Girl traveling Southeast Asia — land transit article

21 February, the beginning of the year four, Bangkok-Siem Reap-Angkor view sunset

This day is the original plan was to check on the road a lot gonglue said land from Thailand to Cambodia will have a lot of unexpected trouble, even if all goes well also to 4 and 5 o'clock, so we do a hard day.

In order to catch the 5: 30 pm departure from Bangkok to Alan's coach, 4: 30 a.m., after check out into the street fight, and drivers on the nice price will go straight to the station, the bus drivers all the way and we chat, ask us where to go, we are going to ride the bus to Alain, so he started to beat our mind, wants us to pack his car.

Offer more than 2000 baht, we think it is too expensive for tickets only 200 baht, 1000 baht 5 individual but, you have more than doubled. Thus began the owner doesn't allow it, drivers estimate would also like to do business, after all, or a large one, then two more times after the lock in a price war has 1900 baht, and drivers with mineral water and breakfast. Funny it is daniu, he kept and drivers that we want to eat thai food, not sea food, do not know whether the drivers are understood, anyway, what the final because their way we also did not eat.

Talk about good price after the driver shouted to his friends took us, this person is also good, will we all drove up to the border Alain, a group of people surrounding up ready to soliciting when he told us not to pay attention to these people, means the exit direction to our Office.

We had all the money out of the car together enough money to him and then being not "Baht" across the border. Those who go on following us, we turns against them, their own way, the Road stopped many large trucks, very busy, visible trade between the two countries is still very frequent. We walked along the left side of the entry and exit, 10 minutes to us out of the gateway that didn't run into any trouble.

To the Cambodian border in Poipet, full human fork out than Thailand that side behind a lot.

Border Department stands a memorial arch, it is a sign of Angkor in Cambodia's three corn head. It is next to the Visa Office. Daniu they have checked in Beijing, as long as the 180, while Shanghai will need more than 300 yuan, also gave $ 200, then decided the invoice would prefer landing check Chick, I'll be a little cheaper. But this is a direct result of the US and Cambodia corrupt officials connected to the head, when we go to the form, stood in the window reach tube we want a person of the visa fee 1000 baht. Window on the prices of us $ 20, but if you're only 20 US dollars, Visa estimated wait to God, here a blackmail doesn't give out there would be no visa, we consult with and the man could give us three 70 dollars, the man and the window of the visa officer to discuss it agreed to it. TMD, obviously they illegal blackmail ordinary people, should also be bold, to less is not enough, what kind of country would have such officials also do of course. So if there is no Angkor in Cambodia I guess not many people will want to go to that country, even with Angkor, I think I go once power is not so abundant as to my first impression is too bad, although us-Angkor but not so good.

Gave money to the country's efficiency can improve dozens of times, money makes the Mare go here are the demons had good comments, 4, 5 minutes after we got a visa, I took a look at the list price on the window, carrying luggage and never looking back on a free car battery to the Immigration Department.

Fill out the entry form, queued for entry of a saw daniu next to e-visa in a channel, and remorse for his online see the electronic visa that is deceptive, visible in the overall integrity of the country are very poor, so how could not be assured. But later we went to Cambodia e-Visa is recommended, when seem extortion, but cannot be used on e-Visa, China Customs is a problem.

A little after entering through the square, the square has many bus stop, from Poipet to Siem Reap, the estimate is $ 8 a person, not wise.

Our five outset intended to make the trip to Siem Reap, time to hurry up, this time is 10: 30 or so, than the expected time ahead of time for nearly two hours, it was easy going. Walk along the right side of the square less than 50 meters, there is one called "Lifa place hotel", in front of the stop a lot of cars without a licence, a car to Siem Reap in about 40 dollars, but they see we have 5 people, let's pack two cars, deadlock. Me and discuss it, Chick decides to find someone to carpool, but due to arrive too early, the rest are still on the way to Alan, it does not find one, then come and shout our daniu, said there are drivers willing to 45 dollars take us away, so we solved difficult problems so that going to hit the road.

The way to Siem Reap was as predecessors said dusty, opposite car had raised the visibility of dust basically only 5 metres from the window looked out of the scenery, it feels like it is in the month of October, in Xinjiang, there seems to be a trance-a clock, this is the dry season of Cambodia Ah?!: less than 2 points to Siem Reap, but drivers looking for we want to live in GH look for a long time, it is called the Garden of Angkor Village house GH is obviously not a very famous, along with our drivers by their signs on the map to the farmland, to find the store's babes get almost crash that we want to stay in s Saigon, almost ready to give up.

We had doubts whether the map's scale, how it looks and is near the old market place was opened out so far away, the driver was we were very crash, hit n phone, finally we brought to the correct location.

Angkor Village Garden house price is relatively high, the environment doing quite well, fully embodies the characteristics of the ground, Cambodia

Tropical plants around the House, the House mostly diaojiaolou, restaurants and bars located at the top of the line of sight, a glance we would like to ask the House we live in, do not shop around. The shop's address is # 434, Group 4, Stung, Svaydangkum Commune Thmey Village, Siem Reap, Cambodia, double room, triple room 10 dollars 12 dollars, with independent bathroom, 24-hour hot water, fan, air-conditioning plus 2 dollars, overall is good.

Put down your luggage a bath, then go to the top floor restaurant, where the diet comparison is scarce, generally are beef, chicken, pork or something.

All around the US $ 2, $ 1 shake in, here's a very nice drink coconut shake, worthy of recommendation. Overall, the food prices or GH cheaper compared to some of the old market, the shop around the basic four dollars or so, I feel almost food. Especially after they had to go back in a day where to go, so we later rely on every day for several days in GH dinner, menu, and then eat a again.

