As our bus approached the Cambodia - Vietnam frontier, we could see the change of panorama. All of the sudden, the houses changed from being very humble, on stilts and made out of wood to concrete, no stilts with Chinese letters on the entrance. Everything was greener (probably Vietnamese can afford irrigation), the streets were wider with actual concrete sidewalks! The Cambodian side immigration office was a tiny wooden house while the Vietnamese immigration office was a huge but empty building. It makes you wonder if they are trying to show off to the newly arrived tourists from Cambodia. We are excited about stepping into a new country but we are very sure we will miss Cambodia, a small country with a big heart. Our plan with our friends Tammy & Peter was to head to
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