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Today we decided to stay in Cambodia because it was too difficult to change the date on Jasons visa, so we'reheading domw to the coast tomorrow to a place called Sihanouk ville. Supposed to be really nice and lots of other backpackers. I'm excited to see what it's like coz i thought all tourists were in Thailand and this place was relatively untravelled by us westerners, but we'll soon see. And from there we're going here to Phnum penh (i know i've spellt it wrong every time) to grab a bus yet again to Ho chi minh on the 14th. This place is really nice, however as i think i said before, me and jas are not really big fans of big cities so we're quite happy too see the beach again, this time very different from in india i think!
The people of Cambodia are very friendly and willing to help, and most importantly, they're not harrassing you to get in their taxi or tuk tuk! The country itself is so beautiful! We've both really come to love this part of the world and so far everything about it. They told us in Thailand, coming over the border, that it would be close to impossible to find an atm and if you did it would only take cambodian cards, and that the people in general didn't speak english... rubbish! There are atms everywhere, they give you both riels or usd, whichever you prefer, and as for the english, there is always someone around who speak english or is willing to help you anyway. The same goes for what the cambodians say about Vietnam actually, then we met some younger people on the bus here from vietnam that said it's safer, cheaper and even more beautiful than here! I've already got that the food is amazing so thumbs up so far!
Today we went to see "the killing fields" just outside the city where Pol Pot buried around 2 million people he thought was his and his Khmer Rouges' enemies in the 70-80's. Unbelieveble, i'm currantly reading a best selling book about it that i bought a few days ago. They say Cambodia wont recover from all that this century even. 1 in 4 cambodians were murdered during the time he ruled.
Till familjen och svenska vanner: Kul att hora av dig Jessica! Hoppas allt ar bra med dig och honom och att marsta inte ar alltfor trakigt i hostmorkret, med ni kanske har haft toppenvader? Kraaaam pa dig och fortsatt skriv!
Mamma och Ingemar: Hoppas verkligen ni hade toppenkul och mysigt i ert italien och att resan hem gick bra? Blev ni na bruna da? Sag inte sa bra pa datorn!:) Saknar er och det var himla kul att kunna skypa, synd att vi inte har det har men just nu ror vi pa oss ganska mycket, kanske finns i Saigon nanstans, men vi blev rekommendreade att inte stanna mer an en-tva natter dar for det ar bara dyrt och egenligen inget att se dar sa vi aker nog mot Nah Trang sedan.
Anne: Du far garna skriva pa min message board, ar inte sa ofta jag tittar pa kommentarer, men jag kanske borde!:) Ja ta och boka en liten semester du det tycker jag!
Love to you all as always!!! xxxx
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