(Just a quick note...the photo album for Phnom Penh (once its actually online) has hardly any photos of Tuol Sleng Museum or Choeung Ek - We didn't feel very comfortable taking photos in these places - just our personal preference) 22nd Jan - Mekong express bus to Siem Reap We have booked ourselves onto the "Mekong Express" bus which will take approx 6 hours to reach Siem Reap and are pleased to hear we will be collected from our guesthouse! On arrivi...

(Just a quick note...the photo album for Phnom Penh (once its actually online!) has hardly any photos of Tuol Sleng Museum or Choeung Ek – We didn’t feel very comfortable taking photos in these places – just our personal preference) 22nd Jan - Mekong express bus to Siem Reap We have booked ourselves onto the “Mekong Express” bus which will take approx 6 hours to reach Siem Reap and are pleased to hear we will be collected from our guesthouse! On arriv...

First of all - apologies, I am a little behind on the blog entries! It has been a busy busy few weeks, what with all the moving around, battling colds and planning our next few steps! We should be back up to speed soon! Anyway, enough of my rambling...here is the next juicy instalment... Cambodia - The journey to Phnom Penh We depart Ho Chi Minh on board a "luxury bus", unsure of what to expect. We are pleasantly surprised, no sooner have we sat down ...

“Toot Toot” went the scooter.... A transport summary. One man and his scooter (and his wife, 2 children, flat screen TV, sack of rice, and we might as well add it in, kitchen sink) Yes, all these items can be transported on a scooter. Not to mention, whilst wearing an oversized rain mac that drapes down, touching the tyres, threatening to ignite at any moment! These Vietnamese know how to live life on the edge, And then there is the issue of WHERE to ride ...

16th Jan - Ho Chi Minh – here we come... aka. “Bad Taxi Day” Our hotel have arranged a taxi to take us to the airport at 6am – another early start! All seems to be going well, until ‘Taxi Driver Fatigue Syndrome’ seems to be striking again....our driver even plays up to this and finds it amusing to pretend to fall asleep on the steering wheel....we are not amused. Although we are not fans of his intermittent singing (yelping more like) we hope this...