After two weeks in the Philippines, it's time to change the views, the currency, the language, the country - we are off to Cambodia. It didn't come as a surprise, that our flight from Puerto Princesa to Manila was two hours delayed. This information made us go back to the hotel, enjoy the sun and my Facebook-blog-computer-wifi addicted mother found her place in the shadow so she could do her thing.
When we arrived in Manila, we were not surprised that there was a lot of tiny issues. Extra fees of all kinds. It seems like flying with these small airlines between these small asian countries or islands, requires a lot of time and patience. Even though the flight itself doesn't take that long, one to three hours, you better be prepared to basically be traveling the whole day. The airline we will fly with is Cebu Pacific Air. Something seen all over the Philippines is the expression "EveryJuan". It's a bit funny. Sure, Juan is a common name, so I guess by meaning everyone, you could use the word everyjuan instead, since there is so many of them!
On the flight we received an Arrival/Departure Card that we had to fill in, as you usually do. Hands down, Cambodia have put the most effort on their cards and made them really beautiful, at least what I have seen so far.
It's 10pm and we are finally at our final destination - Siem Reap, Cambodia! A short cambodian man was waiting for us with a sign. He took us with his tuk-tuk to our hotel, Palm Garden Lodge. Since the whole day was filled with issues, here comes the next problem: our hotel is fully booked. Nothing else to do but to get back into the tuk-tuk and sleep somewhere else. Great start, hopefully Cambodia shows its bright side tomorrow.
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