KO TAO 20TH - 29TH JANUARY 2007Ko Tao is a small island, only 21sqkm. It is quieter than many other islands and you get no hassle from people trying to sell you things which is nice. It is very peaceful and the ocean is crystal clear. Ko Tao is growing more popular and you can often hear the sound of a hammer pounding wood as more resorts are built. Diving is the islands major industry because of the particularly good visibility of the surrounding water and plent...

BANGKOK (3RD TIME) 16TH - 19TH JANUARY 2007We arrived at Khoa San Road at about 7pm and stayed at Wild Orchard Guest House (280B per night) for three nights. Its so great to be back in Bangkok, the street food, the shopping, the amazing fresh orange juice you get in the morning, no wher else in the world can you get orange juice that tastes this good! So we've done a huge loop of southeast asia and we're back where we began!The shopping here is so good, the cloth...

SIEM REAP 14TH - 16TH JANUARY 2007 Visitors come to Siem Reap to visit 'Ankor', and as Ankor is becoming more and more popular on the world travel map right now, Siem Reap is becoming busier and more alive. Ankor Wat is only 6km from Siem Reap so it make for a perfect base. The town itself is vert attractive with lots of guesthouses and plentiful bars and resturants. Our second day we went to Ankor, You can buy a one, three, or seven day pass. One day was $20 a...

KRATIE 8TH - 12TH JANUARY 2007 After stopping in Phnom Penh for two nights we hired an XR-250 for four days to go off on our own little mission. We left Phnom Penh north on the main highway to Kratie, 348km, stopping the night in Kompong Cham, a good half way point. This road is now surfaced making for a smooth ride. Kompong Cham is a quiet town spread along the bank of the Mekong River. There is not a lot to see but it made for a peaceful stop for the night. ...

PHNOM PENH 6TH-8TH JANUARY 2007We got a rickity bus, five hours, back to Phnom Penh and took a room in 'Narin 2' for $5 a night.Phnom Penh is quite confusing at first glance. Parts of it, for example Riverside, are very beautiful where other parts are chaotic and charmless. Its a huge city and i think you would need to spend some time here to get a real love for it, but as most tourist attractions are low-key many traverllers spend only a short time. It i...