November 2009 Thailand-Cambodia land of Tips

Just returned from Thailand, Cambodia walk in a circle, mainly went to Siem Reap and Phuket.

Bangkok because went before, and there is no excessive arrangements. In Bangkok and Siem Reap, chose from Aram, Poipet road transit, may have many friends on this route will be interested in. However, because naturally lazy and not very good at writing travels, here only lists I think the more important points for lvyoumen reference.

1. before you go see all travels are said: from Bangkok by bus to the bus station of Aram, there are about to reach the border 6km, you need to sit tuk-tuk car (this process drivers may take you to the so-called Cambodia Embassy, visas, etc.).

But I have encountered is from Bangkok mochit station of bus now directly adjacent to the border rongkeluea (presumably so spell) market, where from the car out of the market, to the East a few minutes (~ 5 minutes) to the border, there is no need to sit tuk-tuk; of course, from Cambodia to return, or you can directly get in this market.

In this market, and no attempt to chat up tuk-tuk car to take us to the border, a lot of trouble. But there are very few people up "peddling" Cambodia visa, because we have already done, it will ignore the evisa.

This market is in rongkeluea Aram station (AranyaPrathet) of the next station, the terminus.

We were under the influence of the Internet strategy, prepared at the Aram station, get off. However, the discovery of the foreigner should not get off it! and then our ticket on "rongkeluea" instead of "AranyaPrathet". While we doubt that there is a staff very enthusiastic perspective our tickets, we told him to go to the border, he let us continue on the bus. In fact, when we bought the ticket, said "the AranyaPrathet," and do not know this rongkeluea market. It seems that the conductor at the us foreigners go there, you know we should be transit to Cambodia, directly to the destination write rongkeluea. A little luck.

2. Bangkok and Aram between bus operation by two companies, a State-run, a home is private.

We set off from Bangkok when sitting in the State of, and then back to Bangkok is private when sitting. Have to say, or a State of good!, relatively speaking, the State stops little more quickly. The time we got back more than 1 hour.

Bangkok mochit station more than one layer, go to the ticket at the station Aranya layer of selling.

National ticket is sold in 24, window, private ticket is sold 30 number window. Return, if you get on the train from rongkeluea market, we have no State, what is the difference between the private flag (so casually on the wrong train). Want to come you can distinguish between is their operational time different (large buses are posted on their operating time, from Bangkok to start when you can look at State-run car time).

3. in Poipet, a Manchu procedures after experiencing the so-called Government staff, said a free ferry car to go to the taxi station.

From online to know this is misleading, so smile and continue straight on, but did not like online said they'll follow you.

Come to the famous roundabout after the dive is a person (A) stopped and asked us to not go to Siem Reap.

According to the news on the Internet, we are ready to spend $ 60 $, and even 70 to Siem Reap, who knows people asking price is $ 45. A wave of Rapture is too lazy to do so (because the feeling was recently heard of a lower price). And then by his collar into the road to the right of a hotel in hospital. The hotel has a Chinese signs, saw some strategy mentioned on, but do not remember specific names. In the hotel courtyard and so on for a while, one of the drivers (B) opened the Toyota to himself, he got into the car. At this point A, let's give him, $ 10, we had a little afraid this is not a liar. However to ask there are 35 $ to Siem Reap to give drivers B. Thought anyway, stranger, where all the same, the heart of a cross, the bus. It seems this is such A black car's leader, he is responsible for pulling people; to people, cars from the other way round the passenger. Then come to the A 10 $ should be able to pressure. Drivers for 35 $ B is best, you should not push the space.

Along the way, well, the driver did not say what the taxi does not let into the Siem Reap city, need to replace this story tuk-tuk.

Direct transfer us to the hotel. (We bought in Thailand, happy card in Poipet has also signal, I give you a call to the owner and driver communication, tell the driver the specific location of the hotel. ）

4. the last recommends our Siem Reap when looking for Chinese drivers: Chen Guang, 855-99 362 236, 855-97 9922097.

Young people are honest, also recommend us to a local restaurant, than in the old market of restaurants over there the foreigner gathered a lot cheaper. In addition to home massage shop, 7 dollars an hour massage is very good!