First activity of the day was about an hour of seeing Phnom Penh. There were teenagers at many corners wearing vests with red crosses and carrying signs. We were told they were they were reminding drivers about safe driving such as wearing helmets when riding motorcycles. They would hold out flags to stop the motorcycles from going through the lights. Our guide, Panithl, had done this as volunteer work as well when he was younger. We drove on an island just off...

I don't know if I will ever get caught up on writing these. Arose early to be down at breakfast at 6:30 and ready to leave at 6:45 for the shuttle from the hotel to the boat. Unfortunately there were more people than the shuttle could hold, so about six of us were left behind. We were told there would be another shuttle. I had been told by some people I had met that there were some bad places to sit on the boat, so I knew if we arrived late we might be stuck s...

Eng, my moto driver for the day from the Tourist Information Office, was at the hotel early for the promised 8:30 pickup. I had to get my laundry ready to sen out and once that was done I was readyto go. I asked him if he had a helmet for me (only drivers seem to wear helmets, passengers do not) so after we took off we stopped at the Tourist Information Office and he picked up a second helmet for me. Because I was tired of eating Cambodian food for lunch, w...

Breakfast today was an omelette and baguette and a cup of coffee. I chose this so I could take the baguette on the bus with me to eat. The hotel's tuk-tuk driver took me to the Paramount Bus Station a few minutes away. The bus was a real bus; passengers sat upstairs and luggage and the driver were downstairs. Passengers had reserved seats. When I found my seat, there was a police officer sitting in it who obviously couldn't figure out where he belonged. When t...

One of the strangest days I awoke looking forward to my one full free day in Phnom Penh which was to include visiting sights not to be definitely included in the group tour, and I eagerly anticipated the birthday party. I ate the minimalist Voile Rouge breakfast and then got in the tuk-tuk parked in front of the hotel with a negotiated price of $7 to take me out and back to Choeung Ek Killing Fields. The drive took about 40 minutes. The site somewhat outsi...