Had great day in Pattaya - breakfast at the beach! with our Man Steve!! He took us out an showed us the sights (of which ther are many). We checked out several bars and enjoyed beers and diet cokes.... aplenty! Off tonight for seafood and Thai fare - cannot wait.... more later... ps. Happy Birthday Maxx! Update - we went off for a great meal Asian/Thai and a few sherberts... tried a few bars ranging from the quiet sea front bar overlooking the bay at Pattaya thru...

Hi - quick summary of our trip from SihanoukVille via Koh Kong (Cambodia) over the border and Had Lek/Trat (Thailand) thru to Pattaya! Got up06:30 and bus-pick-up was a no-show. We took tuk-tuk to bus station and caught 08:15 coach/bus to Border. Nice front/top seats for the 4.5 hr drive. We went from SV via National Route4 (a 2 lane b-road!) and went thru paddy fields/mangroves/over rivers/thru hills/mountains and forests - awesome 200km+ trip! Stopped for snack...

Yesterday we took a day trip to Kampot - an old French colonnial town near the south coast of Cambodia about an hour and a half drive east from Sihanoukville. The journey was exciting - another freezing cold air-conditioned bus. Lots of swerving to avoid hitting dogs, cattle and overtaking traffic. Great views of river villages,mountains and impossibly overloaded vans and bikes on the way. Kampot seemed almost devoid of westerners in this the low-season. It was a...

Hi again! We have relaxed for 2 days or so and today walked around 6-7km to Wat Leu. It is the highest point for miles with views all about and was amazing. The walk took us through town and out up the hill, with Motos aplenty! When we reached Wat Leu we saw a Buddhist temple (see the amazing photos!!), a local cemetery, a massive temple, plus monkeys galore! The monkeys were climbing bushes and eating flowers, all were tame, though they had very fierce teeth! W...

Hi - from SihanoukVille, Cambodia. We have had 2 days relaxing at a neat little Aussie hotel/bar (Coolabah) in SV.Awesome service here from day 1 - great food and fine hosts (we even came 2nd in the weekly Quiz monday - with our team 'mixed nuts' including American and Russian team members!). We relaxed in the pool here and even though we were in the shade all day got burnt !? We had a long walk to Otres beach which was pretty much deserted - which left us drippi...