We arrived at about midday (an easy 4 hour trip) and checked into "Here be dragons" hostel (the only hostel in the city). A bed here is $2...you can't really go wrong! We (Benje and I) met a couple of girls who invited us to join them to visit the bamboo train and a mountain with a killing cave and bats so we joined them. The bamboo train wasn't quite what I expected...I pictured a proper train that was just made out of bamboo. I was slightly wrong with this a...

So I discovered a shopping market in Phnom Penh so had a wonder around and had dinner in the food quarter which was a token system very much like what I had in Thailand once before, Chaing Mai I think. I had a rice and chicken dish for $2 which was quite disappointing with not much flavour. Of all the meals I could have chosen and I pick a bland dish! I normally walk around where the locals are eating and decide which dish I want by pointing to it, but I was ju...

Sen Monorum is a super place. Very small town and very dusty red dirt tracks but its a cool place to visit. I arrived at midday on Saturday 3rd February and met a lady from Norway as I got off the minivan. She kindly took me to her hotel (Holiday Guesthhouse) which was just $5 per night with a private bathroom. I had a wonder around the town then chilled in the Green House opposite which was one of two places that actually had wifi in the area. I booked myself on...

After a relaxing week or so I thought it was time to move on so spent one night back in Phnom Penh and went to the Olympic stadium where several groups meet every evening for either dance class or exercise session and men play football, tennis and volleyball. It's nice to see they are all keen to keep fit although most probably don't need to with the amount of labour I see them do. I dragged a guy from my hostel out to this as it was getting dark so we ended up...

After the homestay I went to Kampot, it was great timing as Mach was driving there to meet someone that day so I got a free lift there. I found the backpackers road and checked into a place called Blissful. For a $3 dollar bed you really can't complain. I'm getting used to these cold showers, I haven't had a warm shower for over a week now but it's refreshing after a hot day. Not great being bitten by mosquito's whilst showering, I am defenceless! Kampot is a ...