We got the 'Giant Ibis' bus from Phnom Pehn to Siem Reap. For only $5 extra we had WiFi, croissants and water, an in-bus tour guide and films. Compared to our previous bus experiences it was in a different world! We had rung our guest house about our arrival and they arranged for someone to pick us up from the bus station for free - the first of many favours from the extremely kind people at 'Angkor Secret Garden'. On arrival we were met by 'Mr Lucky' - this gu...

We left the hotel in HCMC at around 5.30am to get out bus. It had tipped down with rain in the night, and was still pretty heavy, so we had to wade through water up to our ankles to get to the taxi, gross! The bus was late, as per normal, but once on was pretty nice compared to our previous bus experiences so we couldn't complain too much. Mike had been worried about the border crossing into Cambodia due to the horror stories we had heard about how corrupt some o...