Half way through our wirlwind tour of south east Asia, we have arrived in the vibrant city of Phnom Penh, which is somewhat different from when I last visited it in 1995.

After a frustrating wait for the motorcycle in Bangkok, it finally arrived and we left Bangkok on the 5th February. We travelled west to the town of Kanchanaburi to visit the allied wargraves along the river Kwai.

We then turned north and stopped in the ancient Thai capital of Sukothai, with it's spectacular ruins. After a day in Chang Mai we crossed into Laos at the northern most point of Thailand. The border first involved putting all 350 kilos of bike and luggage on a small canoe to cross the Mekong.

Once in Laos we travelled east through lush jungle, rapidlly being felled by teams of elephants. The old Laos capital of Luang Prabang was a serene mix of French colonial architecture and chic reaturants, resting on the banks of the lazy Mekong river.

After a night in the quiet capital, Vientiane we followed the Mekong south to the Cambodian border. Prior to crossing we stayed a couple of nights on one of the 4000 islands that fill the Mekong river here.

We crossed into the dense forests of northern Cambodia and sped along the newly paved roads to Siem Reap and the ruins of Angkor.

We arrived at Angkor Wat just before sunrise, as I had 13 years ago when I watched the sunrise on my own, this time we where joined by 5000 tourists!

From Phnom Penh we will ride through the Caradamon mountains in the south of the country before crossing back into Thailand and racing south to Singapore.