Si Phan Don (4 Thousand Islands) is an archipelago of islands where time goes slowly and life is laid back, a wonderful introduction to Laos. We left Cambodia heading for the most southern tip of Laos, our chosen Island was Don Det where we were told there is more of a packpacker scene. Our first obstacle was the boarder control, most tourists travel to Laos from Thailand or Vietnam so the Cambodia/Laos boarder is quite new. We are getting used to boarder cont...

After 6 hours on the bus from Phnom Penh with some amusing rest stops (see pics) we finally arrived in Kratie. It was nice to be out of the city again and Kratie reminded us of Battambang but much quieter. We checked in to our guesthouse for 2 nights and booked our ticket to Laos to leave on the 20th to be in another country for Gem's birthday. As per normal the first night in Kratie was an early one to recover from the travelling. Kratie is on the Mekong Riv...

As mentioned on the last blog, we had a bus booked to Kratie for our last stop before Laos. All Cambodian roads go through Phnom Penh where the plan was to change bus and carry on to Kratie to arrive that night. Not all plans come together...... The last bus had already left to Kratie from Phnom Penh, we reckon we missed it by about 10 minutes. A tuk tuk driver took our tickets and dropped us off in the centre of Phnom Penh at a mini bus station and showed us...

Koh Rong is exactly what we both dreamed of when we made our plans to travel together. Isolation, surreal beaches, unique accommodation, superb weather and crystal clear jade sea. On day one we got picked up in Sihanoukville and were taken to the port and boarded our boat for the 2 hour journey to Koh Rong. There were only 5 passengers in total, we were both on a hangover after the England v France match and feeling fragile! Upon arrival to Koh Rong it was i...

We arrived in Sihanoukville on Monday 4th June and quickly found our guesthouse, a nice chilled out place run by an English couple. There are a lot of westerners/white people here, it's an amazing party town with probably 100 bars and restaurants lining our street and the gorgeous sea front. There's a choice of food from all over the world at super cheap prices, we have eaten some great Indian food every day. We were clearly warned by our hotel to leave all of ...