travel to Siem Reap Cambodia from Malaysia by train ..part XIV

{Lone Ranger Finding His Loving Wife}

......continued from part XIII

I knocked my head til blood flashed out & dipped onto my face while I was heading toward Cambodia. Territory wise, I got 'red' in 'no-way' land(that is an area after Thailand checkpoint & before Cambodian land). Hopefully, it was another good sign to my life.

The Cambodian farmer-look doctor treated my wound well. Blessed with grateful heart.

After that, I pursuit my journey with carrying a positive mind-set & 'blessing' soul to explore another country which is totally strange & far thousands miles away from home.

travel to Cambodia without flying from Malaysia, 4000km

There is still a hundred kilometers ahead before I reach to Siem Reap.

I asked around transport booth shops at the roundabout area near the checkpoint. One of the booth got a private sedan car prepare to go to Siem Reap. The man-in-charge asked for USD7. Oh! Extremely cheap. I had checked online, normally it should be USD30-40. Dealt. 

Metfone, Cambodian line

Then I also bought a phone SIM card from him at USD3. Yes, U.S. dollar is a common currency note in Cambodia besides their own country Riel. The shopkeeper helped me to activate the SIM card with my passport's number provided to him.

Ok then, all set to go.. after waited for 30 minutes, with many boxes (which believed as other people's cargo) already loaded into the sedan car, we were heading to Siem Reap, now? Not yet, the driver drove into a village nearby to pick up another passenger, and now we were having 3 passengers with 1 driver with excessive of cargo inside a sedan car. Well, ( 找吃艰难啊 ) in Chinese we say, 'hard to find money'.

Probably with the condition alike 'sardines in a can', the 2.5 hours ride considered long-way to go ..

Poipet to Siem Reap, half way

And I won't missed out any chance to ask the driver about information of the country, their nation & culture during the 'long' ride.

I had early booked a hotel in Siem Reap, Bayon Boutique Hotel, which is located in the center of Siem Reap. The driver even told that his son is working inside the hotel, would you believe ? Ha ! Then he asked me if I intend to look for any taxi, tut-tut or private car, call him (by handed his call-card).

Siem Reap map, with Pub Street highlighted

Bayon Boutique Hotel to Pub Street

After reaching the Siem Reap town area, the driver even picked-up another passenger (again), which believed was a lover of an existing passenger inside the car. Then only, it finally reached to my hotel front door.

"Aw-kun" ( 'Thank you' in Cambodian or Khmer language). 

Wowo ! Fascinating look although it's a small hotel.

hotel room @ Bayon Boutique Hotel

Big washroom. The bathtub at one side, then a split shower room & sitting toilet-bowl room.

Big washroom @ Bayon Boutique Hotel

with a nice view balcony ..

It's hard to get a room like this in Kuala Lumpur with just RM146 (roughly equivalant to USD36) per night. This is another good example for other countries to study. 

... to be continued

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