Cambodia soo far . . .

Temple in Tomb Raider

Sorry it's been a while people, i have been busy busy busy!!

So turns out the first stop in Cambodia was AMAZING so our 2 nights and 3 days turned into 5 nights and 6 days, Siem Reap was great, full of character and very colourful!

Angkor Wat

We spent an entire day exploring all the temples and the main one Angkor Wat, they are all stunning pieces of architecture and none are exactly the same which is an achievement in itself, because we were told that in all there are 10,000 temples! (we did not get to see them all unfortunately) We also got to see the Temple which they used in Tomb Raider so all you Jolie fans, look out for the pictures!! Also, had a classic Nina moment, where i locked the keys for my padlock inside my bag and had  NO access to any of my stuff, so i had to hitch a ride on the back of a police mans motorbike to some place who smashed the lock for me. As the day continued i had to explain to everyone that i was not in trouble with the police, as they were helping me! opps!!

Siem Reap has a focal point, 2 roads that run parallel, Pub Street and the Alley. The Alley, as stated in the name is a wide alley way full off restaurants, you could easily mistake it for a little road somewhere in a French village, it was picture perfect and the food was great too. We tried some traditional Cambodian (Khmer) dishes, including jasmine rice, chicken luc lac and pumpkin cake, which is pumpkin parceled in banana leaves and steamed, absolutely delicious! Pub Street also says it all as it is a street full of bars and 'pubs' it has a nice atmosphere and is a good place to meet people, its no Malia so don't worry people! But you can get a nice draft beer for 30p!!! =D (Yess i have turned into a beer drinker!! damn it being soo cheap!)

Tuk Tuk

Weather has been amazing and we found ourselves with a day free before we left so we decided to go and raid a 5 star hotel with one of our new friends from Canada, we used the pool for the day and the spa which was nice and relaxing!

Victims mugshots in S21

So Monday 20th (i think) we left Siem Reap and made our way down to Phnom Phen, the Capital. The 6 hour bus journey went rather fast considering! We arrived in the afternoon and already had an instant dislike for the place so decided to cut our 2 nights to 1 night straight away. The city is packed and really polluted, this mixed with the heat makes it unbearable and hard to breath! So we got some accommodation and set about booking a ticket straight out of there! Next morning we went to S-21 and the Killing fields and learn't all about the genocide under the reign of Palpot. It was really eerie and upsetting and the worst part was that it didn't really happen that long ago, it was in the last 50 years!!





After a good half a day, we got our bus to Sihanouk ville, 4 hours later and we were there. We are staying in a place called Monkey Republic, its a cool place run by 4 guys from Cambridge (they have Heinz baked beans!) Its cool and got a relaxing vibe, full of travellers so i best get back there and start mingling!!


Ciao bella people x