I'm back from my wet adventures

A thunder and lightning storm hits Kompong Thom as I arrive - the sign of things to come

Sometimes things don't quite go to plan. My Phnom Chi adventure was one of those times. Don't get me wrong, it was far from a disaster and at times it was good fun but temple-wise it wasn't as successful as I'd hoped and we had to overcome quite a few hurdles to get back to our starting point within three days. It was also the first temple-hunting trip I've done with a 'travelling partner' and that in itself made it unusual. In the past I've made it my policy to travel solo with my pal Sokhom as my moto-driver, guide and translator. And it was wet, very wet! I should've seen it coming when I arrived in Kompong Thom to be confronted with a rainstorm that flooded the streets and sent everyone scurrying for cover. We then encountered rain for the next three days of our adventure into the unexplored wilds of eastern Kompong Thom province. My final half-day was much more successful by comparison. I managed half a dozen temple sites only one of which I'd seen before as well as a genocide memorial in just a few hours of bright sunshine - but Kompong Thom province is like that - it's awash with interesting sites and lovely people, which I always seem to encounter on my trips there. If you haven't discovered the delights of Kompong Thom yet, take my word for it, it's well worth a visit. More on my Phnom Chi trip very soon.

The flooded forest trail we encountered for much of our time in the Phnom Chi area