Sihanoukville Express, Bus Ride from Hell
March 30, 2008 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Air Travel, Car Trips, Getting Around, Travel Tips
Today I have a guest post from fellow blogger Ken Dunlop from The Vancouver Traveler. Ken spent several months traveling around Southeast Asia, and he graciously offered to share a bit of his trip with you. This is one of what I am sure is many anecdotes about getting around in Southeast Asia.
So, you find yourself in Sihanouk Ville in Cambodia, and you are desperate to get into Thailand. Not wanting to travel the four hours to Phnom Penh in order to fly, the lady at the Internet Café presented a great plan, “Mr Ken, take the bus…it is good ride and only 8 hours.”
Yup, you have it I took the bus.
The day began at 07:00 for the tuk tuks ride to the bus depot, for the 07:50 bus departure. The bus is one of those huge highway buses, not the kind we think of in North America, but one that actually has an area under the bus where you can bring your moto (motor bike), plus all the luggage. The bus is all decked out, two TV’s nice big comfortable seats…and thankfully working aircon.
But don’t get too comfortable yet. . . .
