13.10.11 - Pnomh Penh - Getting there and the Capital City of Cambodia Last night I took the overnight bus from Siem Reap to Pnomh Penh. This time around, the time the bus took to get there was bang on, unlike what they told me when I was in Laos where an 8 hour journey actually ended up taking 12. So 5 hours later and i'd reached my new destination already. Fantastic. So they were right about how long it had taken to get there.... what I wasn't prepared for wa...

12.10.11 - Siem Reap, Day 4 - Sunrise, Further and Beyond. Today we were up at 4am again to attempt the sunrise for the second time. Since the sunrise on our first day, inlcuding sunset last night were not what I was hoping for (an experience but a bit of a let down with so many clouds), I literately said a prayer last night before bed to wish for a good sunrise this morning. As we left the hostel in the tuk tuk the first thing I did was look up - YES, the skie...

11.10.11 - Siem Reap Day Three - The Grand Circuit and a not so picture perfect Sunset. This morning Lion picked us up and drove us to one of the lakes which sits around the outskirts of the sites of the temples, where we could have breakfast. The lake was beautiful and whats more, there were young children climbing the trees and jumping off into it. It really was picutre perfect. Marie started to tell me that she was raised in Quebec opposite a lake where she s...

10.10.11 - Siem Reap, Day Two Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples - Small Circuit So last night I slept like a baby since i'm rooming with Marie. Surprise surprise she also told me this morning that i spoke in my sleep again - oops! We got up at 4am in order to get ready and head for the temples allowing us enough time to buy our 3 day ticket and get a good spot to watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat - The main and most famous temple of Cambodia. The flooding...

09.10.11 - Siem Reap, Day 1 - Floating Village of Kompong Phhluk This morning I was leaving Vientiane, for Siem Reap by plane. Again by Laos Airlines, so no doubt another propeller plane, (I wonder if this'll have engines???!!! LOL) So another early rise for my 6.30am flight and there I was in the departure lounge waiting with anticipation for the next step of my journey away. Getting to see Angkor Wat and it's surrounding temples! A dream of mine since I was y...