Mmmm, fried crickets and grilled snake kebabs for my birthday dinner! Eating out in Cambodia has been quite surprising! Tonight, Star Kampuchea treated us for dinner at a local restaurant. The food was delicious and fresh and, yes, we also tried some of the local delicacies, including the aforementioned crickets and snake! BTW, crickets taste a bit sweet and snake tastes like - I think you've guessed it - chicken (except more chewy)! Today, during our second and...

Sua s'dei from Cambodia! What a difference a day makes! Had a sleepless night in, what can only be described as, a fan-assisted oven of a room! We are sharing a room with another volunteer. A 20-year old traveller from Montreal called Madeline. Both of us are technically old enough to be her mother(s). Anyways, she's very easygoing and has already been on the road for over 4 months and has developed immunity to more basic accommodation. Also, when to consider t...

We took the Mekong Express Luxury Limousine bus service from Saigon to Pnomh Penh. A great bus service - driver was good, service was excellent and we got here safely. There was a tour guide making his way home and he took us under his wing and explained things to us. We had a delicious meal at a roadside stop en route which has convinced is that we should do a cooking class in Siem Reap. Everyone has been really friendly, accommodating and gone out of their way ...