PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA. FRIDAY APRIL 9 2010, 0230 HRS.In the dead of night, I just arrived to Phnom Penh. Tuk tuk mister hello honey me love you long time began immediately. Now alone, sitting on the street with my luggage. I think I'll just spend this night on the streets, waiting for the shops etc. to open…PS. During the night I made friends with angry dogs, stray cats, bats and (dead) rats.PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA. FRIDAY APRIL 9 2010, 1145 HRS.They offer me to t...

SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA. THURSDAY APRIL 8 2010, 1900 HRS.Amongst the ruins of Angkor, "The Pearl of Asia"... During this one day trip, I walked almost 10 hours in the tropical heat, and consumed litres and litres of water, and managed to get a little bit sunburnt. Angkor has amazing two hundred square kilometers of temple ruins… one could walk around and explore this area for weeks. I doubt there are many similar sights in the world, perhaps some Meso/Sou...

SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA. WEDNESDAY APRIL 7 2010, 2200 HRS. DAY 10.Temperature approximately 40 °C. Writing at a guesthouse room without air conditioning.If possible, today it was even hotter than yesterday… hmm, interesting how you kinda loose your appetite if the temperature gets hotter than hell. I'm just drinking (also water) all day long and sweating it all out immediately. The locals say it's too hot for them also, and that these weeks are the hottest of the ...

SAMSEN ROAD, BANGKOK, THAILAND. SUNDAY APRIL 4 2010, 2345 HRS.Sa wat dii kráp! Time to sit down now and write something about the past week's events. I just arrived from a relaxing Thai massage, after which I ate some Pad Thai in a nearby little outdoor restaurant and now I'm having a nice cold Singha beer at the hotel… life is good.My first week has been great. Seriously, I can't find the right words to describe the mesmerizing feeling of entering a completel...

SAMSEN ROAD, BANGKOK, THAILAND. THURSDAY APRIL 1 2010, 2130 HRS.I'm now at the centre of Bangkok, and later I'll write more about my first days here... But now I'm off to the streets, to eat something weird and to get some travel equipment for the upcoming months.Meanwhile, let's go back in time, all the way from my last week in Finland till the day of departure.PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE TRIPOn Saturday March 20 2010, after the recordings of the 5th DEATHCHAIN alb...