22nd May 2010
Although you can fly direct from Siem Reap to Hong Kong, it certainly isn’t the cheapest way to approach the journey, hence our decision to fly firstly to Kuala Lumpur, then onto Hong Kong.
We really enjoyed our time in Cambodia, but were looking forward to getting back to a developed nation where getting around is not such a chore and poverty isn’t hitting you in the face at every turn.
When we arrived in KL, on time, we were excited to see McDonalds which we haven’t seen in the 10 weeks since we were last here and also be able to buy some Dairy Milk chocolate (sometimes it’s the little things :)).
Two hours later and we boarded our flight to Hong Kong. Again, everything went smoothly and we touched down on time. It was really bizarre to come out of an arrival terminal at an airport and not be offered a taxi or minibus into the centre, to be able to look calmly for where we needed to go for the metro was a pleasant change. It was almost like something was missing!