I was in Cambodia in November 08, traveling with my best mate Gary for just over three weeks. He could only manage time off for two weeks but I stayed longer before proceeding on to Laos and Vietnam. Two to three weeks is plenty of time to have a good look around Cambodia.

We enjoyed Siem Reap followed by Sihanoukville on the coast. Beautiful places. The temples around Siem Reap are just so special and Angkor Wat was spectacular. The only unfortunate thing was that there were scaffolding erected for the renovations taking place on the Angkor Wat temples which ruined the photos a little. Apart from that it was awesome. The most beautiful was Tha Prom or also known as The Tomb Raider Temple (top photo) set in and amongst the rain forest. There I'm just lost for words. It's a must see. The bottom photo was taken at The Pink Temple in the middle of a tropical rain storm.. Loved it!

Sihanoukville on the South Western Coast line of Cambodia is very special with it's beaches and beach front restaurants and bars.. alot of fun. It's worth the eleven hour bus ride from Siem Reap. It goes via Phnom Penh. The best way to see Sihanoukville is to hire a scooter and head out along the beach tracks as far south as you can go. Some great beaches along the way.

As for the capital Phnom Penh.. it is old and dirty and basically another big city. It has some beautiful temples, restaurants and bars but four days there is plenty. We arrived during the Moon and Water Festival and it was just too crowded with all the local village people coming in to celebrate from near and far. Quite an experiance.

Cambodia had the friendliest people by far out of the three Indochinese countries and it was quite affordable. Resonable accomodation costs anywhere from $7.00 to $35.00 USD a night pending on how you want to go.

Get there if you can.. And tell the girls at the 'Sok San Night Club' that Rocky sent you. Ha,ha.