Kampong Cham ➡️ Kratie

Got a midday bus further up north today. Me and the Aussie guy from the homestay hopped on a bus which drove us like 45 minutes, before we were told to get off. Thinking we were changing to a new bus, we waited around for 30 minutes.
Then a people carrier pulled up, and 10 people filed out of this 8-seater car. We then put our stuff in the boot of the car, got in, and then all the others piled in too! There were 2 people sat in the driver's seat, another 2 in the passenger side, then 4 across the middle and back. Felt like we were in a clown car, and we couldn't stop laughing.
Everyone else in the car seemed so unphased that it must be a normal occurrence. The only problem with so many people in one car was the aircon was useless, and we only got a breeze from open windows. This breeze disappeared every time we stopped, and the car became a sweat box.
Luckily it was only a 2 hour drive to our destination, a town called Kratie.
Had a chilled out evening. Grabbed food at the hostel, and got talking to a 60-year-old Canadian guy called Alan who's been travelling for the past 15 years, and working in Cambodia as a teacher for 4 years. He was lovely and had some crazy stories we were treated to.Læs mere