Well, got up nice and early for no reason at all lol, but it felt amazing to be moving on. I’ve seen Sai Gon and then some.

The long distance bus stop was very close to my place so that was great. I got to sit and relax and read all day. The actual border crossings were a mixed bag. Just leaving Vietnam was strangely difficult. After lunch, entering Cambodia was normal. Wait in line, pay, fingerprint scan, you’re done.

I got the impression that some of the people on the bus had e-visas. This really slowed things down. After all day thinking, the problem is is: there’s no room for the bribes with an e visa. Some of the money you give your bus guide is bribe money. They call it a “processing fee” which is adorable. If you remove cash from the equation by paying for your visa online, how is the bribe money paid? Anyway, some on the bus also refused to pay since they already had actual visas. Lol

 Anyway we finally were in Cambodia.

The traffic situation is just as awful. I look forward to getting to a smaller city in a few days. Phnom Penh is actually worse in a way because the roads are narrower and there’s more cars.😐

My hostel is much more lively than the one in Sai Gon. That’s good. The location is amazing, right on the main waterfront street. I’m 5 minutes from the royal palace!

I had a nice post bus ride walk and a pretty good dinner for 5000 riel, that’s about 1.25$

A beer was one dollar.

Goodnight All 

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