We fancied a bit of walking today, as while on the tour we often took tuk-tuks or taxi’s around town to speed things up, and to keep to the predetermined, high intensity schedule. Today’s itinerary was much more… open, so we went for a stroll.
This morning was our last supervised portion of time in Thailand, thanks Moh; it was fantastic to have such an enthusiastic, friendly & knowledgeable guide through Vietnam, Cambodia & Bangkok. Our group met at the hotel’s reception, after a buffet breakfast. Probably the best breakfast we’ve had so far! There were 6 of us on the tour (plus Moh), a great bunch, a pleasure to travel with. We began our morning by walking to the marine terminal, a short walk from the hotel, this would be our starting point for the river / canal tour through central Bangkok.
After breakfast we were desperate to get into the pool, mostly because it had been a while since we last had a pool at our disposal, partially because its great for cooling of in the intense Cambodian heat! After reading into how long you can safely swim after eating… we jumped in. As it turns out swimming after eating is probably just fine, as long as you don’t do anything too strenuous.
Today we journeyed from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap; around a 320km drive, but the minibus was well air conditioned and we had some interesting stops along the way.
Following a quick breakfast we jumped on a coach, and headed through rural Vietnam on route to Cambodia. From what we have seen of Vietnam, it is definitely a country we would like to return to. Especially having heard great things about the North from various friends.