We love, love, love Cambodia. Everyone here is really chilled and very friendly.

We are staying in a hostel called Blossoming Romduel Lodge costing £5 each per night. Breakfast is included, so we went out to the restaurant about 9 for a bite to eat. It was a bit more basic than what we had in Bangkok - basically you could have tea or coffee and eggs (cooked anyway you like) with bread. The hostel is full of backpackers, with people coming and going and buses frequently pulling up outside.

We thought we should explore the area so we headed into the centre of town by foot, about a ten minute walk. There are no pathways so you're just walking along the side of the road on the dirt with motorbikes whizzing by. At least here, some people actually do wear helmets!

There are men that ask you if you would like a tuk-tuk, but they are very polite calling you sir or lady and once you've said no thank you they don't pester you anymore. In comparison to Bangkok, this is lovely. The Cambodian people seem very keen to learn and practice their English. One tuk-tuk driver called 'Tom' asked where we are from, and when we said England, he reeled off a number of facts about home including who our prime minister is, and that our queen is called Elizabeth, "not the first but the second". He put us to shame as our Cambodian knowledge is lacking at the moment!

We made our way around the central market. It was disgusting walking through one food aisle where there was fish cut half open and raw chicken everywhere. It's also weird how everything is calculated and put in US dollars - menus, shop prices, everything. But then you get Cambodian Riel back as change. 4000 Riel is 1US$.

Once we got over the queasiness of the market, we went back to a little side street we had walked down with lots of restaurants. We picked Khmer House, and ate a traditional Khmer curry and Khmer Amok which were incredibly tasty meals. Draught Anchor beer was being served at 50cent per glass so that was a bonus. We asked the waiter how to say thank you and since then when we've said 'or-kuhn' to anyone they've seemed very thankful that we've tried to speak their language.

Back at the hostel we went upstairs to check out the rooftop bar. We had a few games of pool in the blazing sun and enjoyed a can of Angkor beer.

Tonight we went back to town to explore the Siem Reap night market. After Bangkok, it seems small and quiet and in contrast the sellers seem keen to have a laugh and a joke with you. Max was after a Angkor beer vest which he managed to barter down to $2 after some banter, and as we walked away, the young girl said 'want to buy some more sir' which made us chuckle.

Just across the bridge from the night market is the famous 'Pub Street'. In terms of bars, it has more choice than Khao San road with loud music playing and lots of cheap deals on buckets of booze.

We had a cocktail in 'Angkor What?' which is a crazy looking bar with graffiti everywhere that supports irresponsible drinking haha. Over the road we had a jug of Anchor beer in Temple Club and enjoyed the loud music and buzzing environment with people dancing in the street.

We're back at the hostel now sitting outside the front on some comfy seats, enjoying the heat and the evening. What a mellow day. Sightseeing begins tomorrow!

Steph and Max x