We arrived in Sihanoukville yesterday. We have a private driver for the next week (we hired our friend Sam that we had met last year but he was in a very bad motorbike accident-road rash on face and hands-so he couldn't make it-he sent his cousin Mr. Sear) so we will be exploring quite a lot. We checked into our hotel that overlooks the beach, headed down and Steven found his new best friend-Seryang-a young lady that sells lobster. He ate 12 lobsters for 4$. He didn't get sick so I will have them today! WARNING-if you are scared of snakes do not read this next part. We ate dinner at The Snake House, owned and operated by Russians. The restaurant is 5 star-white linens, server standing by the table at all times, and really good ... read more

Hello everyone! Lots to tell. We've decided against motor bike rental as tuk-tuk is inexpensive and the roads here are very rough. Yesterday we had a rainstorm in the afternoon-poured for an hour then beautiful again. We were tucked into a cozy restaurant with a bowl of fish amok and a plate of fried shrimp with Kampot Pepper. We climbed 203 steps to a cave of limestone, viewed a salt plant, fishing village, and pepper plantation. The plantation grows the famous Kampot Pepper which is a must if you ever see it on a menu. The "plantation"is what Dad would call a garden! We spent a few hours in a town called Kep on the Gulf of Thailand and ate fried shrimp and crab. Lovely. I had my introduction to my school here in Kampot. I ... read more

We have landed in Kampot. Beautiful, sleepy town. Have a lovely room at the Mea Culpa. Waiting for our green curry, shrimp rolls, and fried squid (that would be Steven's choice) at a restaurant. Checking in with the school tomorrow. Have to go eat! Suzie and Steven... read more

We arrived in Phnom Penh exhausted but relieved to be off of an airplane. Our friend Sam picked us up at the airport-wonderful to see him. Hot here! 31 degrees C; translated-HOT. Settled in at River Star Hotel and made plans for accomodation and travel for the next two weeks. We ate a wonderful lunch at Friends Restaurant, a non-profit organization that helps children and young adults in prostitution and drugs get out by training and working in the restaurant. We had some drinks at California 2, a bar that is owned by a man from California-his parents live at Watt and Marconi. :) Woke up this morning to have breakfast and watched as a man walked his elephant down the street, monks packed into tuk-tuks, and young girls delivering fresh baguettes to restaurants on mopeds. ... read more