Well, firstly apologies not having put a single word in the blog. It seems that so much is going on that I haven't had time to write it all! Still, been busy. Spend a few days in Bangkok, did a bit of sightseeing including a really cool snake bite/rabies red cross centre which farms its own snakes for antivenin. Then Siem Reap, home of Angkor Wat. It's pretty mad. Loads going on, loads of street vendors, tuktuk drivers and little street urchins flogging postcards. The temples are pretty amazing. I won't bore you with the pictures... Had a nightmare getting there from Bangkok - 21 of us, with luggage, plus driver and codriver, in one toyota Hilux for eight hours on a flooded, potholed dirt track. I can only just face sitting down 2 days later!
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