well after a brief, 5 day stay in cambodia during which i eperienced the worst bus ride ever, i arrived back in bangkok. the angkor temples were quite fascinating, however, unfortunately, other than the main temple-angkor wat and the ruins of ta phrom (left to be overgrown by the jungle like the french found it 150 years ago) most of the temples look very similar. having realised this and getting mugged practically everywhere i went by kids trying to sell scarves, postcards or books, i booked my bus back to thailand. this involved a shocking 150km through northwestern cambodia along a dirt track (the main road between the biggest tourist site in the country and the main crossing into thailand!) in the back of a minibus with numerous bags on one side of me and a fat cambodian on the other. this leg of the journey took 6 hours, an average speed of approximately 25km! imagine that! once at the border i checked out of cambodia wandered the 200m or so to thailand and checked into one of my favourite countries of the trip so far. then i was thrown on another bus. however, this time it was a massive, VIP, double decker air conditioned monster. having nabbed the front seats with ridiculous amounts of legroom i settled into the 3 hour trip to the captial. i can now say i have crossed into various countries almost every way possible on this trip! so far i have done it on foot, by bus, by boat and by plane. bangkok proved once again to be a remarkable place! having been thrown into a room small enough for me to be able to put either a hand or a foot on each of the four walls at the same time, i decided that for my last night i would go upmarket a bit. in steps the hotel with the swimming pool on the roof! as it turned out though, i was far to lazy to use this luxury and had a very rellaxing day doing b***** all in bangkok! so today i arrived at last in hong kong. the final destination on my collossal trip around the world. it is here that i have really realised how cheaply i have been living for the past couple of months as everything here is EXPENSIVE! still, good practicefor when i get home! this city is amazing, the awesome view over to hong kong island (especially at night), the brilliant water shows and a general hustle and bustle of the place. i have yet to decide what the next few days will include but, if new york at the start of my trip is anything to go by, there will be a vast amount of walking around involved! back in 5 days! james