We spent a very tired few days sightseeing in Singapore. We were both very sad to leave Thailand but now eager to get to Australia to meet up with friends we'd met in Asia. We went on the very cheesy Duck Tours, a boat cum bus that took us round the city (that mainly comprised of shopping malls!). It seemed exceptionally clean! We went for a Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel one evening which was very nice. We stayed in our first hostel dorm since Vietnam in p...

We survived the border crossing despite the fact there were several times more people and rucksacks than seats; it didn't make for the comfiest journey but there's definitely been far worse! Most people spend as little time as possible in Bangkok but after a night out, Jen found love in Aum. We went to the Grand Palace and did a bit of sight seeing around the city with Aum as our local guide. Sal decided to get her fortune told which was a very funny experienc...

Siem Reap We arrived at Siem Reap and got very excited. It seemed to have a great atmosphere from the start and was going to be very easy to spend a few days here before our 30 day visa ran out. We checked into a 1.75 per night guesthouse that had been recommended to us; the free bananas, baguettes, tea and coffee were slightly more appealing than the free bicycles and decided it was time for a good night out on 'Bar Street'. It has been a very quiet month for u...

Battambang So, another bumpy 5 hour bus journey and we arrive at Battambang. Slightly worried as we couldn't get hold of Tara (Founder of CCT orphanage) who was still in Australia doing some voluntary work. 'Not to worry' we thought, the Lonely Planet refers to Battambang as 'Cambodian's second largest city' and 'an elegant riverside town'. Hmmm, maybe we visited a different Battambang?! Sal went off to see a temple, some caves (another site used by the Khmer Ro...

Phnom Penh Luckily we still have some credit with a website (Hotelclub) Mark had told us about so we used some of it for 2 nights accommodation in Phnom Penh. It wasn't anything fantastic it but it was clean and comfy; a novelty for us!The reason for coming to the capital is to see Tuol Sleng Museum and 'The Killing Fields". We could give some of you a history lesson now on the war and destruction that Cambodia has suffered but it's late where we are and th...