http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Cambodia , North , Poipet en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:02:04 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:02:04 +0000 The train from Hualamphong station in Bangkok to Aranyaprathet on the border of Cambodia leaves at 555 in the morning. We got there a little over an hour before as we wanted to leave some time in case we couldnt find a taxi or had problems getting tickets etc. Turns out we didnt need to worry taxis are frequent near Khao San Rd even at 430am and the station is easy to navigate. Still stru http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-772849.html If you want to Buy WOW Gold encounter the real enjoyment and amazement of lifestyle then you must try trip in Rishikesh. Rishikesh is extremely wellknown location for those people who like to Buy WOW Gold appreciate activities action like trip sky diving paragliding etc. It is usually a little town situated at the bank of Stream Ganga and surrounded by the Himalayan Mountains.Besides activities http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-765712.html Day trip to Poipet with Carpets for Communities today. Met MarKo at e bus station a bit before 8am and it was about a three hour trip from there. On arrival we walked to the local office. On the way Marko convinced me to buy sugar cane juice. They have long lengths of sugar cane put some ice in a plastic bag in goes the juice from the sugar cane plastic bag has a straw inserted then it is tie http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-667409.html Well we made it into Cambodia today with a few dramas along the way but we are safely in our 4 star hotel listening to a live 39lounge39 singer whilst on the internet writing you an email.We left Bangkok this morning on the 5.55am train so we were up at 4.30am checked out of our hotel caught a taxi to the train station found the right ticket counter bought a ticket for the right train http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-612723.html Today was another early start to share Dave and Amy's taxi to the boarder crossing at Poipet. I was up at 6am to have a little breakfast to keep me going. I had bought a bag of muesli from the seven eleven last night and amazingly it was wheat free. Showered and packed I checked out and waited patiently for the taxi to arrive. The three of us piled into the cab and set off for Cambodian Thai board http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-602276.html The Bangkok to Cambodia border crossing at Poipet it notoriously bad for scams a quick read of the internet and you will realise that even the officials are in on the game of petty extortion. There is then the issue of the scam bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap taking you to places you dont even want to go. I think by this time that even the most hardened travelers would be searching o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-566545.html Stuck in the cycleFor our last day in Poipet we were all up bright and early and walked up to the border before breakfast. It was a real eye opener to see all of the day labourers that P had mentioned pulling their carts and lined up to waiting to be allowed into Thailand and hopefully get some worker. There were so many people with carts both men and women often with their kids with them. I w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-444711.html After the very early morning and late night the day before we'd agreed a sleep in would be a good idea and that we'd have a sleep in and meet for breakfast at about 8.45am. Things didn't quite go according to plan though there was a funeral at the neighbouring temple so we awoke at 5.30 to the sound of singing projected via loud speaker drums and music. Fortunately it only lasted 30 or so m http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-444327.html We all clambered onto the bus early in the morning for the 6 hour road trip to Poipet via Persat. F joined us for the trip to Persat to show us a project there for people with disabilities. After a presentation from the project coordinator a Khmer national who told us about how they had helped villages to set up preschools pig banks cow banks and rice banks we jumped back in to the van to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-444326.html 1. As the backpacker bus from Bangkok reaches Poipet on the Cambodian border realize that you are the only traveler on the bus whose ticket is valid only to Poipet instead of the site of Anchor temples Siem Reap 8 hours on from the border. Get absolutely pissed when the driver demands you to flash in more bahts to take you to Siem Reap and walk out of the bus.Flag down a tuk tuk and enter Cambod http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-422814.html Long the armpit of Cambodia notorious for its squalor scams and sleazeLonely Planet http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-370576.html De oversteek naar Cambodia was een schok. De armoede sloeg ons als een zweepslang in het gezicht. De wegen liggen half open of zijn zelfs onbestaande de straatkindjes klampen je aan met de gevleugelde spreuk One dollar In Cambodia wordt naast de Riel vooral de Dollar gebruikt en je ziet de mensen er houten karren voorttrekken volgestouwd met waren. Achteraf bleek wel dat we meteen het armst http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-369601.html Everything we have read tells us that the bus ride to the boarder with Thailand is a hugely bumpy ride so Joshua and I take a gravol pill each at breakfast just in case.The bus company has said said that they will pick us up at the hotel but at the appointed time there is no sign of them. About 20 minute later a delapitated mini bus arrives and we load our stuff in. The bus then take a tour of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-356506.html Apart from doing some travelling in Cambodia I will be on a 10day YMCA missionary project with a group of Citibanker volunteers. During this period we will be teaching the English language to a group of youths in the Boys Brigade Learning Centre BBLC and to complete a section of road building across the village where BBLC is located. A 6hour bus ride from Bangkok brings Lin and I to the Cam http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-340160.html L'arrive au Cambodge est un choc Le passage de la frontire Poipet est une exprience elle seule. Tu descends d'un minibus et le chauffeur te dis de suivre un gars. Il t'emmne sous un abris et te dis qu'on doit attendre. Ensuite il commence dbiter tout un tas d'histoires dans un anglais difficilement comprehensible. Il te dis qu'il faut retirer de l'argent ici que de l'autre c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-331052.html What has happened in the last 36 hours has to be the worst well it could be worse time ever.We set of yesterday at 8am from Surin Beach Puket Thailand for Puket Town to catch a bus to Bangkok. That all went well. We took the local bus to Puket Town and managed to get a bus to Bangkok which left at 2pm. Linda and I walked around the market too kill some time and head back to the bus station to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-329918.html Notice anything... ummmm... unusual here http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-303460.html We crossed early in the morning into Poipet Cambodia. The town is like something from the wild west. The roads are up to your ankles in wet mud which gets splashed all over your body by the hoards of passing decrepit cars motorcycles and donkey carts. Surrounding this is eight semirun down casinos swamped with Thais looking to gamble away their Baht. The morning started out pretty bad. As you http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-299908.html Why is it so difficult for a humble blogger All I want is either an easy time so that my travels are as enjoyable as possible or an absolutely awful time so I can moan about it here. What is of no benefit to me is an experience that is half of each. As I have already said previously in my posts my motto while traveling is Subtlety Sod It. Honestly.So the point of this post is that I've crossed http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-285082.html I have just spent the last 1 hour writing this blog then accidently managed to loose it all...despite the autosave feature So the second time round might be a bit rubbish and much shorterHi to everyoneI have a few things to say firstHappy Birthday MARK you old git ...hugs from me and kisses from Stu xxxxxMarie and Ben....we are thinking of you our fingers are crossed.Sorry we haven't been i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Poipet/blog-258843.html