After dinner we start and front desk discuss long-term Charter questions, want to know the 3 days we do track Pack a car is probably what price point, people asking price is 130 dollars or so, so we started a counter-offer, others let to us $ 120, and then say come each time the Chinese are particularly able to drive a hard bargain, daniu looking at their numbers had said, yeah because we are poor, do you think you have the money, pointed to others on a stack of dollar bills, people were saying nothing.

Discovered for the first time there was talk daniu so I guess, not easy. Finally someone drops 110 u.s. dollars, but today to Angkor to buy tickets to other plus 10 dollars, is 120 dollars including a sunrise sunset twice. I think the price on and gonglue access too large, so there is no consent. Discuss it decided to go out and find a tutu and ask to see. So sit GH tutu a car a dollar to the old market, the two drivers and we talk to our 70 dollars package 3 days, we did not greet them, 140 dollars two cars I may as well Pack car?.

Wandering around in the old market, looking for tutu car driver, does not seem to be on the over-abundance gonglue said, finally caught two, ask someone asking price is not low, we finally decision 10 dollars to package this afternoon to buy tickets and watch the sunset, back then about how tomorrow, so I settled.

Drivers tell us now to 5 points can only be free to watch the sunset in the past, this time around 4 o'clock hour, we decided to go for a stroll in the old market, the driver seems to be afraid of us ran over and we confirm is not sure, we were a bit tired and spent three million dollars to buy 6 bottles of water in the car, and then tell them that you can be assured of the bar, then patted the butt to go shopping.

Old market feels like China town marketplace, sell anything, the middle is vegetable, many sell deep-fried cockroaches, fried grasshopper, watching old girl on the bandwagon, we immediately took her leave, and see what this guy wanted to eat, even this is not spared.

Come see selling postcards, so he bought some pieces, looking for the post office, told us post office is relatively far away, the old girl really clever back come our tutu car drivers, tuxedoes we ran a post office. Send out postcards to Angkor, door-a lot of people, divided into 1, 3 and 7, we ranked the 3rd place, 40 dollars a ticket, a $ 200 daniu holding a always Kiss Kiss, is never seen so much money.

Because of the photos, the production of tickets needed some time to get tickets found doing full coarse, like some of the attractions of the beautiful country tickets, but have your own photo on it was very interesting, so take pictures.

Getting started with the tickets, this way every attraction regardless of the size of almost all the tickets, ticket estimate is not possible, the way it happened girl mother forgot to go back to get tickets, so be sure to remember to put the tickets, lost is tens of dollars.

Road to Angkor, a moat, gradually to see Angkor, possibly photographs too much or too bright, and a start of what I actually did not feel very shocking, even without the Carmen stunning beauty, this point let me now feels couldn't understand, perhaps really is because too much, and look from the outside Angkor is invisible to the five maize, and I imagine there is a gap.

One thing waiting too long became a kind of sustenance, but personally seen sometimes think not enough real, all the way to my greatest experience is this, Angkor want too much too beautiful, in-depth look at but not feeling up to now I look back at photos don't believe this place I've ever been, and this place is the place I once obsession, I lost.

Angkor was very steep stairs, relative to the South is still relatively good climbing, East of scary, although lovers ladder, but generally not, looks or recommendations from the front, which is South of the climb is better.

Hands and feet of climbing on Angkor, sitting on the steps of as dramatic cliffs, seen a bit dizzy, to a distance of a dense jungle, the Sun gradually to sink, sprinkled on the grey stone on a bit of a feeling of desolation and sure enough, just one more point. Some people meditate in step edges, as should the need arise, there seems to be really is the person and God met, just now too many people, a little noisy.

It has a thick cloud, sunset basically didn't see, so we started in Angkor Temple in shopping, preparing, after queuing the girl mum so we intend to lover ladder, the wait is nearly an hour, and flowers have faded.

Standing in the crowd, waiting for everyone when you look back and look at Angkor, black stretch, a repressed beauty blowing, aimless in hurried down the road, ran out of the temple, and never looked back.

> Find the driver back to GH both drivers and we discuss are won't be able to do our business in a few days after, we speak of brushwood and 100 dollars in two cars price, they discuss a bit also agreed, but requires us to tie them to a tourism commodity markets go up, so that they can earn point oil money, we thought there were no problems, so he agreed, after the two drivers very «smile, so we agreed on the second day a 5-point off to see the sunrise in Angkor, tiring journey was begun.

To consult the GH and the front desk for a few days after the trip to Phnom Penh, 3 individuals 55 dollars, daniu and old girl wanted to stay in Siem Reap, Phnom Penh by boat back then, but eventually decided to return to Phnom Penh with us, so 5 personal 60 dollars.

Go back to eat, wash sleep.

A brief summary of the sixth day: 1, across the border don't pay anyone, from Thailand border begin to tell you they will go to Cambodia and then let you sit in their cars, don't ignore it.

2. now Angkor buy day tickets can be free to watch the sunset time changed to 5 points, not to go too early, otherwise it will wait a long time.

3, generally by GH private feeling price can also, if you do not have the time and price driver mill, let GH help looking car on prices also is the good choice.

4. recommended we live by GH, apart from a little noisy at night Toad call out is good.

Recommended accommodation in GH blindfolded and earplugs, apply to any of GH.

5, Angkor people more, especially when the sun goes down, it is recommended that you find the people little time to go, such as a relative few after sunrise, if you have time to go there with book rest slowly stroll around, I feel it should be very good.