Claire and I left for Battambang on Monday morning. The journey took about 6 hours and we arrived at 5pm. We stayed at a nice hotel in the centre of town. Battambang is Cambodia's 2nd largest city/town - but it's tiny! It was supposed to be picturesque with French shop houses - we were disappointed! On Tuesday we decided to take a short moto tour of the surrounding rural areas and then get the Bamboo train back. On the tour we saw lots of plantations, includ...

So after spending a couple of days in Sihanoukville I decided to get a share taxi to Kampot (place where the black pepper comes from). The journey was an experience - the cab arrived at my guesthouse and my heart sank as it drove up the road because it was empty. I knew this would mean I would have to wait until it was full before we could go. We went to the taxi station and waited for 1 and a half hours until it was full. Now, my definition of full would have be...

Arrived in Sihanoukville a couple fo days ago. Pretty beach town - quite quiet and it's out of season, but I quite like it. It's nice to be away from the bustle of the city. It rains in the morning from about 6am until 9am then again from 3pm until 6pm and then from about 10pm through the night. This has caused a few problems with my plans. I had wanted to visit a nearby island (called Bamboo Island) but the boats aren't running because the weather is too bad, wh...

Not actually in Mondulkiri now - back in Phnom Penh, but got back yesterday. I spent the last 5 days in the North East of Cambodia in the Mondulkiri province in a town called Sen Monorom. It's in the hills, much cooler than Phnom Penh, which was refreshing, and it's very sparsely populated. I went with Claire and 3 of the volunteers she's working with. We took a pick-up truck there, which was an interesting experience. The journey took 10 hours and the...

Been in Phnom Penh for a few days now - seen most of the sights since it's only small. Been staying with Claire which has been cool. We've been out in the evenings - last night we went to an extraordiary club full of Khmers (native cambodian people) lots of bizarre singing and dancing - was very entertaining. Also mastered the art of riding side-saddle on the motos and also getting me and claire on the back of one moto! I've become numb to the insane driving...