CAMBODIA!!!

31 July 2007 at 8:08 PM {0 comments}

the schlep to get here wasn't as terrible as i expected. it was long. mostly because i had to pee for most of the trip.

6:30am leave for Northern Bus Terminal in Bangkok

8:20am depart bus terminal for Aranyaprathet

1:15pm tuk tuk from Aranyaprathet to Poipet border

had some fabulous lunch. fried chicken and papaya salad. cassie had fried rice. after a little bit of confusion over where exactly the immigration office was (didn't help that we were slogging around in a rainy downpour aftermath), we found our way to the Thai immigration office and onward to the Cambodian border.



visas were bought. probably got ripped off 5$ because tourist visas were only $20 and we paid $25. oh well. i didn't have a photo and had to pay a "fine"

immigration was a breeze. with the help of Sol (a tout who cassie said liked me but i think he was just friendly for the tip), we were on a taxi ($35) with some cash exchanged to riel and on our way to battambang.

and here we are in the fanciest hotel i've ever stayed in while on a vacation.

description of cambodia (and road conditions) in next post. . .

Bangkok. Day 5.

29 July 2007 at 7:33 PM {0 comments}

Cassie's here!!

I spent the first four days being mopey (because i started crushing on someone before i left japan. terrible idea) and mostly bored of myself. but now cassie's here who'll save me from myself (the obsessing) and notice stuff i don't. like huge billboards and eggs that aren't in the refrigerator in the convenience store.

tomorrow we hit the shiny splendor of the Wat Phra Keo, Grand Palace.

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