Of course we also wanted to sample the fun side of Phnom Penh. This city really feels like somewhere that people live, rather than just one big tourist experience. There are a lot of ex-pats here, working at the many NGOs. We (guiltily) enjoyed a breakfast of muffins and doughnuts. Not at all ‘local’ but very much appreciated. There is just something wrong with having dinner items at breakfast time – curry before 12? No thanks!

To escape from the oppressive humidity for an afternoon, we went to the cinema. This place was in the TripAdvisor top five things to do in Phnom Penh, and it did not disappoint. You pay $3.50 and can go to any of the screenings shown that day. The cinema is in quite a small room, with huge cushions scattered on the floor. So for less than £3 you can lie on the floor in an air conditioned room and watch three films in a row. Bliss!

On our final day we went to a beautiful infinity pool at the Blue Lime hotel. It cost $4 to get in for the whole day, had amazing beds and pagodas to recline in and delicious food. I spent most of the afternoon there, and even enjoyed swimming in the afternoon rain shower.

The lesser-spotted Aquatic McCulloch

In the evening we then headed to the Foreign Correspondents Club for some colonial era glamour. The view over the river was incredible and we watched a thunder storm in the distance.

Getting our colonial on at the FCC

Bonus! This was our sleeper bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh