I would like to claim that the reason I've not written anything for AGES is that China blocked the blog. It did. But, there was a very widespread website that let you bypass it. The real reason is a combination of laziness and a lack of time. I can't even remember what has happened since I last blogged so I I'll just do a run-down of some movements and hope that it'll jog my memory.
I left Phnom Penh way back in the end of April and I crossed the border through to Thailand from Battambang. It was quite an exciting border crossing because between the two countries were hoards of casinos, and so loads of people trying to get in and out. Whilst waiting to enter Thailand, a group of twenty or so Cambodians spent an hour pacing the crowds and trying to queue-hop at various points. It was really weird because they would slide in-front of someone really slyly, looking in the other direction as if they had only accidentally ended up in the queue, but because they were a big group and they were pacing it was completely obvious. I had the same guy try three times to sneak-in in front of me.
I bused it to Bangkok and then straight on a bus to Northern Laos - my feet barely touched Thailand soil. After crossing into Laos, I went straight to Vang Vieng. I don't remember how long it took but I know that it was long. When I finally made it to a hotel I napped for hours. I'll guess three days.
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