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Published: February 23rd 2007
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Hi there....
After my last blog a few people have asked me to add pics of the Killing Fields, so i've added a small selection in the last blog!
I left Cambodia yesterday and arrived in Vietnam, Thats another country ticked off the list! To be honest I'd have liked to have spent more time in Cambodia, there was still alot to see but I'm on a time schedule so had to get to Vietnam! After being in Cambodia which was pretty laid back, I arrived in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh) last night and its mental! Its a massive, noisy city and crossing the road is like dicing with death! I'm only here for a couple of days though, then heading to the beach!! YEY!!!!!!
After my last blog, i booked my bus ticket to Siem Reap which is in northern Cambodia and is the home of Angkor Wat! I'm travelling with Jo at the moment who is so nice, shes invited me to stay with her on the Thai Islands as she works there so that will be cool! We arrived at Siem Reap in the afternoon and poor jo had food poisoning so she just went
to bed and I had a look around the town and went for some dinner, unluckily ever ATM in Siem Reap was down and I about 1pound on me, Great! I sat and had a drink and got talking to a few lads who thenm kindly offered to chip in and buy me dinner.....result!!!! had a really nice night with them, they paid for everything and then paid for me to get a tuk tuk back to my Guest house! They have regained my confidence in men and proved that they aren't all freaks after the number of them I've met over the last few days!
The next day Jo was feeling better and we got a one day pass for Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples. It was a really good day and Angkor Wat was amazing but I think one day was enough, they all start to look the same after a while! Some people buy a 7 day pass!! I really don't understand that! I don't think my pics really do it justice, the sheer scale of it is just mindblowing! The only dissapointing thing is the number of tourists, its absolutely rammed full and it
kind of loses its appeal after jostling with millions of people taking pics all day!
That night i met up with the lads again and went for a few drinks, (i paid for mine this time unfortunately....haha) had a really good laugh and had quite a late night which was not good as I had to get up the next morning at 5am to get a boat back to Phnom Penh!
Got up bright and breezy for my boat trip which was sold as a luxury cruise down the river with stunning scenery and deck top sunbathing available! HAHAHAHAHA, Yeah Right!!!!! The reality was something completely different. Loads of travellers crammed on the top of a boat for 6 hours in the blistering heat with no shade, this of course equals sunburn!! My legs are like lobsters, I has factor 20 on and still burnt, by the end of the trip I had one leg in my bag and one leg under a magazine to protect them, not a great look but better that than my legs actually being burnt to a crisp! The scenery was pretty good but I couldn't really concentrate on it or see it
Me at Angkor Wat
Spot the tourists in the background!! due to the fact that I had sweat dripping into my eyes and my face felt like it was on fire!! hahahahaha, yeah, i can laugh about it now!!
That night when i needed aircon the most, the whole of Phnom Penh had a power cut so i just laid there burning alive in my room. Needless to say I didn't get alot of sleep that night!
Yesterday after a very cold shower I got on the bus to Saigon for another long journey, which actually went really fast. I met 2 girls from Oz, They're identical twins and are really nice, so am sharing a room with them. Not up to much today, still having problems with finding a cable for my camera (no one understands) but i've managed to get them loaded onto a disk for now hence able to put a few on my blog!
Anyway, am off to the beaches tomorrow which I'm soooooo looking forward to! Its been alot of cities over the past couple of weeks and I'm now ready for some relaxation!
Speak soon
Love
Suzie xxxxxxx
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Jackie Dalby
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Keep the photos coming
Hi Suzie, So pleased we can see the photos again, some great shots, you look great, keep eating the fruit., have a great time. Love Nana xxxx