Spent the morning at the national museum, could have spent longer as it was very good. If you are coming out I should go there first before you visit the temples. The reason I didn't spend longer is that I had found an Australian hairdresser - short back and sides - sadly she could only cut!!

Today I start a two day min-break in Siem Reap. You have no idea just how much it has changed from when I was here nine years ago. It is now a tourist trap and in some areas could be almost anywhere. The two day conference that finished yesterday was held at the teacher training college and was good as it gave me a chance to meet up with friends I made when I first arrived. Today we (Ian, Gillian, Shiela and myself) moved into town to a hotel with a pool - mind ...