Destination: Cambodia

Day 10 – 10th April 2016 Sunday - Otres 2 Beach

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [375]

Same same, breakfast at Secret Garden. Lazing at beach at Columbus Beach Bar. Had dinner at Sam’s Restaurant which is next to the Backpackers. I had a salad and Kevin the BBQ chicken. Servings were large and meal nice. On the way back we ran into ... Read more >

Day 9 – 9th April 2016 Saturday – Otres 2 Breach

Sun, 10 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [408]

Today much the same as yesterday. Breakfast at Secret Garden and then lounging by the beach at Columbus Beach Bar for most of the day. Spoke with an English couple who had been in Siem Reap visiting ABC Rice School which is run by friends of theirs. ... Read more >

Day 8 – 8th April 2016 Friday – Otres 2 Beach

Sat, 9 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [414]

Breakfast again at Secret Garden. Spend most of the day at Columbus Beach on the blue lounges. After lunch Kevin headed back to get ready to go watch Port play Essendon at a sports bar in town. He took a tuk tuk into town and found a bar to watch the ... Read more >

Day 7 - 7th April 2016 Thursday – Otres 2 Beach

Fri, 8 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [447]

Went to Secret Garden Restaurant on the beach for breakfast. $5 for an American breakfast. Was very filling. We decided to extend our stay here another 3 days. We booked our return bus to Phnom Penh for Tuesday, just at the start of the Cambodia New ... Read more >

Photos: Cambodia and Vietnam 2016

Thu, 7 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Photo Gallery

Day 6 – 6th April 2016 Wednesday – Long day to Sihanoukville

Thu, 7 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [407]

Up early and across the river for breakfast at a local eatery. I ordered beef noodle soup and Kevin fried noodle with vegetables. We managed to get a nice warm bread roll to dip. Picked up from motel by small bus - Golden Bayon Express. Cost $10 each ... Read more >

Day 5 – 5th April 2016 Tuesday – Battambang

Wed, 6 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [430]

Headed across the bridge for breakfast and ended up at Maddison Corner café where we ordered a full breakfast. Was very average food and service. Our tuk tuk driver picked us up and took us to the bamboo train. Battambang’s bamboo train ... Read more >

Day 4 – 4th April 2016 Monday – Travel to Battambang

Tue, 5 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [429]

We were up and ready for the bus pickup at 7.30 as our bus was due to leave at 8.30. Well it appears Cambodia is also very lax about timetables and no one seems in a hurry at all. Of course this didn't sit well with me. After collection in a small bus ... Read more >

Day 3 -3rd April 2016 Sunday – Angkor Wat Complex

Mon, 4 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [518]

Picked up by Tuk Tuk driver Mr Nin for our trip to Angkor Wat. The cost was US$15 for driver and then $20 entry fee for a single day pass. We arrived at Angkor Wat Temple first and followed the crowd of tourists to the 12th century Temple that is dedicated ... Read more >

Day 2 – 2nd April 2016 Saturday – Exploring Siem Reap

Sun, 3 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [408]

Off course we were up early and before breakfast I set up Kevin's AFL streaming so he can watch the footy and then it was off to breakfast, pancake for Kevin and fried eggs for me. We then headed into the town centre walking. We were approached by many ... Read more >

Day 1 – 1st April 2016 Friday – Our adventure starts in Siem Reap

Sat, 2 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [433]

Our  reliable driver, Collin Hall arrived early for pick up and transporting us to the airport. We had checked in via Internet and so avoided the long lines and walked to the front for immediate bag drop. There were a lot of people checking in who ... Read more >

Phnom Penh 16th - 17th March

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [274]

We got up fairly early on the 16th to get to the Toul Sleung Prison S21 for 10am. We hired a tuk tuk for the day for $20 so he drove us there and then waited outside for us.   Prison S21 was one of the main prisons of torture during the Khmer ... Read more >

Koh Rong Samloem 11th-15th March

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [526]

For the first night of our stay in Koh Rong Samloem the four of us were staying in a private three bed bungalow on the beach. It was very basic but nice enough. We spent the evening having dinner and just relaxing and chatting to people there. Two of ... Read more >

Kampot 8th- 11th March

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [273]

We got a night bus from Siam Reap down to Kampot arriving at about  7am . We went for a breakfast at a cafe called epic arts cafe which is a not for profit cafe hiring and training only deaf cambodians. I had some banana pancakes which were so good ... Read more >

Siam Reap 6th-8th March

Tue, 8 Mar 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [381]

We arrived to Siam Reap late on Sunday (about  8pm ) after a 13 hour bus journey from Ho Chi Minh. This was definitely the nicest and least stressful border crossing we've experienced. Partly because our bus driver organised it and partly just because ... Read more >