My journey back to PP was pretty uneventful. I slept most of the way after so many late nights and early starts in Siem Reap. Was good to arrive and get checked in on Lakeside, (I know, I was recommended not to stay here but had friends staying there so made sense, plus I liked it since when you were out the back on the Lake, (well more of a pond or large puddle!), it was very chilled and you could forget you were in PP - almost!). We had a few very chilled night...

I was sad to leave Rainbow Lodge but this I fear is the curse of travelling. You can grow fond of somewhere and some people in such a short space of time that to leave can be a little sad. Mix that with the apprehension of going somewhere new - will I know anybody, what will it be like etc. The bus picked us up as they said it would on the side of the road and after an interesting bus journey consisting of speaking with a crazy, drugged up American and putting u...

Rainbow Lodge was an amazing experience. The Lodge itself is in an incredible setting on the river. You can only get there by boat which is an adventure itself - especially when you consider I missed my transport from Koh Chang, (overslept.....) but decided to leave anyway and 'go local'. When I got the Cambodian Border it was dark and nobody knew anything about dropping a Farang off by the side of the road just before the 'First' bridge! I finally found Janet ...