When Is A Straight Road Not Straight?

When it's winding...

Been through Thailand... but couldn't handle the tourist overload, so did some temples then bailed to Cambodia. Had a genius plan to spend time in Laos, but there were no tickets available to leave the country, so we had to forget that idea.

The trip from Thailand was interesting. We took an air conditioned double-decker bus to the border, then spent about an hour in a small room waiting in line to get to the single counter for foreigners. From the border to Siem Reap was a single straight road of hell. The only problem was that there are craters all the way through it, so the cars have to wind all the way
through. Fine if you like 4 hours of 4WD off roading in a crappy mini-bus covered in dust - but we were VERY happy to get to our destination. In the end it took 6 hrs to drive 150 kilometres, and Pip's back and neck were out of place.

Spent 3 days in Siem Reap, the temples have been amazing, but it's soooo hot. We've met some really nice people and had a great time here, but are moving on down the country, then West again to an island of Thailand to have Christmas with some friends we made at the beginning of our trip, and keep running into.

Gotta go. Our tuk tuk driver has offered to make us the local specialty with some fish from the local lake, and a case of cheap beer.

Happy Christmas to everyone... think of us here on a lonely deserted beach in the sun when you're onpening your presents.

Love
Damen and Pip