Blogs from Phnom Penh, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 198

Darcie: Hey folks. so finally got to a computer and finally worked out how to actually sign in. writing from a guest house thing in this touristy part of Phnom Penh. Just be drinking beers on a boat attached to a warf thing attached to the bar attached to our hotel thing. lovely. US$1 for 3... Got out of the plane, got our bags, went through customs, no worries - then came to an ATM to get some money out... which was a bit of an experience, we nearly got out 1 billion dong, which may have built a house. Step out side, not as nuts as the Indian airports though, look around for who ever was picking us up - hmmm... then a small little man comes running up shouting JEFFI, JEFFI... we had a ... read more

Current mood: Do miss you Squires but im Happy we did it!! Picture to follow soon guys!!!! So after spending the morning walking about the town after Han left i decided to pick up my mood by blogging and chilling in the new guesthouse No 9!! Whilst blogging away and trying to remember dates and times..... facts and fun times i realised maybe i go into to much detail at times!!!! (let me know if this is the case) anyway i spent 8 days here at no 9 which to be honest is the best place in Phnom Penh but really is a nocking shop!! old pervy guys come to this city to take advantage of young girls and a bad situation that cambodia seems to find its self in! However un detered i stick it ... read more

On our way to the Full moon party ( Thailand) we had time for a short stop in Phnom Penh (Cambodia). The hut we rented by the lake was cheap and pritty basic but set us up perfectly for a night in Cambodia. All the bars where within a stones throw away from our lake side hut in the backpacker region of Phnom Penh. I think the photos tell most of the story of our night out. A trip round the main part of the Capital showed off some of the amazing architecture but also how much of a visible divide there is between rich and poor. An early morning Tuk Tuk ride took us to the airport (29th December) ready for our trip to Ko Phangan, via Bangkok. ... read more

So after going to evey place in Thailand twice, it was time for a change of scenery. After my short stay in the luxurious hospital we bussed to Siem Reap. The doctors told me that I just had some kind of virus which caused the high fever. I think I got the bug on the Similan island tour where there was a family of Sweds who all were sick with high fevers and such. The bus ride to the boarder was as expected. The smooth paved Thailand road made the cruse easy. Once we crossed the boarder it was a different story though. Before we left the boarder, Jordan and I exchanged some money. Our bus driver sugested we buy some Cambodian Riet because apparently it was cheeper to pay in local currency. We soon found ... read more

The music started at 5am after which, sleep was almost impossible. It came from a loudspeaker mounted on a dilapidated building facing the square. Sunrise was still an hour away but - by the time it was light - the market square was already busy with people going about their daily business. Market traders who had spent the night asleep at their stalls were re-arranging produce or chatting with their neighbours. Barrow boys with wooden carts laden with fruit, sacks of rice or tins of paint, ferried purchases or stock to and from the market. Cows walked nonchalantly through the streets, and in amongst the crowds of people and piles of rank smelling rubbish weaved the ever present motorcycle taxis, known locally as "moto-dop" or more simply as a "moto". The music that had started at ... read more