicking in. We had intended on visiting Kamakara on a day trip today but a late start and a worrying look into our funds we decided against it. The only thing that could cheer us up now was food. Since James (Elfer) told me about Kobe beef I have always wanted to try it, unfortunately we didn't make it to Kobe and restaurants in the evening charge ...