Backpacking in Thailand
I took the cheap ( less than 50$ and less than an hour) AIRASIA flight from Phonm Pehn and headed to Bangkok . The cheapest way though not the easiest is to take the bus/boat across the border. Since, i heard couple of incidents about the long and tough bone crunching trips across the border and the corruption involved about getting the Visa ,I decided to avoid it !! I reached Bangkok in the morning and got my Visa on Arrival (1000 Bhat) . Indians and some other countries only get a 15day Visa ,for a longer stay, its best to get one before leaving your country else one can always take the pain of renewing it in once inside the country. I had decided before heading out for this trip that i would only be using the local modes of transports-bus/train/tuktuk/rickshaws and no taxis or flights and thats what i did for the rest of 2 weeks. I hopped into the free bus #1 from the Airport to the Bus Station near the Airport. Asked around a bit and hopped into another bus. Once on the bus, I...