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The end of book one

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Just as Michael Corleone  in the Godfather part 1, as Mad Max at the end of Mad Max 1, as Axel Foley in Beverly Hill’s Cop 1, as Luke Skywalker at the end of Star Wars: A New Hope, as Danny Ocean at the end of Ocean’s Eleven, and most likened to us, as Troy Bolton from High School Musical 1, we are, just as all of these long living and most important fictional characters did, leaving S.E. Asia and going to Australia as of 20:15 today.

I was going to write a proper entry about us leaving, but everything came out sounding over sentimental and cheesy, I feel that by comparing myself to things that don’t exist you, the dear reader, can impose your own image of our departure firmly in your mind. Hum the music from The Hulk T.V. series as you do, the sad sounding classical piece where Dr. Banner walks away from the camera, turning back every now and then to wave goodbye. Goodbye Asia, Goodbye!

Managed to get some more pictures up for you mam

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

1.jpg This is me, on a sleeper bus, for 17 hours in this position

2.jpg Nice, huh? Part of the Bayon at Angkor Wat

3.jpgQue Asian child shouting ‘Indie!’ & whipcrack sound effect4.jpgGreat ‘tache

5.jpg Us at Angkor Wat, oddly,I don’t know why the text isn’t blue anymore.

6.jpg Lauren, having scaled one of the many stairways at Angkor

8.jpg ‘Do not climb,’ I climbed

Never been more happy

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
To leave a country than I am to leave Cambodia. I'm not sure what it is, whether if I had come here 2 months ago I would have found it a wonderful place full of interesting characters. But right here, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Eating with the enemy

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Ate snake today, and crocodile. Made me wretch a little although contrary to popular myth it snake tastes of pork, not chicken. for anyone who doesn't know, I was so terrified of snakes pre-trip that I couldn't even look at them on ... [Continue reading this entry]

Lauren tries to spice up our relationship: Exclusive!

Monday, September 29th, 2008
After a long tour of some of the more out-of-the-way temples of Angkor yesterday, some of which were hidden gems, others were just Hadleigh Castle with humidity, Lauren and I treated ourselves to half a dozen drinks in one of ... [Continue reading this entry]

Very few pics of Nam and Bodia

Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Sadly, getting anything resembling decent internet speeds in Cambodia is a bit like (insert funny impossibility of your liking here) as a result, the pics are few and aren't our favourite, just the ones that happened to be first on ... [Continue reading this entry]

Angkor Wow

Saturday, September 27th, 2008
A slightly predictable post is coming, maybe, but essential none the less. Angkor Wat is astounding. We bought our three-day passes today, the most expensive thing we have bought in over 4 months at $40 a ticket!, and with the help ... [Continue reading this entry]

The tuk-tuk game

Friday, September 26th, 2008
Hassle from Tuk-tuk drivers is near obligatory in SE Asia, more so in Cambodia than Vietnam, and more so in Vietnam than Thailand, (as far as I remember, Laos has the best  memories for being hassle free.) It has taken 4 ... [Continue reading this entry]

Siam Reap: our saviour of Cambodia

Friday, September 26th, 2008
I have made no effort to hide my disappointment with Cambodia.  Unfortunately, up until this point it just didn't seem to offer what other traveler's said it did. That is until we reached Siam Reap. The place is gorgeous, remarkably ... [Continue reading this entry]

Cambodia, finding it a little bit…meh

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
‘Are we missing something?’ The two of us mused as we sipped coffee earlier today. Nearly all of our friends that we have met who have included Cambodia in their itineraries have ranted and raved about it’s ‘chilled out vibe’ ... [Continue reading this entry]