Vietnam to Cambodia, so close, yet so far…

So a friend and I were recovering from a week of her insisting we get up at 6am to “see things”.  “See things” my ass, I have been travelling for 5 weeks and no longer, frankly, give a shit if I see one more temple / museum / interesting venue where tourists can waste money via enterprising locals (@blowingupcowswithbazookas) today (I love you, Aurora)!  I mean, I really did enjoy eating a snake pulled straight out of the Mekong (delicious, in curry), developing a bladder infection that required approximately 64,827 pills to cure (grand total: US$8), and sleeping in Bangkok airport with a dozen other people who were too lazy / cheap to go elsewhere (although really that’s not why.  I required the World Cup and was perfectly willing to give up a hotel to catch the US-England match). Read the rest of this entry →