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Siem Reap is the home of Angkor Wat, which must be the single greatest concentration of temples and ruins on the planet. Because of this Siem Reap is a busy touristy place. In general most people I met tended to like either Siem Reap or Phnom Penh and generally disliked the other greatly. Within 5 minutes of arriving I decided I must be a Phnom Penh person because Siem Reap was horrible. I got off my bus to be greeted by a swarm of touts. Then I had a lengthy a...

I arrived into Phnom Penh late in the evening and went straight to my hostel. I celebrated reaching Cambodia with a couple of beers and met and English guy called Stephen and we arranged to take a tuktuk and go see some of Phnom Penh's historical sights the following day. The major sights of historical interest in Phnom Penh unfortunately relate to the era of Khmer rouge rule and the genocide carried out by Pol Pot. While it is incredibly interesting it make...

I got a minibus to the town nearest Don Det and then boarded yet another small rickety boat, that felt pretty unstable and was absolutely loaded with tourist - but as always all was ok! I went wandering in search of cheap accommodation - unfortunately things weren't quite as cheap as the guidebooks made out but eventually I found a bungalow, overlooking the river, on the sunset side with a hammock and a fan for 50,000kip (about $6) a night! One of the first thing...