The journey from Battambong to Phnom Phen was by public bus. Nak our guide had booked our seats. Rather than go to the bus station he had asked the driver to collect us from the hotel. As we climbed on board I shouldn't have been surprised but 40 Cambodian faces staring at you (some wearing face masks) was a little odd. The bus is the long distance transport for the poorer people. To call it a bus does it a disservice. It is also a transport and delivery vehicle...

Having moved ourselves and our luggage across Bangkok in a taxi for about £5 we booked into the Royal Hotel.It was clearly once a grand place but now in need of some TLC.Explore tend to use fairly basic hotels to keep their prices low.Next we went to the lobby to meet our fellow travellers and Soo the guide for this part of the journey. There are 8 in the group. They are a mixed bag as you may expect.Fortunately they all seem good humoured. That afternoon we w...