The hotel we stayed at in Phnom Penh offered a full-day tour of the city including a visit to the Killing Fields. For only $8 each (Cambodia does have its own currency but the US dollar is also accepted everywhere) we decided this was our best bet for exploring the city. Our first stop of the day was at a shooting range. Yep, a shooting range. U...

A real eye-opener in terms of how once again Foreign Involvement (read: USA) set this country on a collision path with hell - and very recently too!! Tong Sleng Prison & the "Killing Fields" were incredibly moving and a reminder of why it is healthy in every country to have a vocal & legalised opposition!!

This day has been censored by Mackenzie. I cannot reveal more information about it untill I get approval from him. But don't worry Mrs B-H. I did not involve much to my fathers dismay, sex, drugs or anything life threatening. Really, I dont know why its a big deal.

We returned to Phnom Penh to see one of the most incredible displays of strong competition bringing prices down when we stepped off the bus to have 5 or 6 tuk-tuk drivers screaming at us for a $1 ride to a guesthouse. $1 is pretty good for a ride across town so we were willing to accept it. But the insane competition lowered the price to nothing...

AK-47.... when y*u abs*l*utly p*sitively have t* sh**t ev**y ************ in the r**m? Accept n* subsitute..... Or s* Sammy L Jacks*n said in Jackie Br*wn anyway. As it turned *ut, I was able t* live *ut *ne *f my lifel*ng ambiti*ns by getting my hands *n an AK and a full magazine *f ammunit*n. And alth*ugh it was extremely c**l, I'm n*t sure I ...

Im back again, the concert was amazing! Now getting a chance to stick some pics up here. what an amazing place. I found out that eating dried tarantuala is a speciality. Also dont buy electronics, everyhing is fake and just relabeled! We have an 8 hour drive tommorow up to the jungle, cant wait. at the moment Im in the hotel business centre, the...

You might assume that spending two weeks in Vietnam would have us well prepared for our time in Cambodia. I guess we hadn't really put a great deal of thought into it, so you could say that we had another little culture shock as we disembarked from our boat and were mobbed by drivers wanting to deliver us to our accommodation. Most drivers are p...

Right, so finally after over a month of trying to get myself organised I have a ticket!! Granted, it is not all confirmed, in fact at this moment in time, I have no way to get from Southern America back to Phnom Penh, despite being booked on a flight from Phnom Penh to Australia! Small quandary, sure, but nothing that Visoth my travel agent assu...

Well, Saigon was a bit of wasted time, although it got us out of Hoi An--the money pit of our trip! We didn't have enough time in Saigon to get any real feeling for the city, except that it was big and a bit overwhelming. This time, Laurel was feeling sick (and I was not so interested in walking around by myself) so we spent almost the whole of ...

Now that I have moved on to Cambodia, time to write down some general impressions about Cambodia. I really adore Cambodia. Yet it is hard to say why... There are so many negative aspects: Apart from Angkor there's isn't that much to see. The country is covered in plastic and garbage. The traffic is just insane. (They take their Camry-on-steroids...