Cambodia - Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville and Angkor Wat (21/2 to 27/2) Our arrival in Cambodia was greeted with a two hour bus trip along a dirt track to Phnom Penh. The bumpy ride dropped us off at our guesthouse, not the finest of places, but at $2 a night in Cambodia we wern\'t complaining. In the morning we set off on a city tour, visiting some of the most unbelievable places I have ever been to. The Killing fields where there are the mass graves of 18000 people killed by the Khmer rouge and S-21 a security prison where 10000 or more politicians, interlectuals and children were tortured and battered to death by the same group. These places were memorable for all the wrong reasons and words cannot describe how you feel for the people that were killed here, in the most brutal way imaginable, often for commiting no crime. It is difficult to know what you can take away from these places. For me it was a feeling of sorrow for the victims, horror at the brutality and one question as to why this was allowed to happen because somebody must have known what was happening in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979 and chose to ignore it. The killing fields and S-21 serve as lesson as to what happens when the world turns a blind eye to regimes like the Khmer Rouge. Sorry to be pollitical but it is impossible to visit these places and not feeling strongly about what happened. During the afternoon we visited the National Museum, the Grand Palace and Wat Phnom before relaxing the evening away in a cafe by the lake. The next day took the bus down to the coastal resort of Sihanoukville. Beautiful white beaches, beach bars and hotels 50m from the beach greeted us on arrival. a paradise in Cambodia. We just spent two days chilling on the beach and in the beach bars watching the sunset over the Gulf of Thailand. The white body ventured into the water regulary and even I went in for a dip. Notice the clip from baywatch in my photos. During our hectic lifestyle of relaxing on a beach we even found time to learn how to weave, some Cambodian kids taught us how to make friendship bracelets. After a disasterous first few attempts I regret to say I had to give up. It was nice to interact with the locals, some of the kids speak very good english and love to tell the odd joke about the tourist, in cambodian of course. Our second night in Sihanoukville we met up with Jason and Karen, who we last saw in Hoi An, Vietnam 2 weeks ago. A memorable evening it was with our friend Emma who we met in Phnom Penh telling stories of trekking through Brazil in Anaconda and crocadile infested rivers, standing in lakes fishing for piranhas (your not allowed in if you have any cuts on your legs for obvious reasons) and many more of \"reasons not to go to south america\" stories. For Jason and Karen, who are heading to Brazil later in their trip, their faces were the nights entertainment. After what I heard I probably wont be heading to south america for a fair while yet. Next day we caught an early morning bus for a 9 hour journey to Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor Wat. We decided just to spend the day there but in hindsight I think I\'ll go back, the place was fantastic. To make the most of our day we were up at 5am to get to the temples for sunrise at 6. This was well worth it, to see the sun rise Angkor Wat was a unforgetable awe-inspiring sight. As soon as the sun was up our guide whisked us off to see some more of the Angkorian Temples. Most of the temples were in fantastic condition to say they are mostly about 800 to 1000 years old. The most impressive thing was the shear scale of the temples and the attention to detail, each wall ws carved into pictures portraying different aspects of Angkorian life. We explored the temples the temples till about 5 after a hot, tiring but very rewarding day. A 7am start the next morning for a 12 hour bus journey to Bangkok. The road to the border was little more than a dirt track, so we literally bounced our way there. There was no luggage compartment, so it is just thrown wherever it will fit. We literally had to dig our way out of the minibus. The bus and roads on the opposite side of the border, well it was so different to Cambodia we might as well have been in England. My impression of Cambodia, was a very different but fascinating country. It doesn\'t take long to cover, we could have only spent a few more extra days there. Compared to Vietnam, Cambodia has a wealth of history, including amazing temples a huge empire and a very regrettable recent past that will shock anybody. The experience of travelling on dirt track roads for hours on end getting nowhere fast at 20mph was unforgettable. This country is an amazing place, I would love to come back.