Intro After two long weeks in pursuit of happiness and hangovers on Ko Phangan, the lure of the open road was reestablished and Jamie and I set our sights on Cambodia, a country promising ancient ruins, lawless cities, blissful beaches and the chance to shoot a chicken with a fully-automatic rifle. The Scam Bus So, back on the Khao San Road, feeling tired and unsatisfied after an overnight bus ride and an early morning McDonalds (McDepression is alive and unwell in Asia too), we headed straight for Welcome Travel (via Prakorb's House, where we dropped our bags) to book our bus. Five minutes later we left, thoroughly pleased, having secured tickets that would take us all the way from Bangok to Siem Reap, Cambodia, for a mere 300 baht - a steal, by all accounts. How
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