Cambodia = I wish my eyeballs were cameras

Wow, wow, wow. I'm up late sitting in our beautiful hotel lobby writting this. It's still warm, and little frogs are hopping around my feet. It's hard to put into words my few days in Siem Reap, Cambodia. I wish my eyeballs were cameras and my brain was a DVR. I want to give this country a huge hug, put it in my suitcase, and bring it home.

My first time in SE Asia, and Cambodia's been an amazing introduction. Ancient culture, tuk tuk rides, crazy markets, luxury hotel, beautiful people, hot and dusty, cool and lush - this is a country full of of contrasts. The air smells amazing (a combination of incense for the Buddha, Durian, petrol and ???) and the people have been more than welcoming and warm. EVERYONE is on a motorcycle, and life is lived at the edge of the road. My highlights in Cambodia have been:

1. Angkor Wat - everything that has been written or said is true. This is a must see place.
2. Our tuk tuk driver Sam (pronounced Sahm) - he's been our go-to and can-do guy who has taken us everywhere.
3. Kapong Phhluk - an amazing floating village on the edge of Tonle Sap (immense freshwater lake - think Lake Michigan). Sam took us there as a surprise today. It blew my mind, I tried to take a bazzilion pics, but of course my battery died.

Tomorrow we're off to see Angkor one last time at sunrise. Then we'll fly to Pakse, Laos. It'll be hard to leave this place behind, but I know there's more incredible stuff ahead. I'll do a seperate post with Angkor Wat pictures when I have time. Until then, ankun chreaon (thank you) for reading. More to come.