After breakfast we headed out to the Bambo Train (we noticed that Bambo is spelt many different ways) theses are small low trolleys that run along a railway line but designed that if you meet someone coming the other way you can easily take the trolley off the tracks let the other pass then put it back on the tracks and continue your trip once it was passed. We took a trip out to a small village which had a brick factory which was recently closed because they had...

A free morning was nice to sleeping in a bit, had a good breakfast and then headed to a local Khmer Village which was located on the shore of Tonie Sap Lake the biggest freshwater lake in southeast Asia. We then boarded a boat to check out the village and lake. The villagers live and work on the lake. We then headed back to the hotel to pack before 3-3.5 hour drive to Battanabang. The hotel Bambu Hotel (www.bambuhotel.com) was a nice small hotel which seem to be...

Very slow morning very hung over and feeling worse for wear. After a quick nibble for breakfast (as runnig late) we headed to Banteay Srei Temple, very interesting but with heaps of stairs and a hang over was getting to us. Had Lunch at a different local restaurant and this gave us the energy to go on. Then to Ta Prohm Teample (see picture as seen in Tomb Raider) the to Takeo Temple made form a pink stone. Headed back to the hotel for a chill out time before b...

Up early for a quick breakfast before heading off to the temples. Our first stop was Angkor Thom - a quiet large temple with loads of budha carvings, then on to Bayon Temple and the Elephant Terrace. With the high humdity and steep stair this was a tiring morning, Was told that the stairs into the temples are steep and narrow on prurpose as the idea is you have to take them slowly and carefully thus given your compose your self and show reverance to the temple. ...

From Jakarta was able to checkin for connecting flight from Kuala Lumpur to Siem Reap-Cambodia. Flight was uneventful but the 4.5 hour stopover in KL was painful but mainly dozed. On arrival through customs we were met by our guide and driver and transferred to out hotel. The hotel Angkor Sayana Hotel and Spa ( http://www.angkorsayana.com) was located right beside the river and just a short walk to the city. It was a very quiet time in Cambodia being the wet seas...