After a full day on the road it was great to get out and see some of Cambodia. Angkor Wat is the biggest temple in the world, measuring 1.3km by 1.5km! We saw some incredible ruins and had a guided tour around 3 of the best temples, Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and Angker Thom. Amazingly these huge structures were completely covered by jungle and only re-discovered and excavated in the 1960s. We were incredibly lucky with the weather as there was torrential rain for the ...

After several more hours on the road we arrive in Siem Reap at our hotel for the next 2 days. It's one of the nicer ones, with breakfast included, free wifi, air con and a swimming pool. After just a few minutes to freshen up we pile into tuk tuks for what we're told is a 'homestay dinner'. In fact we visit a very poor slum area of Siem Reap and the extent of poverty in Cambodia becomes really clear. Luke in particular found it all very eye-opening. We visit a l...