Nearby was a massive shopping mall Siam City so I went in to kill time before my flight and get out of the midday heat. It was a usual shopping mall with attractions built in. There was madame taussads, a skating rink, aquarium, and discovery centre. I went upto madame taussads but ticket was 800B ($26) so quite steep. I got a slush ice drink for 39B ($1.30) as I'd been craving one but hadnt seen them anywhere. Then with nothing else to do decided to head to the airport. I had to go two stops to get to the airport station, but the next stop I had to change lines. The ticket was 20B (.60 cents). Priya Thai was the starting station of the airport train so I'd be able to get a good seat. There was the express and local train so I took the cheaper local at 45B ($1.50). Along the way we passed many grand mosques again. I sat on the opposite side from where I came to try to get some more of them. Odd that a parade of mosques would be what welcomes arrivals from Bangkok Airport. I also remember the red shirt protests a few years back when they closed down the airport so was grateful there were no demonstrations going on again. As it was still early afternoon and my flight was 7.20pm I asked if I could change my flight and for how much. They said yes but for 2500B ($80) so I said forget it. The flight to Siem Reap is only 45 mins and I had already paid $220. I could have taken a $15 bus but I heard of so many scams going on along the border I decided it wasnt worth the bother. Also this would give me an extra day rather than spending all the time on the bus. You can read this article which basically put me off the overland route : http://www.talesofasia.com/cambodia-ove rland-bkksr-intro.htm With regards to the air route Bangkok Airways has maintained a monopoly on this route and no other carriers are allowed to operate. For this reason they are allowed to charge upwards of $220 for a mere 45 min flight and no budget carriers are allowed. Anyway, I decided it was a lot simpler to just fly and this is what some of my friends had done. Another worry I had was about departure tax. My book said I had to pay $20. But the edition I have is outdated from at least 2007 and this has since been included in the ticket price. So I was able to exchange my remaining 1000B for $31. I kept another 70B to buy Vietnamese Dong but they wouldnt sell any so I exchanged this for another $6. The inside of the terminal at Bangkok airport is deceptively modern with elegant shopping boutiques nothing like the streets outside. I had encountered lots of french and russians in bangkok. But bangkok is just a metropolis and not the real thailand. I dont think I will come to bangkok again. It was nice to visit but like Paris its too much of overything. Too much to see, too many tourists, too many crowds, too much traffic, too much congestion, noise, pollution, walking, too many temples, too many pushy tuk tuk drivers. On the flight to Siem Reap they announced the flight would be 35 mins not 45 mins!. And they were about to charge me an extra $80 on top of the $220 I paid to change to an earlier flight. The flight was only 25% full and I had my entire row on both sides to myself. The meal was good but it was all over too quick as we landed. Arriving at the airport it reminded me of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. It was a sleepy traditional style building with leafy trees and crickets chirping in the night. I had arranged an e-visa online. I hate how all these visas and entry/exit stamps are eating up pages on my passport. I tried to tell the guy where to stamp my passport so that he doesnt use another blank page but he spoke no english and just stamped a blank page anyway. The terminal just had two luggage belts for arrivals but I had hand luggage only. This opens directly onto the parking lot so no massive airport terminal. My hostel had arranged airport pickup. Waiting for me was a tuk tuk driver. He drove me at the slow speed tuk tuks move at for 20 mins to the hostel. We passed by a Hana Tours korean hotel, and many korean restaurants in hangul writing along the airport strip. I was to encounter many koreans in ankor wat. There were also many luxury hotels along this strip. The air was cooler and not as humid as bangkok and more dusty full of dirt.