Siem Reap

The last couple of days have certainly picked up again, and so have my spirits. The idea of not going to Vietnam now feels very distant. On Sunday I hired myself a moto driver for the day and spent many hours exploring the complex, spectacular and decorative temples of Angkor.

Angkor is commonly named as one of the best historical sights in the world, and it's easy to see why. In fact a one day ticket is commonly thought of as too short, and I therefore spent a few hours on Monday finishing off the temples I had missed. Having said that, I was beginning to feel a bit 'templed out' by then.

If Sunday and Monday daytime were a mirror image of each other, so were the evenings. On both nights I found myself ordering a steak and chips in Temple Bar, and by the time my food had arrived I was on a table full of people! There was one guy who was in Pai at a similar time to me and had met Axel! Another guy, who appeared perfectly normal and pleasant, is apparently travelling in an attempt to overcome his home addiction to organised football fighting in the colours of Chelsea - but speaking to him you would never have guessed!

The last few days have been a reminder to myself that I need to be able to relax when things are quiet! While on long sticky bus rides I can relax fine in the knowledge that I'm going somewhere, but on a normal quiet day it is sometimes difficult. Inevitably I will be alone and doing little sometimes, but these times balance out with the livelier moments. If I can learn to not feel like I need to be doing something all the time, I will have less low moments like I experienced recently.