Today started well with a traditional breakfast at the guesthouse before I embarked on a bicycle into town to make it to the Nery Kitchen by 9 am. I was quite surprised that you didn't need to book in advance but they run two classes every day so there is availability. Just like the class in Nha Trang we took to the market to pick up some ingredients for our cooking class. The market was just like any other I had seen in SE Asia already so there were no surprises...

After a reasonable bus ride (only 5 hours) from Phnom Penh to Battambang with only one scary moment when we came to an almost head on collision with a cow I was settled in my guesthouse. Battambang home stay on the out skirts of town. A very nice little guesthouse run by a family, discovered by chatting to an Australian guy on the way to Battambang on the bus. For $8 per night I got a double ensuite room with a traditional Khmer breakfast every morning. The famil...