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Cambodia Calling
We found a great hotel called Number Nine, very contemporary design with a Jacuzzi on the roof terrace. Budget - not here! Actually it came in $24 per night including breakfast so it was a good deal. They did great cocktails and a happy hour with 2 for the price of one. We were very happy. The shower broke as soon as Lisa went to use it and we had water gushing everywhere - but it was promptly fixed. We spent a lot of time relaxing and mooching around the riverfront. The highlight was going to the Killing Fields, which was really moving and very well presented. We went straight on to the S1 Genocide Museum, which was a bit too harrowing.
2nd March -We paid $27 each for a speedboat from Phnom Penh to Chau Doc in Vietnam, which took about four hours. We saw a lot of cheaper options including a slow boat but decided to do it James Bond style (martini not included). We had a small speedboat to ourselves so felt like 2 queens. Also we had such an easy time at the border crossing into Vietnam. We simply gave our passports to a woman waiting for us to arrive and she took them straight to the customs while we waited for five minutes
Chau Doc was much bigger than we expected and not very attractive. There were no tuk-tuks so a guy managed to squeeze us and our two rucksacks onto his cyclo (a very small triangular cart with a small perch to seat on) and bravely rode us into town. We felt like right prats. Whilst we were wondering what on earth we were doing there, we were approached by a young man offering motorbike rides to Sam mountain to see the sunset. We had a fab time and saw some amazingly garish temples. Vietnam's alternative to Disneyland with neon lights and very happy Buddhas'.
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