There were many more temples to see today as I blitzed about Angkor on a moped. It's a scorcher out here - it stays in the 30's for a good part of the day, and there seems to be little cloud cover.
The nightlife in Siem Reap is surprisingly good - there are a few decent bars to hang out in as the backpacker community flows through this city.
Here is something i forgot to mention about Vietnam - crossing the roads. The traffic is intense and unrelenting. Nobody stops for lights, and both sides of the road are used to drive on. In theory, a dangerous proposition. However, the solution is to merely to walk into the traffic, and maintain a constant velocity, despite the apparent danger. The cars and bikes will swerve to avoid you, and life continues. Amazing once you see it in action.
As a tourist in either Cambodia or Vietnam you will be blighted with annoying salesman. Anywhere you go, anytime, annoying voices will be heard "Siiiiir, excuse meeeeee siiiiir, you buy cold drink, you buy T-shirt, you buy book?". It riles me.


- posted by Daniel @ Sunday, May 16, 2004