Kevin and I have crossed the border from Cambodia into Vietnam. The beach area of Cambodia was nice, but I did catch a stomach bug and that made traveling in a hot bus for hours a little miserable.
It was amazing crossing the border and seeing the difference....we went from a very free society to the communist goverment.....but we also went from dusty dirt roads and a lot of poverty to paved roads and a richer country with less poverty.
This area is the mekong delta area and sees a few tourists who usually do a package tour from Saigon about 9 hours from the border.......so we were treated to an unique experience staying in the local towns along the way....locals staring at us...and kids yelling helloooo!
We are a few hours from Saigon now....and have seen 3 floating markets, down a home stay on an island on the Mekong, and logged a bunch of hours on river trips.....usually not more then 5 to 10 dollars.....hotels about 5 -7 dollars.....and meals for about 1-3 dollars, so staying in budget has been very easy
I have about 4-5 days in Saigon before heading back to Bangkok for a couple of days....this trip is flying by!
Once again...I hope things are going well back home,
andy
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