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It is possible to fit up to 6 Asians on a motorbike, and 10 in a small car.

Shooting guns makes you horny.

"No I do not want a tuk-tuk"

Always learn how to say 'Crazy Foreigner' in the language of the country you are in. It will bring laughs from everyone and you can use it in almost any situation.

To my best of knowledge, I've yet to eaten dog. If I have, last night's meat was a prime candidate.

Most Asians are clean shaven, however some keep their face mole-hairs uncut since birth. It must be a status symbol of some sorts. I think it is gross.

"I am walking, I do not want a ride in your tuk-tuk"

All books in Cambodia are photocopies.

Some nights I will splurge and buy a $3 meal.

"I DO NOT WANT A FUCKING TUK-TUK"

You can barter for anything and everything.

The largest shoe size in Asia is CAN11. You will be laughed at like a freak if you try to buy anything bigger.

"FUCK, FUCK OFF TUK-TUK DRIVERS!!!!"

All Asian children are beautiful. Once they turn 12, the ugly bug hits them. Some make it past that stage without incident, however most hot Asian ladies are boys.

All travellers I've met who've been away for more than 18 months are all cooky and wierd. I do not want to become a statistic.

When you really do want to find a tuk-tuk to take you somewhere, they are never around.

Cambodia..doesn't that sound Bad Ass!?!

You think you've seen it all but then you find yourself drinking beers, shooting AK47's and throwing grenades at 10am in the morning.


After Phnom Penh, we headed north east to Angkor's 1000 year old temples and wats built by the Khmer's, the earleist Cambodians. Absolutely out of this world.

Many of the temples have been restored while others are left alone, letting the jungle surround and overtake them. Some wats even have the trees growing out of the old walls. Seeing the jungle reclaim it's land gives you a depth to the time of how long ago these massive stone buildings were pieced together.

The Vietnam Experience is next...

Cambodia

Okay - waterfalls, volcanic jungle lakes, bowling ( real 10 pin too), a Cambodian University class that we almost got kicked out of (luckily I had some fruit to share with the 'administrator'), and showing a magic trick that made 20 Cambodians run away in complete fright, leaving their pool game unfinished for the night. Fun times.

From that rural town of Ban Lung, we drove 10 hours via a taxi to Phnom Phen, the capital of this country. There was us 3 white guys in the back of this small car, and 5 Cambodians in the front. To pass the time we bought 2 cases of beer and got smashed. We arrived at 8pm in the capital with 48 beers behind us, many of them shot gunned.

I'm getting excited for Ankor Wat , one of the man made Wonders of the World, and should be there next week. Lates

Just click the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxp9JoBl47Q

Waterfalls and Rice Fields

After Luang Prabang most backpackers head south to Vang Vieng for Opium Shakes and Happy Pancakes. I instead went off the beaten route and went North. Only a handful of people make it up here, which makes this place that much more special. No motorbikes, no internet, no phones - this is what travelling is about.

We hiked to remote villages where everyone came out and greeted us - so friendly beyond anything I have ever experienced. We hit waterfalls, went deep into caves, wondered past rice fields, and looked up at the stunning, jagged limestone jungle cliffs that surrounded the area. I only hope that the 21st Century, even the 20th Century, never catches up to them. They have nothing and they have everything. These people live off the land, catch there own food, and even make their own 'Lao Lao' - rice whiskey, which gets you quite messed up. The fact that the village stayed with us all night partying, playing, singing, drinking and eating - even though nobody spoke a lick of English, made the experience that much more special. Wicked.