Well up again this morning and off to Banteay Srei temple which is a really small temple and the carvings are very delicate. This was probably one of the best preserved temples and also one that you could not walk all over as it had ropes to stop tourists. The temple is is unique in Cambodia as it is made of pink sandstone and as i said before the carvings are so intricate and still preserved for all to see. So lunch was taken in a little place near Angkor Wat which was really pleasant. Then back to the hotel for a snooze or seista which was welcoming to me anyway as I am getting a little knackered. Anyway 4 oclock and off we go to the floating market - we took a boat and a ... read more

Well arrived at Siem Reap airport after quite a bumpy flight and remember a really early start - so not in best mood. Well we had to get a visa on arrival and to be honest not looking forward to it. However, all I can say is I was totally wrong it was really smooth and efficient not at all what all the books said it would be like. We go outside the airport arrivals hall which is so sweet - and there is a board with our name on it. To say we just booked the tour over the internet a couple of days ago and all correspondence had been through email with no deposit left - I was pleasantly surprised. We had to get some American Dollars to pay for the tour so the ... read more

Quiet day today so went off to Batu Caves today which is about 45 minutes by train from the hotel. Really fascinating and informative as we went on a tour and conservation is one of their top prorities, which is good. We had to climb over 272 steps to get to the top so we could go inside the caves. There were many shrines at the bottom and at the top which were amazing. Can you believe the train fare was only 60 pence return! We are not sure if this is because they have extended the line and testing it out, but what value for money that was. We made a stop off at Borders bookstore (yes they get everywhere) as I had a thought that we could look at the travel books on Malaysia ... read more

Well here I am at 6.30pm thinking - why did we book a midnight train? Mike is fast asleep by the pool - need to keep bashing him due to his snoring! Great company he is when I am bored! We sent some things home today Gordon Bennett it is expensive even when you send things home by slow mail! Think I am going to have to rethink this buying things as do not want to carry them and also expensive to send by slow mail. I emailed the people who are on the volunteering with us in Vietnam - they sound nice. They are volunteering for 4 weeks where we are only doing it for 3 weeks. Sat by the pool as I am writing this with pidgeons getting in the swimming pool - not ... read more

Well decided we would stay another night in Singapore so two more nights to go. Went into the shopping arcade to book us a hop on hop off bus tour and got a real great deal which included a couple of water taxis as well including a trolley bus. The first trolley bus I went on was with my bestest mate in the whole wide world Sylvia in Washington. This one was not like Wally's trolleys in Washington with Sylvia and did not stop but really informative none the less. Mind you when I decided to sit at the back and was told by the man with the headphones on you do not want to sit there cause you cannot hear anything - I did what I was told - Cor in a different country I ... read more