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Poipet, Cambodia Border Crossing - The legendary scam route in South East Asia
Several years ago, I embarked on an overland journey from Bangkok city (Thailand) to Siem Ream (Cambodia). The entire journey turned out to be an absolute nightmare and I was left completely gutted as I was being ripped-off left, right and centre. To put it mildly, this experience left a bitter taste of my visit to Cambodia.
Left discontent with the situation, I decided to re-attempt this journey again in hope that things will be better this time round.
In this episode of One Last Stint, Lyvonn and I will be making this very same journey together. Starting with a train ride in the wee hours of the morning towards Aranyaprathet, then a short tuk-tuk ride to the border of of Thailand. From there we cross over to casino city Poipet (Cambodia) and then a taxi ride straight to Siem Reap. All in all, the journey is expected to take anywhere between 8 -11 hours.
In getting to our destination, we dealt with 2 major scams. In contrary to my previous experience, I was ripped off even from Bangkok city. I suppose things has gotten better, in a way. First scam, the visa application to enter Cambodia, The second scam - which I have to admit is something new, the Government Bus otherwise known as "The company".
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