Stops

August 19th, 2019 Today we had a very relaxed day.  Our visa for Vietnam was not valid until tomorrow so it gave us an extra day to just chill in Phnom Penh.  We slept in and then had the opportunity to go to our hostel’s sister hotel across the street and use their rooftop pool. …

August 18th, 2019 Today we hired a tuk tuk to take us to “The Killing Fields” and S-21 detention center.  We learned a lot of history of the genocide that happened in Cambodia in the late 1970’s.  It was a shocking and eye- opening experience.  To give a little background for those that don’t know,…

August 17th, 2019 We had a quite an adventure just getting on our bus today.  The tuk tuk driver we had from yesterday was forty minutes late picking us up.  He raced us to the bus station, and it must have been the first time in history a bus left on time because we pulled…

August 16th, 2019 All the staff members in our hotel were children.  I would guess they ranged from about 13-16 years old.  I have noticed it does not seem uncommon for the employees in restaurants, shops etc. to be children in Cambodia.  This hotel was called Don Bosco Hotel & School.  When I asked what…

August 15th, 2019 For myself, today was the hardest day of our trip.  It was because I had the same stomach sickness Brendan had the last couple of days. The dreaded Montezuma’s Revenge wrecks your GI system. Thankfully Brendan is better, but today was my sickest day.  We have been pretty lucky that in all…

August 14th, 2019 This morning I opened the door to the bungalow at sunrise and saw this! It was so beautiful I ran down to the beach to watch. It was one of the most beautiful sunrises I have ever seen!  Luckily Brendan was feeling a little better today, so we went to breakfast and…

August 13th, 2019 Our snorkel trip got canceled because we were the only ones who signed up for it.  It rained last night and some this morning but then turned into a beautiful day.   We had breakfast and took a boat over to the other beach for the afternoon.  We walked along the beach a…

August 12th, 2019 We stayed on “sunrise beach” but unfortunately it was too cloudy to see much of the sunrise.  We went for a morning walk and it absolutely poured rain.  We were completely drenched but didn’t mind too much because it was still warm.  Koh Rong Sanloem is the next island over, smaller and…

August 11th, 2019 We arrived in the morning today via our overnight “hotel bus” to Sihanoukville.  This is a coastal town that used to be popular for backpackers because of the beautiful white sand beaches and turquoise water.  At one point it was full of beach bungalows and local markets, away from the craziness and…

August 10th, 2019 Our day started at 4am as we packed up and checked out of the hotel.  Mr. Gecko picked us up at 5am and we headed to the main temple Angkor Wat to watch the sunrise.  It was pretty cloudy, so we did not get a spectacular colored sky, but it was still…