Internet access in Cambodia is not as reachable as it was in Vietnam (which was always included in the room-rate), hence why I've just gone on a computer to blog 4 days later..

The border crossing between Vietnam and Cambodia was a bit long-winded, but otherwise fine. I wasn't really happy when the Cambodian immigration took our passports for a full 25 minutes as we drove off 5km down the road from the border for lunch. Panic set in as no one friggin' spoke English, but you can always rely on the Westerner's to fill you in on what's happening. We got our passports back safe and sound to find the visa nicely glued in. After the long 6 hour drive we arrived in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.

We knew there weren't particularly great things to see/do here, but needed to use it as a stop-over point before heading North. The one thing we noticed - everything was so bloody expensive! Accommodation was $25 a night and food was around $9 per head for a decent meal. Maybe it was naive of me to think that SE Asia would be a lot cheaper than the UK?! Hmm. We had a great bowl of vietnamese Pho on the first day (Oh, how we miss it!) and went to a nice NGO-run restaurant called 'Friends' for dinner (the best sun-dried tomato humus I've ever eaten..)

It was all a bit rushed in Phnom Penh, what with booking the bus to Siem Reap and researching Laos flights etc, but that wasn't a problem because the city didn't have much else to offer. The most noticable thing was the amount of temples we've seen, all colourful and lively.

We are now in Siem Reap at the Golden Mango hotel (great room, interesting owner but a little out of town). Like every other foreigner in Siem Reap, we are using this as our base to see the Temples of Angkor. We've decided on the full 1-day itinerary for tomorrow (which is still costing $20 entry-fee each?!) which brings in all the main temples to see. I think we'd be a bit templed-out if we were to do the 2/3 day tours.

We've literally just booked our flight to South of Laos after the three days here - exciting stuff!