Phnom Penh we have arrived!! Hot, sweaty and still recovering we got a tuk tuk driver from the swarms that met us to take us to the riverside area where we then walked to find somewhere to stay. Down a back alley full of dirt, grime and mental drivers we found a hostel that was in the lonely planet as it was cheaper ($10) than the ones we saw right on the river ($18-23) The Royal Palace it is not, but they try with the over the top long white curtains with go...

Beautiful countryside and a bit longer than expected we arrived in Sihanoukville in Southern Cambodia and we were not disappointed. We found cheap accommodation near to the beach and basically chilled for a few days on our first beach since arriving in SE Asia. We ate fresh BBQ'd fish by the sea, drank, met wonderful people, got pampered and bought some fake-ban and Joakley sunglasses (but they ARE polarised to keep the crow's feet at bay a while longer)- this ...

Our last night on Don Det involved an average selection of Laos food and our last bottle of Beer Laos (our favourite so far) before another early start for our next epic bus journey into Cambodia! We all met at the boat landing at 8am for what was to be our longest journey so far! After chatting to a few others we quickly discovered we all had different tickets, some going to different destinations but all just told to be here at 8! We all boarded the 10minu...