The hostel had a great bar area and seating around the pool. We were very hungry by this point so we ordered as soon as we checked in. We made friends with the barman who was from Australia but had moved to Cambodia over a year ago during his travels. He still hadn't seen much of south east Asia because he had been offered a job at a hostel in Kampot quite early on in his travels. That night we chatted more to Chris the barman. As the evening progressed he chan...

We reluctantly got on the boat to leave Koh rong sanloem, if we had more time we probably would have stayed a couple more nights in paradise. When we were getting on the speed boat ferry it started to rain so atleast it was a good day to be travelling and we weren't missing out on sun. The journey was fine until we reached Koh Rong, which was the other island and a stop off point for the boat. Lots of people piled onto the boat, many more than the amount that got...

We learnt that cambodian organisation is just as bad if not more annoying than Thailand's systems of stamps and stickers. The night bus dropped us off at sihanoville in the pitch black at 4.30am (4 hours earlier than expected). Once we made it to the pier we managed to find a 24 hour restaurant, of which there were a few -perhaps they make money out of how unpredictable the buses are. Annoyingly we were booked onto the 11am boat to allow for late arrival of the ...

The bus ride from Bangkok to siem reap was smoother than expected. We had heard horror stories about problems and delays caused at the customs office entering Cambodia. Many people we knew had to wait hours getting their visas processed and passports checked. Luckily our private bus was efficient and they had prompted us to get an evisa in advance. The easy entry into Cambodia did not ditract from how uncomfortable we felt walking through 'no mans land' (the sect...