Today we headed on a full days journey to Ko Chang back across the southern border and then onto a ferry to Koh Chang. On arrival at the ferry crossing there was an accomodation booking company and as we were arriving quite late on the saturday night we thought we would book somewhere through them. Everywhere we had looked up for cheap places to stay in our lonely planet was booked but eventually we got a room for just one night and then we could look around in t...

Thursday 20th November 2008 This morning we were up and ready by 9, waiting for our bus to Sinoukville.. only to find a movie production on the narrow street where our guesthouse was situated! Random!! On the bus we spotted Roel.. so we arranged to share a tuktuk with him to find a guesthouse. By the time it came to chosing our guesthouse, the sun was gleaming and the sea was calling us so Chris and I decided to take the first option we came across. Whilst Roel...

Monday 17th November 2008 So, today we left Siem Reap and headed to Phnom Penh. On arrival into Phnom Penh it was chaotic, TukTuk drivers literally everywhere.. banging onto the coach windows for our custom. Getting out of the coach was pretty difficult.. after getting out of t5he way of all the hustle and bustle we eventually found a cheap driver to take us to 'The Lakeside', the main backpacker area - narrow with lots of bars, eateries and guesthouses. We en...

Today we started our long slog to Siem Reap. After 3 local bus's to get to the border where we went in search for some visa's. The place that issues visa's is very well hidden and knowone helps you to find it, therefore there are alot of touts to take your passport for you to do it and obvioulsy charge commission on it. They cost $20 but we got charged a 1000 baht (20 pound) to get ours, which is still alot but it was the cheapest price paid when we asked other t...

The Pak Chong VIP bus Experience, what can we say?? It would have probably been ok if we didnt have a male transfestite looking after us with dog breath and perfume that could kill mosquito's within a 10 mile vasinity. She was absolutely rank, even putting us of our seaweed flavoured crisps that we had become particularly fond of. We havent eaten them since haha. Dont even get me started on the food token we were given for the service station, I have never looked...