All good things have to come to an end!!!
We would just like to say thank you to everyone who made our travels what they were. We will always remember this amazing experience and nothing will ever be forgotten.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Bangkok, Thailand
Our last stop before home!!!!!
Bangkok is crazy. Its huge and as we only had 24 hours there we based ourselves on Khao San Road. Here there are lots of places to eat, drink and shop. We stayed in D&D's Inn which had a lovely roof top terrace with swimming pool so we could soak up a few last rays before heading back to England. However, our priorities while we were here were to go and witness a ping pong show (... cant believe they do such things, absolutely hilarious...) and enjoy a shop around the markets!
It was a shame we didn't get to go to all the other great markets but I think it was for the best... realistically we could not have carried anymore in our bags and we only had pennies to spare!!!!
Bangkok is crazy. Its huge and as we only had 24 hours there we based ourselves on Khao San Road. Here there are lots of places to eat, drink and shop. We stayed in D&D's Inn which had a lovely roof top terrace with swimming pool so we could soak up a few last rays before heading back to England. However, our priorities while we were here were to go and witness a ping pong show (... cant believe they do such things, absolutely hilarious...) and enjoy a shop around the markets!
It was a shame we didn't get to go to all the other great markets but I think it was for the best... realistically we could not have carried anymore in our bags and we only had pennies to spare!!!!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
A little beach resort on the south coast of Cambodia. Not the most idyllic place but nice to relax for a couple of days and go out drinking with other travellers. There are plenty bars around to keep you entertained and an air conditioned cinema if you fancy just chilling out.
Unfortunately due to our luck, there was a storm while we were here so we didn't have that much time on the beach. You probably wouldn't want to spend too long there anyway as you constantly get pestered by the locals, especially children, who try to sell you bracelets, food, manicures, massages etc. They also work as theives, as we found out... Greg got his wallet stolen by a group of kids, they did it right under our noses, but luckily it had little money in it and we still had our camera and ipods!!!
Unfortunately due to our luck, there was a storm while we were here so we didn't have that much time on the beach. You probably wouldn't want to spend too long there anyway as you constantly get pestered by the locals, especially children, who try to sell you bracelets, food, manicures, massages etc. They also work as theives, as we found out... Greg got his wallet stolen by a group of kids, they did it right under our noses, but luckily it had little money in it and we still had our camera and ipods!!!
Friday, May 2, 2008
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Siam Reap is home to the famous Temples of Angkor. They are magnificent and can take a long time to look around them all. We went there for sun rise so we would have all day there, but unfortunately the weather wasn't on our side so we did not get the postcard picture of Angkor Wat. However it was nice to do some of the walking around before the sun came out. We ended with the temple best known from the film Tomb Raider. It was beautiful with tree roots growing through the walls and breaking through the grounds of the temple. We also climbed to the top of another one, which was a little scary as the steps were almost vertical but the tranquility at the top made it worth it.
Apart from the temples there is not much else to do. There is a small market there and plenty of nice places to eat and drink. We also stayed in a brilliant hostel which had everything a traveller could need, indoor swimming pool, friendly and helpful staff, lots of communal areas to meet other travellers, giant jenga and connect four, TV, free pool table, darts, great food... think ive got my point across.
Apart from the temples there is not much else to do. There is a small market there and plenty of nice places to eat and drink. We also stayed in a brilliant hostel which had everything a traveller could need, indoor swimming pool, friendly and helpful staff, lots of communal areas to meet other travellers, giant jenga and connect four, TV, free pool table, darts, great food... think ive got my point across.
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