Banlung, July 9, 2012
Finally in Cambodia.. after three weeks in Vietnam it is nice to change countries. I have to be honest, I was super tired of being taken advantage all the time.
I left Hue at 6 Pm in the most uncomfortable and crazy mini bus. 17 seats, 24 people and the guy was driving as if he was Montolla.
At 4Am he dropped me in Pleiku in a corner..what to do..waited there for 30 minutes and then this truck came by and the driver said DUc coc..i said yes and there i went..sitting in the fruit boxes and hoping it was the right place. One hour later I arrived to Duc Coc, and the waiting again for a motorcycle to take me to the border. I knew it was going to be OK and that they were going to ask for a fortune. They started asking for 30 dollars and at the end we left it in 4.
At the border, a very remote and not very used border the vietnamesse were super nice, as they do not get many tourist they were asking me questions about my trip, colombia, family, they were so bored.
It was nice to finally feel leaving the place and leaving it with a smile..they could have been a pain, but contrary to what i was expecting they were super nice.
I walked to the Cambodian border and the same reception. Normally Cambodian customs officers are known for overcharging, but in this case I paid the stipulated by law and they even helped getting a car to Banglung.
I arrived to a very small, poor and seemingly uninterested town. After finding a hostel facing the lake, i went for a nice walk to discover the town and to get some food.
Now Cambodia for three weeks ...still dont know where i am going, wherever it is I am happy to be here
Finally in Cambodia.. after three weeks in Vietnam it is nice to change countries. I have to be honest, I was super tired of being taken advantage all the time.
I left Hue at 6 Pm in the most uncomfortable and crazy mini bus. 17 seats, 24 people and the guy was driving as if he was Montolla.
At 4Am he dropped me in Pleiku in a corner..what to do..waited there for 30 minutes and then this truck came by and the driver said DUc coc..i said yes and there i went..sitting in the fruit boxes and hoping it was the right place. One hour later I arrived to Duc Coc, and the waiting again for a motorcycle to take me to the border. I knew it was going to be OK and that they were going to ask for a fortune. They started asking for 30 dollars and at the end we left it in 4.
At the border, a very remote and not very used border the vietnamesse were super nice, as they do not get many tourist they were asking me questions about my trip, colombia, family, they were so bored.
It was nice to finally feel leaving the place and leaving it with a smile..they could have been a pain, but contrary to what i was expecting they were super nice.
I walked to the Cambodian border and the same reception. Normally Cambodian customs officers are known for overcharging, but in this case I paid the stipulated by law and they even helped getting a car to Banglung.
I arrived to a very small, poor and seemingly uninterested town. After finding a hostel facing the lake, i went for a nice walk to discover the town and to get some food.
Now Cambodia for three weeks ...still dont know where i am going, wherever it is I am happy to be here
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