Back from Cambodia, Malaria free (I think), and happy to be back in ol' Bangkok again, I had my first hot shower today in over 2 weeks and just finished receiving an hour long foot massage. Heavenly.............

I really enjoyed my time in Cambodia, there is alot there to see and experience. The things that impressed me the most are:

The ancient temples (obviously)
Adorable friendly kids
Red dirt and dust everywhere and on everything
The abject poverty of such a large percentage of people
The money being poured in (especially near Ankor Wat) by foreign interests
The expat communities

Overall, I can say that I would love to go back. It isn't as easy as Thailand, but it's cool to feel on the edge of the world.

To bring you up to date since my last entry, JP and I went to the coast at Sihannoukville a little over 2 weeks ago. He promptly cut his foot on a motorbike (requiring 2 stiches, he's fine) and so no swimming for him. We spent a few days checking out the town, it was interesting, very laid-back compared to Penom Penh. Here's some pics of our dry day at the beach...

We ate some really yummy fried lobsters

One of the nearby attractions is the town of Kampot, a beautiful drive through lush (for Cambodia in dry season) mountain valleys. If Sihannoukville is laid- back, Kampot is in a coma. That aspect made it really nice though, we were able to just wonder around exploring without anyone treating us like we had dollar-signs flashing over our heads. (I'll have to add those pics later, they're on JP's camera)

We visited Bokor hill station, an abandoned mountain top resort town. Very cool and creepy-like...........

I was really tempted to............

We also visited Elephant Cave

In Kep, we hung out on the beach with some new friends and ate some freaking fantastic crab

Well, sorry to rush off, but gotta meet a friend for dinner......
K
P.S. Coming home March 16 (not sure yet how I feel about that)