We arrived into Phnom Penh early tea time and headed straight to the Sunday Guest house. It was starting to feel like our second home as we'd stayed there on the two occasions we had passed through the capital. The owners were very sweet and we thought it'd be nice to stay in a family run guest house over the Khmer new year.  The three days we spent in the city were mostly spent shopping - a past time I have been dreaming about this whole trip! Sadly It wasn't ...

As sad as we were to leave our paradise island, it was time, for we had arranged to visit an elephant sanctuary in the Mondulkiri province of Cambodia. It was something we we both particularly excited for, as we had spent a long time deciding which conservation project we wished to support. It's no secret that elephant riding is a tourist attraction within Asia but with many of the companies the elephants are badly abused and neglected and we were quite conscious...

In one word - dump! Whilst neither of us have been on a lads holiday to Magaluf, I can only imagine its very similar to Sihankouville. Actually, I imagine Sihanoukville to be far worse.  When we arrived I was still feeling horrendously poorly and Dan was exhausted and all we wanted was a good meal and a cheap hotel room. We'd been pre-warned that Sihanoukville might not be our cup of tea, it's expensive, tacky and run down, but it's the jumping off point for t...

We awoke early to embark on what the Lonely Planet described as "Cambodia's most magical boat ride!" Armed with our cleverly purchased peanut butter and baguettes we wasted time waiting for the bus doing our Asian morning stretches. It's quite common for the bus drivers to hop off the bus at rest breaks and launch into violent side swinging stretches. Dan has developed quite the talent for it. After successfully trapping a few nerves we got onto our minibus to ma...

A new country, Cambodia, our final destination for Asia.  Cambodia is quite a difficult country to travel, as it's an awkward shape, meaning you often have to travel back to the capital Phnom Penh in order to move on. It's the central point for travel. We had decided that as we were to spend some time in the capital at the end of our trip buying clothes for New Zealand we would simply pass through and book a bus straight to Siem Reap, the true heart of Cambodia...