Siem Reap - Cambodia

We got to our guest house soon enough and bid adieu to our jolly taxidriver. When we got to reception though they didn’t have any cheapo rooms (so they said – I was dubious – they usually want u to pay for the more expensive rooms) but we got the dear one for the first night anywho. (if u can call 15 bucks dear).

We had some lizard residents in our room. We bought some postcards off a cute young fellow called ‘Tom’ (lol) who knew the capital of Ireland was Dublin and how to say ‘Conas a ta tu’. (Sheesh - who doesn't?)
We went to a restaurant called The Red Piano for some Khmer Curry. It was an old colonial French building that was ‘tastefully redecorated’ (according to Jim).

Cambodia is very hot and dusty. There are no roads as we know them and there are lots and lots of poor kids and limbless people begging for money and selling postcards. You’re not supposed to give money (for nothing) as it encourages begging, so we bought some books and postcards and gave some small money to some mine victims but it really is both heartbreaking and tiring at the same time.

The next day we decided to just relax, we moved to a cheaper room and do a bit of work on a track and some blog work. We chose to get a one day pass to the Temples of Angkor Wat & Thom etc and arranged for a tuk tuk guy to collect us in the morning and bring us around for the day.

That evening we decided to indulge in a ‘Happy Pizza’. This place was recommended by the Lonely Planet so we decided to head in and have a happy Hawaiian. We didn’t think it was going to be anything at all but a few hours later and we were laughing our socks off. We went for a few drinks aboot town and fun times were had by all.