The day had finally arrived. The day I had been waiting for. The day to go into the school. After a restless sleep, probably due to excitement, we were up with the sunrise and out in a tuk tuk by 7.30. When we approached the dirt track road to school, all the memories came rushing back. All those journeys made to school on bike for six months on my own and all those journeys made to school with my family who visited in the latter years. Now new memories will be ...

With all the excitement, slight burn (yes even with sun cream), alcohol consumed with Tammy and probably dehydration, my second night in Siem Reap was spent with my head in the toilet. Possibly forgetting how humid it gets, forgetting that I had only just arrived and wanting to be in the moment and fit a lot in, lead to a dreadful night. The morning after was not much better, in fact it got much worse. After having had an amazing breakfast with an old teacher fro...

After a 12 hour sleep in the gorgeous and comfortable guesthouse, we both woke to the sound of the alarm. This was set by us so we wouldn’t oversleep. It was a wise idea because when we opened the blind the bright sun hit my eyes. A quick shower, a spot of sun cream (those of you who know me will know that this is a rare occurance, but age has taught me that it’s probably best to wear it). After our breakfast spread, which was also included in the price of th...

After a 13 hour flight, followed by a 3 hour stop in Singapore airport and then a 2 hour flight to Siem reap, we are finally here. When the plane was due to land I edged closer to the window, looking at the familiar and beautiful scenery beneath us. It was Siem Reap. The warm, humid air hit us both as we left the airplane and entered the airport, which had completely had a makeover since I was last here. When we got through customs, I heard a familiar voice. Ex...