12th May. Beside the seaside, beside the sea. Owdo from Sihanoukville - a beatiful coastal town with a plethera of beaches which sits on the Gulf of Thailand. Before I arrived here from Phnom Penh on April 21st, I had been warned that I was coming at the wrong time, since we were approaching the Monsoon season. Obviously the people issuing these warnings have never been to the borough of Pendle, although as I write this there appears to be a storm on the way. G...

14th April -Out in the country This week marks the arrival of the Khmair New Year. It appears to be a 3 day event out here as opposed to the standard 1 day elsewhere in the world. The streets of Phnom Penh right now are very sparsely populated as it would appear that the city and his mate have migrated to the various provinces to do it Khmair Style in the countryside Originally we should have been there ourselves now, but an alteration in work schedules made th...

7th April 2010 - The Wedding Almost anytime you take a Tuk Tuk journey around the streets of Phnom Penh you will pass a temporary construction at some point or other, usually with music blaring out. This normally signifies a wedding. Occasionally, the street is largely blocked, leaving a stream of traffic either way competing for right of passage. Needless to say on such occassions, in the heat of day, frustration abounds. The wedding industry however must c...

Siam Reap - an oddysey - Part one - The party ! Well. About 6 weeks later than originally planned, I finally made it to the Buddhist Mecca that is Siam Reap, and the incredible Temple structures of the Region - including of course the revered site that is Ankar Watt. This was to be a two day trip, and truly deserves a two part story in my opinion, because each offer a different perspective on what was to be a wonderful experience. Prior to the intevention of d...

Here I sit in a beach bungalow on the picture perfect island of Koh Samet. 20 yards from the sea, but a million miles from civilisation as we know it. The biggest snag being, (a team of hungry mosquitos stalking me every time go the bathroom aside ) the lack of an internet connection. But more about Koh Samet later. This is day 9 of the arthritic Buddhas travels around Thailand and Cambodia, so lets go back to the beggining. Getting to Thailand felt like a journ...