Sihanoukville

Yes, the rumors are true, due to creative differences Alex and I split up and went our own ways for a while.

Tiffany and I caught a bus south to Sihanoukville but were not pleased when we were offered plastic stools in the isle for our four hour journey. After some gentle persuasion followed by some less gentle persuasion we we're in the seats we paid for and were on our way. Sihanoukville is on the coast with the golf of Thailand as so likes to model itself as a Thai island with its golden sand and clear water and general raving atmosphere in the evening it wasn't half bad.

During the day, Tiffany and I spent our time on the beach, lounging around in front of a beach bar that were happy to wait on you all day. We only left our sun loungers to take a dip in the cool sea and to take a break for our tanning in the hot sun. In the evenings we visited the many beach bars and guesthouses and took part in Ko Pha Ngan style "Full Moon" parties which we're fun but it remains to be seen whether they'll live up to the real thing.

Other then the huge number of Cambodians that came up to us on the beach selling bracelets or massages or other useless rubbish, the time on Serendipity beach was a well needed break in our hectic travel schedule and was greatly enjoyed,

Our next stop was Siem Reap, home to the famous Angkor Temples which was something we we're really looking forward to. The option is to get a one, three or seven day pass and as we were short for time Tiffany and I elected to go for the one day. Alex was in Angkor for longer then us and so he' will go into detail about it as there is no point us both failing to describe their wonder and beauty so I'll leave it up to him.

After Siem Reap, Alex and I decided to put aside our creative difference and unite once more to craft a great holiday plan. So, Tiffany and I traveled to Kratie where we met up with Alex and carry on our travels. Kratie has very little to offer other then the rare Irrawaddy dolphins and even they weren't that interesting and so we quickly moved on to Ban Lung which will be my next entry.

Tom
(pictures coming soon)