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Bus Scams in Chau Doc, Vietnam

By Carrie on April 5, 2008

Making our way into Vietnam from Cambodia was not as easy as we thought it would be. We expected to find taxis once we had made our way across the Vietnamese border. Instead, we found half a dozen motorbike drivers lounging in the shade of a giant tree. We took one look at them and [...]

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A Remote Border Crossing in Cambodia and Vietnam

By Carrie on March 30, 2008

NOTE: Travelers planning on traveling via the Chau Doc border crossing in Cambodia/Vietnam should visit Tales of Asia for a comprehensive list of travel reports. April mornings in Cambodia get hot really fast. We were standing on a dusty road in Cambodia waiting for our hired car to arrive and take us from Sihanoukville to [...]

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Journey through the Cambodian Countryside

By Carrie on December 16, 2007

After three days of scrambling over the ruins of Angkor’s ancient temples we set off on the next leg of our journey through Cambodia. We decided to continue our journey through Cambodia by land, despite having a rather rough entry into the country at the Aranyaprathet/Poipet border crossing. Land borders always make the best travel [...]

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Land Border Bus Scam from Thailand to Cambodia

By Carrie on August 11, 2007

Land border crossings are a pain in my butt. And the granddaddy of them all has got to be the Aranyaprathet/Poipet crossing between Thailand and Cambodia. Most people who cross at this border are heading to Siem Reap. Beware the Khao San Road Bus Scam! Khao San Road bus tickets are a complete rip-off. It [...]

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Booking Tours in Bangkok

By Carrie on July 29, 2007

I like a well-organized and informative tour. John and I aren’t afraid to do our own research and see a place on our own, but we’ve found we get a lot more out of the experience if we book a private tour to see the sights. We’ve been in and out of Bangkok over a [...]

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