My alarm bell rings at 4am and up I get in order to make the 6am train to the Bangkok-Cambodia border. The train from Hua Lamphong to Arunyaptrathet (the Bangkok border) is only 58B (just over 1 dollar, beat that Connex!). We had read the Tales of Asia website and printed off a 26 page guide on how to get to Siem Reap, Cambodia (hom of Angkor Wat) without getting ripped off. When we reached the border around 12pm Eric and I were ready to put on camouflage paint, let off flares and smoke to distract the enemy and advance in a 10 metre attack pattern.
In the end we just caught a tuk tuk to the border from the station and got our entry and exit visas. Can't help but feel the Tales of Asia website is a bit paranoid!
The taxi ride to Siem Reap (10000Baht between 2) was something else. Quite frankly I have never been on such a bumpy road. Ever. India, all is forgiven! It was impossible to hold a conversation as by the time you had opened your mouth to say anything the air had been knocked out of your lungs and/or your head hit the ceiling! Had about 10 seconds of relief when we crossed a bridge but other than that it was 4 hours of driving hell!
Saying in the Popular Guest House. Crap but cheap!