Arrived on the local bus from Battambang in to Phnom Penh in one piece, we will be visiting the city in 2 parts. Our first visit we reflected mainly on the Khmer Rouge regime's crimes at various monuments. Not the happiest couple of days, but it had to be done in order for us to understand the atrocities that the Khmer Rouge committed in the 1970s. We hired a tuk tuk for the day which took us first to The Killing Fields and finishing at S 21 (Tuol Sleng Prison)....

Left the buzzing city of Phnom Penh for now and taking some time out to chill hard in Sihanoukville. Sihanoukville is Cambodia's premier beach location, a peninsula ringed by pretty white sand beaches and surrounded by many tiny islands. Still debating whether its beaches rival those of southern Thailand, though the place is truly gorgeous! We spent our first few nights staying with friends in Serendipity (the backpackers party place), had a great time, and mana...

After just a few hours by bus from Siem Reap we arrived in Battambang, this place is often overlooked by travellers. We only stayed a few days but quickly discovered the city had lots to offer. We checked in to The Royal Palace Hotel which sounds extremely grand! though still only cost us a measly $7 for a beautiful room, booked a private tuk tuk for the next day for ourselves, with a lovely local named Ola. After browsing and sampling some of the Khmer cafes an...

Temples of Angkor - 3:45 am and the alarm goes off, a very bleary eyed and tired me wonders if this Cycling to catch the sunrise was a good idea, maybe we should get another half hour and go in a tuk-tuk?? No, we're up and by 4am out of our room and taking to the roads in our rented $1 bicycles, a nice ride and not to difficult to find - you just follow the seemingly endless stream of tuk-tuks making the same journey! 40 minutes later and after a small stop at th...

After a very stressful and crazy day we arrive at Garden village hostel. First impressions were good, it appeared to be a clean and sociable place, we shared a dorm with the Crazy Americans William and Kate, after a meal and a couple of drinks, we headed for bed to get a good nights rest before starting our week at the orphanage tomorrow. When we woke the Americans had already checked out but did leave a nice note for us, the time came and we were picked up by Ra...