Paying slightly extra for the 'V.I.P' bus from Battambang to Phnom Penh, we thought it might be similar to the buses of the same name in Thailand. We were proved wrong! As the bus pulled up Jack and I knew we had overpaid, but that as we needed to get to Phnom Penh, we didn't have much choice! We sat on the rickety seats and were surrounded by flies as we looked at the gloomy wet weather outside! Then, around ten minutes into the journey the bus came to a halt. A...

After a five and half hour coach journey from Siem Reap we arrived in Battambang (pronounced Battombong). This was a destination that I had never heard of before arriving in Cambodia so I had no idea what to expect, a feeling I was beginning to get used and kind of liked! As soon as we got off the coach there were loads of people grabbing at us, touting for business as they offered us a range of hotels all of which claimed to be the best in the area. I felt a tin...

Crossing the Thai/Cambodian border would have been much more of a struggle if we hadn't have had Ellie with us! Having crossed the border before she knew the kinds of stunts that may be pulled there so it was good to have someone who would just say no to the things we didn't need. An example of this was the tuk tuk driver who tried to take us to a fake visa place who were charging more than the government were! After a few firm no's he then took us to the real cr...