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Cambodia has been much more of a challenge to travel around than Thailand which is overly geared up for travellers. The hassle factor has increased but that makes every day more eventful and exciting. The border crossing from Hat Lek to Koh Kong was tiny and as expected Cambodian officials tried to overcharge us for the visa. After a little negotiation they finally said that if we wait an hour they can do it for 20 dollars (aka the correct price). Agreeing, we waited outside patiently for 5 minutes before they were complete and we were on our way again! Then we were surrounded by people offering lifts for inflated rates and trying to take us to money changers and hotels they had connections with before we finally shook them off and reached the town of Koh Kong.

Finding a nice guesthouse we arranged an onward ticket through them and suddenly everything was calm and organised again, leaving us the evening to relax and explore the town. Wandering around town it felt like we had become famous as we were constantly bombarded with cries of "Hello, what is your name?" from the local children. This it seems is the first

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