Angkor Wat Angkor Wat is about 1,000 years old and a hugely impressive arrangement of temples. As the ancient capital to the area, the site housed about a million people back then, and was used for all purposes; religion, housing, a marketplace. On the initial approach alongside the south bank of Angkor Wat, a moat separates you from the walled structure. There are many trees lining the roads and the first glimpse of the temple is spectacular. We bought a thre...

Siem Reap Vic, Dani and I left Phnom Penh early the following morning to catch the only boat that day that was travelling to Siem Reap in north west Cambodia. We arrived at the jetty at around 7am, with about 10 minutes to spare and since we had had no breakfast, I impulse bought some food from a lady at a mobile stall, stationed there for 'farang' such as myself. The 100-foot long boat seemed over-sold since almost all of the roof was taken up with peopl...

Phnom Penh Vic and I travelled to Phnom Penh from Ho Chi Minh City by bus, which meant we had to get our Visas at the border. The whole process was farcical, as they didn't need to look at my departure card (something required in each country in that area), then getting passport control to even look at our passports was difficult enough. The officer in the passport control booth just sat there, barely acknowledging anyone, while the queue before him buil...