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Sheeeze where do i start..ok
1)why dont you go to Kanchan a burri on way to chaing Mai? and straight back to bankok,,save time and back tracking( Look into Pai up in that area-a lovely town)
2) can you get bankok to siem Reap by train?over night bus is the goout of BKK
3) skip Battambang ect if i were you,,its ok buy..???
$) get fast boat from Siem Reap to PP..its cool--sit outside and see the culture,,the same one that will takes days on a bus..but there that afternoon in time for cocktails.
4) more time in Siem reap and down Shianookville way..
At least 6 or 7 days in SR,,get a 3 day temples pass-over 7 days
it allows you to have time off inbetween days-it can get hot and over whenlming-only so many ancient ruins can be absorbed-long days,,esp if you see sunrises.
See the natural history museum before temples to give you a great insite into what you will be seeing.
The horse ride at Happy Vally Ranch was my hightlight last time--well worth it,,go afternoon to see sunset over rice fields.
Skip PP if you can..its a shitty town like the rest,,although you prob will spend a day or 2 there,
Head south mu friend-Kampot, Kep < Shianookville is aslo a shitty town but only a klm or so from beaches--Oceteal,Serenditpity(mu fav)

,,as far as getting to bankok,,easy--just get a bus from Oceteal,,they pick up at hotel door,,mind you they head back to PP then across to BKK,,just another long bus ride--easy.As for the south-all sounds good-
We spemd 3 weeks on Samui and ko Pgan last year ..rode scooter,,went to ko phan gan,,stayed at very remote places out of busy party zones...awsome,,i wouldnt book or plan too much..we didnt and found some of the best along the way , esp ko samui,,
Kophangan-Bottle beach was lovely.


This year im going from Bkk-to Paske in Laos-down Mekong -into Cambodia-down the PP,then down to Shianookville to chill,
Meeting my wife and family in Ko Lanta(near Krabi) for 3 weeks.My wife said she wanted to do the same ans last year but different..(Same Same but Different)
So ko lanta it is..

I hope i have been helpful..ask any more questions if you like
Rob

It wont matter you will have fun regardless...just dont waste time in some places,,spend more in others!

My 16yo son and i went there,,and all around the west side of Tonle' Sap.I'm not writing it off totaly but it was just not that interesting.We wandered around. It's a long way to go (not realy but half a day on a hot bus)So there is a day used..and more to travel to south.another day or 2,,,personaly i like Kompong Chnang more..I dont reget it but id spend more days looking at temples or lazing on a beach.My son was bored as hell!.The fast boat ride either way-from SR - PP or PP - SR,lets you see a lot of villages.Use sunscreen.
It's all about the time..! If time were no issue i'd see everything

Crossing Hat Lek/Koh Kong is the direct way, I'd choose this one. Maybe stop at Ko Chang/Kood.