Hellooo!
We are writing at the end of a ridiculously exhausting and frustrating day, doing a visa run to extend our Thai visa at the Cambodian border. So we might use the blog to let off some steam, if you don't mind!
So this "interesting" day started off with us leaving our lovely beach accommodation in Koh Chang - a paradise Thai island, to start making our way to the Cambodian border, which we did not reach until 1pm. There we had to argue with rather intimidating Cambodian Immigration Police who were trying to rip us off by charging twice the normal visa fee. When we refused to pay the extra amount and sat there for half an hour in a staring contest with five of them, they finally gave in and we got our visas for $20 each, the correct price. A short lived victory however, as 2 minutes later we were told that since we weren't staying in the country for at least 1 day, we would have to pay $10 each... So one way or another they managed to rip off the foreigners... And when we eventually got our Thai visa, already in a terrible mood and with a bitter taste of corruption, we headed to the nearest bus stop. After waiting for over 1 hour for a van to our destination and being majorly jerked around by the transport people (and that's a whole other story), we finally bused, ferried and tuk tuk-ed our way back to our place, in Koh Chang by around 10pm.
And now for the good news - we have been staying in Koh Chang for about 3-4 days so far and it is amazing!!! The beaches are beautiful and we are absolutely loving it here - that's why we may stay for another week or so, before going to Bangkok for the final stretch. We'll put photos up as soon as we can, and until then - let the tanning continue!
Lots of love,
Rozzi and Laurence
xxx
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