I'm Back in the land of dilapidated communistic looking French buildings where children on passing motorbikes grip the rear view mirrors for stability and eagerly greet you with "Saba Dee!"
Returning from the Thai island of Kho Tao, I picked up where I left off in the Southern Laos town of Pakse. The plan is to continue south into Cambodia, arriving in Ho Chi Min City when my Vietnam visa begins on the 20th of March.
I learned that I may have to get a Cambodia Visa in advance throwing a wrench in my plans.
I can either trek to Laos northern capitol for the Cambodian Embassy or back track into Thailand and enter Cambodia from the west. The later would allow me to check out some awesome temples that are technically in Cambodia, but you enter from Thailand without a visa, but it would require me to go through Siem Reap and Penom Phen.
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