Dodgy border guards, corrupt Visa Officials, fake consulates, cheating Tuk Tuk drivers, untrustworthy taxi drivers.... welcome to our journey from Thailand to Cambodia! A taxi, a train, a Tuk Tuk, walking, a bus, a share taxi and another Tuk Tuk, it was an epic journey that started from Pattaya at 2am on Sunday morning and ended at 6pm on Sunday evening in Siem Reap. We caught a very luxurious (by SE Asian standards) taxi from Dad's apartment in Pattaya, I'd been up since midday on Saturday and had spent the evening playing pool and watching Spurs, whilst Rachel was nursing an air con induced cough and cold. The taxi ride was a couple of hours and whilst I dozed, Rachel discovered that Bangkok is truly the city that doesn't sleep, as people sat outside cafes eating
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