After leaving Phnom Penh for the second time we took a share minibus to a place called Kampot on the south coast. The minibus was a local one as there are no tourist buses as yet. It was crammed full so much so that you were virtually sitting on someones knee but only for 2 and a half hours. It was worth it as Kampot is truly beautiful. It is set on the banks of a river with the elephant mountains as a backdrop. There are lots of fine examples of French colon...

So far Cambodia has evoked a range of emotions from the heartwrenching horror of what happened during the Pol Pot regime to the awe and amazement of the Angkor temples. We arrived in Phnom Penh after a long and tedious bus journey across the border from Vietnam including an hour wait for our exit stamp due to corrupt officials accepting bribes! Phnom Penh is a lot bigger than I expected and very busy. We visited the killing fields (86 mass graves) and S21 priso...