Back in the UK - off again on Tuesday

After 28 hours on/waiting for planes, we arrived back in Wimbledon on Saturday morning and are now packing for the Istanbul trip (no, we haven't forgotten!) . Asia was a lot of fun in the end - I half-expected us to be a bit grumpy as we really wanted to be cycling but we relaxed into it and had a great time.

More detail below. For those of you who were hoping for some cycing action, it should all start on Tuesday. If it doesn't then I'll rename the blog to 'General timewasting in preference to job hunting' or similar.

Take care.
S&R
Details of the second half of the Asia trip (please feel free to skip to the photos!)

From Vientiane, we flew to Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam for a couple of days. HCM/ Saigon is incredibly busy with about a million motorbikes whizzing around you as you step into the traffic and make your way slowly across a busy road.

We then had a couple of days on the beach in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. A fairly low key place if a little expensive (for Asia anyway)

From Phu Quoc, we took 1 plane, two local buses, two boats and a hot minibus to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. PP is a big, low-rise city with a nice mix of (slightly depressing) sights and buzzing bars/restaurants.

We then took a bus to Siem Reap, Cambodia to see the temples of Angkor. The guy at the guest house had recommended a minimum of three days to see the temples however we ony had one day left and so were up at 4am to see as many of them as we could. It turns out that you can see quite a lot in 12 hours if you race around in a tuk-tuk and dash in and out of each attraction. The temples were a real highlight - even with the wilting in the heat and the ridiculous schedule.

Photos

1. Reena chooses dinner in Vientiane
2. Corn on the cob, Saigon
3. Steve in a Vietcong tunnel - beard has since been removed
4. Beach at Phu Quoc
5. Ta Prohm, Angkor
6. Angkor Thom, West gate