Got up early, made myself some breakfast as the kitchen doesn't open until 8am, & walked into town. I thought I knew where I was going but then it ended up being a little further than I was remembering so I took a tuk-tuk for the last part of the journey. Got all my climbing gear sorted & met my guide: Gee. He's been climbing for 12 years & knows many of the routes at Crazy Horse, the most popular crag nearby. Apparently in summer, you could hav...

I woke up, lodged my Indian visa application (again) & this time it all went through. I've now entered the same information 4 times! I then started to do some research to figure out where to go for the next few days. I thought about going out to a climbing & eco-retreat about 2 hours north, but the accommodation is a little too basic for this heat! I then looked at Siem Reap but that's 9-10 hours by bus plus there are all kinds of visa complications...

Packed all my stuff the night before, got to the airport with plenty of time, & was feeling really excited to go & do the trek I've been looking forward to and planning for the last 4 months. I got in line and made my way to check-in & the girl asks "Where's your India visa?" It was only then that I realised I'd stuffed up & forgotten to get a visa. Since nearly everywhere I visit just grants a visa on arrival, I'd totally forgotten that India...

Set my phone's alarm to 5.30am using the "Bedtime" function as that provides a much nicer way to wake up. But I forgot that this doesn't work on the weekends so ended up waking up just after 6.00am. It didn't really matter however as I had plenty of time anyway. Packed everything up, shaved the "marmot" off my face after one final photo sent to Sherry. Took the hotel car to the airport. Total ripoff but I don't have time to mess about this morning. The In...

Woke up around 6.30am & turned on my laptop. So nice to have a real computer to use again! Answered some emails etc before heading down for a quick breakfast then off to my slum tour. Eventually figured out how to get to where I needed to be and ended up arriving only 5 min late. There was a very cute 4-5 year old girl selling roses with her mum nearby for about 5 Rupees each (10 cents). I would've bought one or some if I had someone to give it to! ...