We got picked up on Wednesday 18th from Sam's bungalows at 7.30a.m. It was a bit annoying as we didn't really know what was happening; the minibus picked up other people on the way and then dumped us at a café for our included 'breakfast' (a baguette with jam). Other people joined us, totalling about 25. We then all got put on to tuk-tuks and our bags on to another and taken down to the bridge at Serendipity beach where our boat awaited. As we sat on the b...

Last night we went to Serendipity beach for dinner. The beach is lined with bars/restaurants that serve you on comfy seats on the shoreline. We picked one that had a suitable happy hour and enjoyed two Bahama Mamas, some beers, chicken noodles and a coconut curry. On Serendipity you get lots of sellers. One boy, Rut, 12 years old, sat chatting to us for a while (mostly about football with Max - Rut supports Rangers and reminds us a lot of Steph's brother Fran...

Goodbye Phnom Penh, Hello Sihanoukville. After two busy weeks of sightseeing, we decided to the leave the hustle and bustle of the city in search of a beach. We headed to the south of Cambodia to Sihanoukville on a four hour bus journey. This time we were on the back seat of a much smaller bus and whenever we hit a small bump we took off! We found ourselves at our hostel 'Footprints' on Otres Beach II. We checked into our own beach hut. It's very rustic, a...

We started our day when we were picked up at 7.30a.m. from our hotel by a tuk-tuk. We had booked a 25km bicycle tour of the countryside outside of Phnom Penh. After getting kitted out with our mountain bikes and helmets and meeting our fellow group members (Jude from Canada and Hans from the Netherlands) we set off on to the busy streets of the city. Navigating the busy roads on a bike is an experience in itself, however our guide Amom was there to make sure w...

Bloody wifi! We had this blog all written out last night but couldn't upload it as our wifi in the hotel stopped working. So now we're sitting in a bar that has wifi... Oh no we have to drink more beer. So, yesterday's blog... Today was a very sombre experience. We visited the Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre, in other words, the 'Killing Fields'. We also visited the S-21 Museum. After a long journey down a dusty, bumpy path, we arrived at Choeung Ek, the large...