Greetings from Phnom Penh! We arrived in Phnom Penh yesterday afternoon, it is a hot, dirty, smelly deathtrap but we love it! After haggling with tuk tuk drivers for ages we got to our guesthouse in the Boeng Kak area (by a lake). The tuk tuk journey was an experience in itself, Cambodians do not adhere to the highway code, road signs, lanes, helmet wearing etc yet somehow do not die! Met some people at the guesthouse but unfortunately they were leaving to go t...

In the words of John Denver "all my bags are packed, i'm ready to go, I'm standing here outside your door i hate to wake you up to say goodbye...but i'm leaving on a jet plane don't know when i'll be back again..." My bags are indeed packed (and ridiculously heavy!), i've double & triple checked that i have the essentials - passport, tickets, money - so i guess i'm ready to go...gulp! Getting on the train to Heathrow tomorrow lunchtime & fly o...