Siem Reap

Siem Reap was another long bus journey away from my previous destination.... its in the North of Cambodia and is also near to Tonle Sap (Asia's largest lake).

Siem Reap is visited by most people as it is very close to Angkor and the famous temples of Angkor Wat and Angkor Tom to name but a few. I was no dofferent and also visited the temples.

The town is pretty cool and you have the option to go big or chill out in smaller and more chilled bars. There is a lot of places to eat and drink and the food I had was reasonable at around $5 for a curry with rice and a drink. Amok being my favourite so far. There is also a night market for shopping etc all in all a cool place.

Daytime:
I took a tuk tuk from the hostel to visit the temples of Angkor Wat, Angkor Tom and Ta Prom aka tombraider (the location of the film Tombraider). The temples were amazing and the shear size of the things made them very impressive.... Angkor Wat has a 100m wide moat around its whole perimeter. I also visited a landmine museum which was really informative and showed off some good charity work which is currently being carried out.

Evening:
The first evening was spent with the local guys who worked at the hostel... I ended up in some Cambodian hip hop bar where I was the biggest person in the place. Locals kept coming upto me and touching my arms and asking how big I was (very strange). I felt like the BFG in an episode of the borrowers.... The other nights I chilled around the hostel and took advantage of the free pool table before heading to  "Pub Street" for a few more beers.