Leaving Cambodia on a good note (with memories slightly more positive than those of S-21 and the Killing Fields) we almost miss yet another coach, through no fault of our own may I add!! BUT when in S.E. Asia you can always rely on the fact that come day, night, rain or shine there will ALWAYS be a tuk tuk lurking near-by willing to take you to wherever you want to go. Thankfully for us that particular tuk tuk was lurking outside our hostel and got us to the ...

After getting ready in the blink of an eye, we just caught our mini bus to Phnom Penh, a journey which would have been, dare I say it, "not cursed" if it had not been for our inability to wake up on time!! Departing at 7am we were settled at The Mad Monkey guesthouse, Phnom Penh by 2pm. The guesthouse was a good choice, previously home to a local Cambodian newspaper, there was a Spicy feel about the place. A downstairs bar/restaurnt and the most amazing roof top ...

Leaving Laos behind, where we really had "been there, done it, got the t-shirt" we knew the next 30 hours were going to be bad. Looking back, I'm glad I didn't know quite how bad!! So in a nutshell our journey went something like this... We departed our guesthouse by tuk tuk at 1pm, headed for the main bus station where we picked up a coach, destination, Vientianne. At 5pm we arrived and were faced with a 2 hour wait until our sleeper bus departed. There was li...

Transport curse strikes once again on the road to Vang Vieng!! Setting off just before 9:30am the journey was possibly the most horrendous ever. I thought the road to Pai was bad, I take it all back!! Sitting in the mini bus was like being inside a tumble dryer, or so I imagine. Hours must have passed and I kept hoping and praying that round the next bumpy twist and turn would be the smooth tarmac of the motorway. Of course, this never arrived. The roads became n...

Leaving Thailand behind for a while it's time to hit Laos. Being tourists and all we decide on taking the 2 day slow boat which many descibe as a highlight of their trip. Tickets booked we head for Chiang Kong to pick up the first boat the following morning. It was all pretty straightforward at the border crossing, easier than expected to be honest as nothing seems to go to plan in Thailand a we were about to find out. Hours of loitering passed and we finally bo...