From Bangkok to Siem Reap, & Reuniting with my Peace Corp Friend in Cambodia!

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October 2nd 2013

Published: January 18th 2014

It was quite an adventure travelling to Cambodia. One, because we were crossing in from Thailand the way most locals and backpackers do using local transportation. And two, because I was so sick with a cold I had caught on our trip. I had to repeat positive affirmations in my head the whole time to keep it together. But I wasn't going to miss this for the world! I was going to put on my brave face... Read Full Entry

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Jennifer P.

JenniferMP

Hola! My name is Jennifer and my husband/travel-partner-in-crime is Victor. We are young professionals who love traveling on our time off of work and find it to be the most rewarding experience to share together as a couple. Unlike many of the bloggers here that take year long trips, we represent those travelers that work, save, and take 1-3 week long trips around the world. Then work, save and do it all over again! We just added two little girls to our tribe, and are excited for this new life adventure!... full info

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18th January 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Angkor wat
We loved our time in Cambodia. Very nice photo

18th January 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Siem Reap and reuniting
What a great place to catch up with a friend. Glad you are feeling better and sorry the time with your friend was so short. It is always tough getting sick on the road. Glad you had a nice place to stay.

19th January 2014

JenniferMP
Jennifer P.

Thank you! I really appreciate your comment!

19th January 2014

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks for your detailed advice regarding the border crossing...
In 2009 I was in Bangkok and thought about flying to Siem Reap. At the time the only flights were with Bangkok Airways...and the price was more than what I would pay to fly twice the distance on Air Asia. I didn't consider the land crossing due to the bad reports. Rather than be ripped off I decided not to go...I had been to Angkor Wat in 1958 when it was still being excavated and certainly not a tourist destination. Anyway, I see that Thai Air Asia is now flying to Siem Reap for $97 one way (1 hr 10 min flight)...compared to Bangkok Airways at $167 and your overland cost of $14.60 per person. Now that most of the hassle in eliminated from the overland trip, I think I would agree with you that this would be the most interesting way to get there. I look forward to reading your future blogs.

19th January 2014

JenniferMP
Jennifer P.

Land Crossing
Wow those flights are much cheaper than what we had found when we were researching! That's a great option! The cross over land option was very challenging but following the basic steps got us there easy peasy, the hard part was dodging those nasty scams, which luckily we accomplished cause we did so much research on it. We consider ourselves Cambodia border scam experts now lol

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