The traffic was pretty bad, It was almost 5 pm on a Friday and it seemed everyone was on the same road as us. But he got me to my hotel safely and received a 50% tip.
My hotel was rooms above a bar (Western-themed, Lone Star Saloon, and Guesthouse), there were maybe 4 rooms, all quite large but dated, my room was of course on the highest floor. At $24 a night I expected better, but with the bar, and restaurant downstairs I knew I'd find my way home :) I had only planned to be in Phnom Penh for two nights, but decided to extend it and look around a bit, I found a hotel close to where I was for $13.50 a night and booked 2 more days, then booked 2 more after that. So basically I stayed 5 days, and 6 nights before heading this morning to Kampot.
I took a VIP Van for the 3-hour trip (about 95 miles) VIP meaning A/C and assigned seats, 8 passengers, and wifi, it wasn't a terrible trip, but about 10 or 15 miles before Kampot the road got really bad, potholes from hell, and then gravel, and dust, it was like traveling in dense fog, not to mention the occasional cow in the road. But for $8 what can you expect?
The hotel I booked was about a 10-minute walk from the bus station in Kampot, very laid back, popular with backpackers, cheap tap beer ($.75) and $11. a night. Very basic place, a fan, no A/C, no TV, and no hot water 😞 But clean, quiet, and very happy staff, decent menu items, and a real sense of humor here.
So here I am, in Cambodia, my visa is good for 30 days and I'm pretty sure I can go from here to Thailand fairly easily. I don't have to worry about getting a Visa to Thailand because you can come in Visa exempt for 30 days, then extend for another 30 days for about $60. My 30 day Visa to Cambodia was $35., and I did it online, sailed through immigration in 5 minutes! I'm going to start another photo Album for Cambodia, as soon as I do I'll post a link to it. The Adventure continues!
P.S. Da Nang is my new favorite place in the world.
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