Coach is quite spacious. I have no one sitting next to me thank goodness as the great southern barrier is still up. However, I nearly invited a Dutch woman to come and sit with me; she is sitting in front of me next to a Cambodian who proves the fact that there are total knobs in any nationality lol. He was trying to be flash with his english, I mean, to the Dutch who speak better english than some english people I know. I could tell she had enough. I'm wondering if it's a cultural thing. The cutch woman is travelling alone and is older than me - yay go girl. I hear him say oh f you want a boat trip you tell me I will sort it out for you. Then she went to put her bag on the shelf above. Oh no madam he dies it may fall ok. She ignored him and shoved it up there anyway and no, it has not fallen off. We stopped for the loo and I was going to ask her if she wanted to come and sit with me with the promise that I won't interrogate her lol. But he must have got the hint and went to sit with the driver.
I will never complain about the M6 or M25 again. The road from PP to SR. Is a dusty dirt track full of trucks, mopeds, horse and cow drawn carts - I guess just like our motorways then. We just stopped for lunch and I had to say it was enjoyable, I had Cambodian food, granted there was not much choice but I had some tasty fried rice with tofu and a diet coke for wait for it $4.25 it was really nice and the women who served me were so lovely. I gave them $5 it was well worth it. Unlike the loo lol. When travelling take plenty and I mean plenty of tissues and hand sanitiser. The loo was .....l. Challenging. To flush it I had to put my hand I the top and lift the ball cock lol. The joys of Cambodia. So back on the coach and we have just had to stop as there are cows on the road. Oh I forgot to mention the guy who was taking over the Dutch woman's life lol was making a beeline for me at lunch. Trust me when I say body language and one of my infamous dirty looks changed his mind for him lol lol I think we shall leave it there for now lol.
Surprisingly, the time went really quick. I had a bit of a nap then woke up to find I had been a smorgasbord for insects!!!!!!! Obviously.
Mosquitos think I'm sweet meet. I had been using Boots tropical extra strong kill the beggars stuff which obviously is not working, I have a painful bite on the inner right arm and one that is thankfully not as bad by my left eye of all places. Knob boy lol asked Dutch woman for her number in case she wanted a boat or taxi and the Dutch woman said, no you are not having it lol - game over.
So the bus rolls into SR and first impressions were that it looked really ok. Tuk tuk driver and case oh and $3 to the hotel. I have to share with you my friends that sometime during that coach journey I had a word with myself so a focussed and determined Karen had arrived. Get to the hotel. Now when I booked this the name did make me chuckle and I thought only in the Far East it is called Hotel Side Walk Never Dies. I had clocked a laundry place and chemist on the journey and automatically felt back in control. Get to the reception and I know I should not joke by the manager looks like a Cambodian Gary Glitter and we all know what he got up too in Cambodia. Straight away the big I am the man routine, well not today sunshine. Oh I don't have your booking says he. Oh don't you says I as I pull out email after email. That was that sorted. You want tuk tuk to Ankor or into town you come and see me I arrange. To which I replied nah thank you I have other plans. Well that was it where you go what you do he goes on and on and I said its my business but thanks for the offer lol. Got to my room anf there are three blokes opposite who had checked in an hour before me; two from London one from Liverpool. The scouser had a chat, they seem ok.
Now for the room lol. How can I put it. I suspect Gary Glitter or GG from now on thinks he is running a five star hotel with his women doing all the bloody work. I have washed my dear sweet Hetty in better towels than I have here lol. Some of you would die than stay here but it's four nights of my life. Quick shower change of clothes and I go out. Where you go you want tuk tuk says GG no thank you says I. First stop laundry. 2kg $2 ready tomorrow. Then to chemist. Got some extra kill spray and some hydrocortisone cream for the bites. Two lovely women served me with the most adorable week old baby boy. Made a fuss of the baby and did what my dad always used to do, have him a dollar for his money box. The girls were no no and I explained (in hindsight they probably thought I wanted to buy him lol) they were so thankful. Quick coffee and messaged Daniel then back to hotel. OMG GG doesn't give up lol you see temple tonight? No thanks I'm meeting a friend who works here. You should have seen the look on his face.
So tuk tuk to the Peace Cafe. I said to the tuk tuk driver do you know where this is, of course he did .............. Not! Round and round we went. In the end I noticed it. I had seen pictures of this place and it is so me. All vegetarian and vegan food, meditation classes, yoga classes ...... Bliss. I was there first. For those of you who do not know, I met Daniel last year in Bangkok. I was looking at the menu for Jenny's and a voice said the food is good here it is made with love and that was it. We have kept in touch and last year we promised we would meet this year in SR and here we are. Daniel arrived and we were so pleased to see each other and had so much to talk about. The universe certainly bought us together. The food was amazing, so fresh. The best food I have had since I kept Jenny's.
We then walked to a bar lol. How ace was this place. Happy hour for five hours lol huge gin and I mean huge gin and little tonic $1 ha ha. We were trying to dance with the locals ha ha it was so funny. I went to the loo OMG if I hadnr been a bit mmmmm tipsy I would gave took a photo lol. Still I knew my yoga would come in handy on day as I lowered my self over the toilet whilst doing the chair pose.
I did think what if I miss the loo and I wee on the floor, then I looked and thought it ain't going to matter lol. Another gin with little tonic and some passive cannabis smoking, the boys at work would be so impressed with Miss lol lol then we were off to meet Dara Daniel's boyfriend. What a scream. I'm the only woman in a gay bar, the other side of the world, slightly mmmmm pissed by now saying it's not fair I want to be a ladyboy they are so thin and beautiful, do you think they will do my make up lol like in Drag Race. Daniel was screaming and crying with laughter and poor old Dara thought what the hell is this lol. It was ace. The ladyboys were brilliant and so was the company.
Ha ha if anyone had told me five years ago this is what I would be doing I'd never would have believed them. Oh Meg lol what would you make of your mother. Anyway, I'm slightly mmmmmm pissed by now so I say night night to Daniel and get a tuk tuk back to the hotel. Oh I forgot to say I keep singing welcome to the hotel California lol I don't know why. I think it might be the the line ..... You can check out any time you want but you can never leave. The scouse bloke was on the stairs trying to get a wi fi signal as the wi fi is crap at the hotel California run by GG lol. He was as pissed as me lol lol and we chatted. He said he thought I was ace travelling on my own. Yeah I think I'm a do too lol.
Made it to my room and collapsed. I done think I moved all night. Brilliant evening - thank you Daniel
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