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We left Vietnam early on Monday morning and crossed the Cambodian border by river. We were charged $25 instead of $20 for the visa process, which was the first of many times being ripped off in Cambodia. However our minibus dropped us in the centre on Phnom Penh where we arranged a tuk tuk tour to the Killing Fields for the next day. We travelled up with a lovely New Zealand couple, Gary and Jeanette who came with us the next day also. My first lunch unfortunately continued the theme of peanuts in most local dishes...even after a prolonged discussion with the waitress about peanut free food and getting her to write the cambodian down for no peanuts, she then suggested the royal amok, which was amok with peanuts...so it was pizza and burgers for the ... read more

So we are on our final night in Japan and we both absolutely loved it here. Today we had our most Japanese day of all. We started off visiting the Sumo Stadium and by luck there was a tournamont on for the Meiji Jinto Shrine with all the big names, yokazuna was competing with another 20 or so sumo wrestlers. It was fascinating to watch all the ceremonies and traditions. There was a minor tournament and the main even. The hours passed from 12.00 until at 4pm the champion was decided. Very exciting!! There was a little comedy sketch between tournaments also, brilliant! Then we visited Akibahara to see 2 shrines and visit a stand in Sushi restaurant. I still can't get over the chewiness of raw fish, but mark dived right in. I had a ... read more