One big catch up

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We've been a bit busy lately, and yes, probably a bit lazy so thought its easier to do a big blog.

Well, Phu Quoc..
Gorgeous island with clear blue sea and white sandy beaches. We didnt do a lot here. Ended up staying 6 nights in a bungalow just off the beach which was lovely (but a bit much for the budget! with no hot water or a/c).
We had a good night out with an American guy who we met on the way there. He was called Zev, Craig shared a bottle of rum with him. I wasnt invited, probably because they both new I would be able to drink them both under the table. He showed us some card tricks and I picked them up straight away, haha! They should have gave me some rum and I wouldnt of had a clue!

We rented a bike and went to a beach on the South of the island which was even whiter sand and clearer sea. We bought some cheap snorkles and went snorkling, seen loads of little fish, including a black nemo! and Craig seen a cuttlefish! I think something nibbled on my foot so I got out the water.
We left Phu Quoc to Cambodia, we had to go via the border crossing at Ha Tien. 1 mini bus, 1 boat, another mini bus, 2 cars and 9 and a half hours later we were in Sihanoukville in Cambodia!

Sihanoukville is really touristy, it was nice though. I think we stayed for about 4 days. We walked to the town in the midday heat and probably sweat at least half our body weight. We bought some vests and had ice cream, oh and found a supermarket which had air con, so walked around that for a bit to cool down! We had a good night out and got ridiculously drunk, we spent the full day after recovering in bed! then we went to this place called Top Cat on the night, which is like a little cinema, we watched New Moon.
The beach was ok but not as nice as Phu Quoc. There are sooooo many people trying to sell you stuff, women selling fruit and donuts. Kids selling bracelets, women doing massages/manicures/pedicures. You can't relax for 5 minutes, so we went to the end where it was quiet. We only had 1 day on the beach here, and we got bit by sand flies. Craig got bit loads.

We got the bus to Phnom Penh, which took about 5 hours. When we got there we got a tuk tuk to Capitol guesthouse. The driver tried to charge us $8 when we only paid $6 for a 5 hour bus! Obviously we didnt pay him that. Everyone here is after your money, which is understandable, but they do try to rip you off all the time. Our guesthouse was nice and cheap. Only $10 per night with a/c, hot water and tv. We hadnt had hot water for weeks!
On the 2nd day we visited the museum, which was ok. We also went to the Russian market, I bought a dress.Then we went to S21 prison, which is an old school that was turned into a prison during the Khmer Rouge, where they were tortured and killed. It was truly depressing. There were photos of all the men, woman and children who were killed. And also some of the things they used for torture. It was pretty unbelievable that it happened so recently.
We changed gusethouses, and moved next to the lake which is wh

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[janet and danny]

xmas
MERRY XMAS to both of you, sorry your dinner wasn't up to scratch, you can have a couple of nice one's when you get home eh!! the pics are still lovely, i always think how lucky you both are being able to do the things that your doing but i do miss you so much, it was a strange xmas this year, Stu goes down south wednesday 30th to live so will be back to both of us once again, i see the weather is still good!!! you both look the picture of health nice and brown, you have been doing more travelling than you thought with all the bus, trains cabs and all, you will need a holiday after you get home ha!ha! keep safe and look after yourselfs, love from everyone here. mam + dad xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx