Cambodia encompassed

I left Thailand to join another tour. This tour was of Cambodia.

We started in Siem Reap on Wednesday 26th March where Angkor Wat is based. This temple and Teh Temples around it are amazing there are about 47 temples within close proximity to one another including the jungle temple where Tomb Raider was filmed. You could easily spend a whole day going round the temples.

Make sure to visit Angkor Wat bar for cheap cocktails free pool and good music (subject to personal taste). The town itself has a lot of restaurants but not a lot else to offer a tourist in my view. Be careful when travelling here as the roads are heavily affected by Monsoon season so check your dates.

From Siam Reap we went to Kampong Cham. We saw the city by tuc tuc which included the bamboo bridge which is amazingly sturdy and is re-built after each monsoon season. The temple on the hill built by the local men which has a large number of monkeys that live around the temple. We then witnessed a local dance performance done by local orphans.

From here we left for Sihanouville which has beautiful sandy beaches the only problem with that is that it is full of westerners mainly stoned off their faces and that the beach although sandy is covered in litter and local hawkers. I don't mind one or two but when there are hundreds it gets on your nerves. Watch your belongs here there are also a lot of pick pockets.

We did a fishing boat cruise including beaches which was beautiful seeing untouched islands and trying to catch fish. Weather was perfect once again.

From here we went to Phnom Penh on Thursday 3rd April we visited S 21 (Prison) and the killing fields these are some of the examples of the affect the Khmer Rouge had on the country. It was really upsetting for me especially when you found out more about the history.

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