Unfortunately our visit to Siem Reap was hampered by the fact that Aza encountered a nasty bout of what we assumed was food poisoning. What made it worse was the fact that it all began during the 12 hour bus ride from Sihanoukville to Siem Reap... Without going into details, Aza endured the ride (luckily for the frequent stops)...Though when we arrived it all seemed a bit odd: we had chosen the local bus (cheaper) which dropped us all off approximately 5kms out ...

After the last hectic few days of travelling, one thing was in order....beach time!! So from Phonm Penh our group ended up parting ways - those who were in a rush went further afield whilst 5 of us chose to head south to the beach resort of Sihanoukville. An easy 4 hour bus ride on a very well maintained road, which came as a surprise as apparently Cambodia is well known for having some terrible roads... Anyways on arrival last sunday the bus dropped us off in t...

SO we arrived into Cambodia on Thursday the 11th December 2008 after completing a 3day cruise up the Mekong Delta from HCMC, Vietnam. Arriving into Phnom Penh we immediately noticed some very clear differences from Vietnam...firstly the traffic. A lot more cars yet less motorbikes, less craziness, and a lot quieter (compared to HCMC, it is still pretty crazy mind you). Secondly the fact that the local alphabet is not the standard "abc" so basic signs ar...