November 7th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
We had to change hotels today as we had decided to stay an extra day cause we loved the place. The Goldie Boutique was booked so we moved around the corner to the Golden Gate. It was $20 a night and h ... 11 photos [full story]

November 6th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
Anyway last night we ended up going for a walk around the riverfront for some cheap drinks. There are cafes and bars everywhere so you don't have to look too hard. We met a little guy who had no legs ... 16 photos [full story]

November 9th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
Our bus journey wasn’t as bad as we thought it might be, though the mini van driver we got to the station was a lunatic. Traffic was bumper to bumper, with traffic coming up and down both sides ... 21 photos [full story]

November 10th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
We were on the bus at 7am to take us to the bus terminal where the bus went to Phnom Penh at 7:45am. It was scheduled to be a 4 hour bus ride so Pete went to the corner market to get some coffee and b ... 18 photos [full story]

November 8th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Sihanoukville
Shout out to my Aunt Paulette for it was her birthday on Sunday, Nov 8th when we arrived in Sihanoukville. We arrived in Sihanoukville on the overnight bus around 5:30am. The cost was $20 per perso ... 12 photos [full story]

November 5th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
Today we decided to head to Tuol Song, the Killing Fields, The Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and the Russian Markets. We met a Tuk Tuk driver out the front of our hotel (there are about 6 regular dr ... 15 photos [full story]

November 5th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
Okay, so Chris has been doing a wonderful job of keeping up to date with the blogging (thanks largely to my continuous nagging) and so I figured I better finally chime in and contribute a little som ... 1 photos [full story]

November 2nd 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Kampot
What is it that makes you fall in love with a country? With 4 weeks cut off my intended trip by my stupid Sandhurst pre-commissioning course, I had had to abandon my plans to spend part of my trip in ... [full story]

November 2nd 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
Hi everyone! So my volunteering placement is all over now...and it's time to move on! It was so sad to leave and for a while I was in denial about it, but there is more to do and see. Siem Reap ha ... [full story]

October 26th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
It's hard to believe that you are in the same city that was taken over by Pol Pot and his army, the Khmer Rouge, only 34 years ago (17/4/1975)... and for four years turned his country into a land simi ... 37 photos [full story]