'Preparation Phnom Penh'

18th Nov

After not getting much sleep for one reason or another; i wake for the morning bus to Phnom Penh feeling pretty knackered. Had a nice dose of rice soup (congee) before getting on the bus with some of the smallest seats ive seen. Tough 6hr journey as couldnt extend legs though iPod gizmo+ some company helps. On my return to the suffocating capital, we brush past the touts as i book a ticket for Saigon as A finds us a hotel. By cyclo, we acrobatically proceed to the hotel having all our bags+ 2 people balancing with a straining driver,and i have a shower + nap on arrival.

'Having been banned from returning due to some water festival; ive finally left the beaches behind and dive headlong into Vietnam...'

Wake up and its pissing it down and i still got stuff to do like get some Vietnamese Dong and contact lens solution etc...so we go out and achieve none of that, but instead get soaked and end up randomly at this large posh casino of all places and wondered around looking out of place by not actually gambling. humourous to see scores of Chinese tourists shipped there to face their largest vice...

After dins, we chill as i have a long arduous border crossing to navigate starting at 7am.  Sadly we part ways tomorrow after many good times; i go east, she goes west...does that mean in time we'll meet again?