Bangkok

Where Phnom Penh is dirty, Bangkok is clean. Where Phnom Penh is manic and hectic, Bangkok is busy but organised. Where Phnom Penh follows no rules, Bangkok has rules and follows them. Where Phnom Penh has few open green spaces, Bangkok has parks! Where Phnom Penh is full of people smiling but ready to rip you off given half a chance, Bangkok is full of people smiling but ready to direct you where you want to go or offer their opinion on what sights you should bother seeing or not, given half the chance. I don’t wish to sound negative in regards to Phnom Penh – in truth, I love it! but Bangkok was a very different city and was reflected where Phnom Penh is cheap, Bangkok is expensive.

And Bangkok had pink taxis!


I like Bangkok a lot, and the rumours were true, it took us about the same time to get there as the journey from Sisaphon to Phnom Penh, which is good to know whenever the need to escape to a big city arises.

Corine and I managed to disguise ourselves as hippy travellers for a few days, walked around a lot (we were on a tight tight budget and walking is cheap), saw some sights, found a park, went to the cinema (what a treat!!!), visited a flower market and ate from street stalls. We also spent time discussing the ups and downs of working for a development NGO in Cambodia over a few beers.