Siem Reap 17/12/10- 21/12/10 We traveled to Siam Reap by 'VIP' bus for 11 USD each, it took about 6 hours to get there. we booked the bus through the Anise hotel and the (Sorya / Mekong Express) bus company sent a minivan to pick up all the tourists from their accommodation to the bus station. Probably best as there seemed to be about 3 major bus stations but sometimes buses depart from random locations like outside their respective shops for example. We booked into The Golden Banana Boutique Hotel. It was $45 per night, also a recommendation. Although do not stay in 'Quek' - which is the room we stayed in which is just next door to the water pump which intermittently makes annoying noises throughout the night! Other than that, it was really nice ... read more

Intro This blog tells of our adventures in South East Asia and India. We have been to most of Thailand and Vietnam on previous holidays so we mainly concentrated on Cambodia and Laos this time. However we did travel to Chang Mai in Northern Thailand after Laos. As we have used other peoples online blogs to gain advice about where to go etc I thought it would be a good idea to record our experiences (especially with border crossings etc) so that they may help other travelers in the future. Friends and family may also like keeping up with our travels especially when looking at all our photos!! Just a bit of background info about us and our travels so far.... Visited Countries Map Duncan and I have been travelling since September 2010. We started off ... read more