https://www.stevedrice.net/ 2026-07-01T08:41:00+00:00 https://www.stevedrice.net/ https://www.stevedrice.net/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2018-01-07T18:31:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/conclusion Postscript It is now January 1st, 2018. It has taken me almost four months to complete this journal. I have had a hard time writing it not only in getting the details right but also in trying to convey to you, the reader, what it actually was like. It was an incredible journey. We were surprised at how much we liked Bangkok and in generally getting around in terms of language and whatnot was a lot simpler than we would have expected. We are not sure we would want to return to Cambodia but … text/html 2018-01-06T11:47:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day0 Introduction During the Christmas holidays last year we had some time to relax and think about the coming year. We ended up booking all of our holidays for the year in the course of a few days. I am not sure this was the best idea but on the plus side everything was paid for early in the year and all we have had to do is sit back and enjoy the ride text/html 2018-01-06T14:13:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day1 Tuesday, August 29th London to Singapore It was an early start today and a lot of travel. When travelling east you lose a lot of hours and today we lost the entire day. We were up at 4:15 (am) to catch the tube to Heathrow terminal two. Having been refurbished in recent years terminal two is a pleasure to use with large open spaces and a good choice of dining and shopping options after security. text/html 2018-01-13T12:51:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day2 Wednesday, August 30th Singapore to Bangkok, Thailand Slightly dazed, we landed at Singapore airport while it was still dark. Landing here I always look for the lights of the shrimp boats and container ships. We often do not see the lights of the harbour area during landing as the airport is quite a distance to the north. We were in a bit of a hurry arriving at 6 am with our next flight due to depart at 7:10. Thankfully we already had our boarding passes which they printed for us at Heathr… text/html 2023-04-30T17:23:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day3 Thursday, August 31st Bangkok, Thailand It was an early start today with our getting out of bed at a healthy 7:30 am. I was happy we were able to get pretty much a full night sleep though we did both use sleeping masks and the air conditioning was on pretty much all the time (perhaps we will set it a bit cooler tonight as it was a tad humid). text/html 2023-04-30T18:22:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day4 Friday, September 1st Bangkok, Thailand We had a difficult time sleeping last night until we turned the air conditioner down to about 23 (from 25). It is still quite humid in the room so it is a bit uncomfortable. I have had to wash my pajamas now after only a few days of wear. We ended up getting up at 8:30 then heading down to breakfast at 9. We stole a bit of the peanut brittle to eat on our travels today. text/html 2023-04-30T17:22:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day5 Saturday, September 2nd Bangkok, Thailand Breakfast was a bit exciting this morning when one of the diners told us that they had spotted a boa (snake) in a tree right outside the window. We were not able to spot it but they were quite adamant. text/html 2023-04-30T18:22:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day6 Sunday, September 3rd Bangkok, Thailand to Siem Reap, Cambodia The alarm rudely sounded at 4:30 this morning. We stumbled around and packed up our remaining things and headed down to the lobby where we checked out at about 5:30. The three days of breakfasts came to about £42 which is actually not that bad a deal and we felt was money well spent. I was a bit anxious with my credit card which I have been avoiding using due to problems I have had on other trips with overzealous banks concerned… text/html 2023-04-30T17:19:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day7 Monday, September 4th Siem Reap, Cambodia Did not get a lot of sleep but there really wasn’t a lot of time to get it anyway. It was fairly uncomfortable in the room and, frankly, we were very much looking forward to really starting our tour. The alarm reminded us to start moving at 3:30 and we were downstairs a short while later sitting outside the hotel entrance waiting for the others. Of course there was no time for breakfast but Mel and I did have some snacks then on board the minibus wh… text/html 2023-04-30T17:25:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day8 Tuesday, September 5th Siem Reap, Cambodia The alarm went at 5:30 and we quickly made our way to the roof for breakfast by about 6 am. The choices for breakfast were basically the same as yesterday so quite disappointing. It was certainly a lot busier at breakfast today than our late breakfast yesterday. Lots more tourists there. The bus was waiting outside of the hotel at 7 am. Mel and I chose to sit at the front of the bus behind the driver today - It was nice to get a different perspec… text/html 2023-04-30T18:22:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day9 Wednesday, September 6th Siem Reap, Cambodia to Sambor Prei Kuk (Kampong Thom), Cambodia Another difficult night sleeping. We were up at about 6:30 though only got out of bed at 8:30 for a shower and to start packing. By 9:45 we had eaten breakfast and checked out so sat outside the entrance and chatted to the others in our group. text/html 2023-04-30T17:30:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day10 Thursday, September 7th Sambor Prei Kuk, Cambodia to Phnom Penh, Cambodia Yeah, did not sleep much. I managed to charge my phone using a battery pack combination travel adaptor I had purchased before our trip anticipating occasions like this were power was a bit at a premium (there were two outlets in the sleeping area and, as you might expect, both were being used) but I really couldn’t get comfortable. I ended up sleeping in my pyjamas on top of the mattress with only my feet covered by th… text/html 2023-04-30T17:29:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day11 Friday, September 8th Phnom Penh, Cambodia It was always going to be a difficult day but I did not fully realize exactly how difficult it was going to be. I think it is good to see more than just the pleasant tourist sites but to actually try to understand everything about how a country works and where it has been. Sometimes it is not very nice. text/html 2023-04-30T17:28:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day12 Saturday, September 9th Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam It has been another long day. At 5 am this morning it really started raining very heavily so I was out on the floor’s balcony watching it and shooting some video. There is something about the rains here that are both terrible yet calming; fascinating at the same time. text/html 2023-04-30T18:22:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day13 Sunday, September 10th Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Singapore Despite the music from the park until very late we managed to get some sleep last night though we were up very early at about 5 am though we got out of bed a while later. At 7:30 we found the breakfast floor and everyone from the group was actually already in the restaurant! Rous, Chris, Maree, Loretta, Tony, Sally, Rachel, Carl, Steph, and PJ (though the last four were just on their way out the door). The breakfast is buffet styl… text/html 2023-04-30T18:22:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/day14 Monday, September 11th Singapore to London The two hour flight to Singapore was uneventful with our being given a small meal. At Singapore we did not have to transfer from one terminal to another this time but it was quite a long walk from where we arrived from Ho Chi Minh to where our plane to London waited for us. text/html 2018-01-07T20:58:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/introduction Angkor Trails Journal 2017 * Introduction ---------- Travel * Tuesday, August 29th - London to Singapore Bangkok, Thailand * Wednesday, August 30th - Singapore to Bangkok, Thailand * Thursday, August 31st - Bangkok, Thailand * Friday, September 1st - Bangkok, Thailand * Saturday, September 2nd - Bangkok, Thailand Cambodia * Sunday, September 3rd - Bangkok, Thailand to Siem Reap, Cambodia text/html 2023-04-30T18:22:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/pictures Picture and Video Album Enjoy the pictures from our trip... ...and some videos too... text/html 2018-01-07T19:43:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/cambodia/journal/sidebar Angkor Trails Journal 2017 * Introduction ---------- Travel * Tuesday, August 29th Bangkok, Thailand * Wednesday, August 30th * Thursday, August 31st * Friday, September 1st * Saturday, September 2nd Cambodia * Sunday, September 3rd * Monday, September 4th * Tuesday, September 5th * Wednesday, September 6th * Thursday, September 7th * Friday, September 8th Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam * Saturday, September 9th * Sunday, September 10th Travel * Monday, Septe…