We left and have headed south, to the coast. Our hotel is nice and has a lovely pool. We have enjoyed the happy hour, a beach BBQ and drinks in some bars. We have found a cool bar opposite the hotel which has a good feel to it and we enjoyed a night cap in there and had a few games of cards! Today, 28/10/2011, we have spent by the pool relaxing - this travelling malarki is hard work! Back to the monkey republic later after we have eaten we think! Tomorrow we are ...

Today we have been in the capital and it has been much busier than Siem Reap. We have visited S21 and the killing fields, eaten at a restaurant that supports local children and made the most of the local happy hours. We sat in a roof top bar and watched an amazing storm,where 3 major rivers meet. We managed to find a tuk tuk with a rain cover and this was the first outing of our pac a macs!

24/10/2011 Hi to all. We were up at 4am our time to get to Angkor Wat in time for the sunrise and you can't imagine how worth it it was - just beautiful. We have spent today exploring three temples, Angkor Wat, Ta Prom, where some scenes from Tomb Raider were filmed, and Bayon. We have been out as a group tonight to watch a traditional Cambodian dance show and visited the night markets. A day travelling tomorrow to Phnom Penh so probably wont have much to update...

After an early start we set off in a private mini bus to Cambodia. Pok has lots of information to share along the way, everything from some background history, useful phrases and handy hints. We stop for lunch and then continue on to Siem Reap. The recent floods have impacted greatly on the people in Cambodia. The rice fields have large amounts of water in them and local people can be seen in small boats, paddling around with fishing nets, and children also swim...