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Part Eleven: The Travel Diary of South-east Asia

The Travel Diary of South-east Asia Here continues the series for anyone who is interested about my travels two years ago. I spent three months in South-east Asia. Though true to the actual handwritten diary in terms of events which I recorded on my trip day-to-day, I have changed the names and where possible gone into more detail for each day with the luxury of having a laptop this time around! For part ten click  here .  Part eleven concerns Phnom Penh in Cambodia and Sihanoukville.   12th of February 2019 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia I woke up with a vague itch on my back, had my breakfast and walked in the scorching heat to Wat Phnom. What an incredible place. Statues stood looming on either side of the red walls that lined the staircase and I climbed marvelling once again at the religious architecture.      As I approached the main pagoda I noticed once again the symmetricality of the scene and began to feel a palpable atmosphere rising, but one of the oppos...