Took a flight from Bkk to Phnom Penh, easy. Then traveled to Sihanoukvile and was told the roads back to Pattaya via Kho Kong were new and good. What they left out was the bridges across the rivers are far from completion so the mini van has to be floated over on a raft made up of 2 rowing boats with planks of wood across. Its like going back 100 years, welcome to Cambodia. The place is like a lost country newly found and funded by many countries to help bring it into the 19 century, very sad place but none the less an experience. Pol pot has much to answer for in hel_l.

That sounds like an adventure, not a nightmare.

I have traveled this journey many times and it does not need to be a nightmare!

You should have traveled by the comfortable and fast ferry from Sihanoukvile to Kho Kong

then a short ride on a minibus to Trat bus station way you can catch

a comfortable air-conditioned bus all the way to Pattaya. it's no problem at all

Personally I prefer the ricketty ferry job, nobody wants to listen to stories of fast a/c ferries and VIP busses, what's wanted is more of the Jungle Jim, Boy's Own tales of derring doo.

Took a flight from Bkk to Phnom Penh, easy. Then traveled to Sihanoukvile and was told the roads back to Pattaya via Kho Kong were new and good. What they left out was the bridges across the rivers are far from completion so the mini van has to be floated over on a raft made up of 2 rowing boats with planks of wood across. Its like going back 100 years, welcome to Cambodia. The place is like a lost country newly found and funded by many countries to help bring it into the 19 century, very sad place but none the less an experience. Pol pot has much to answer for in hel_l.

nothing changed there....great time i had in a mini van being thrown about, took the ferry coming back

Took a flight from Bkk to Phnom Penh, easy. Then traveled to Sihanoukvile and was told the roads back to Pattaya via Kho Kong were new and good. What they left out was the bridges across the rivers are far from completion so the mini van has to be floated over on a raft made up of 2 rowing boats with planks of wood across. Its like going back 100 years, welcome to Cambodia. The place is like a lost country newly found and funded by many countries to help bring it into the 19 century, very sad place but none the less an experience. Pol pot has much to answer for in hel_l.

I just did this trip by motorbike, and for the last time, the roads are way too good now and for me the excitement is gone, i too went across in 2 dug out canoes, but i also rode over 2 closed/unfinished bridges and road down the bank the other side as they were closed off to traffic, the ferry areas were my only form of entertainment on an other wise boring trip,.

Took a flight from Bkk to Phnom Penh, easy. Then traveled to Sihanoukvile and was told the roads back to Pattaya via Kho Kong were new and good. What they left out was the bridges across the rivers are far from completion so the mini van has to be floated over on a raft made up of 2 rowing boats with planks of wood across. Its like going back 100 years, welcome to Cambodia. The place is like a lost country newly found and funded by many countries to help bring it into the 19 century, very sad place but none the less an experience. Pol pot has much to answer for in hel_l.

I just did this trip by motorbike, and for the last time, the roads are way too good now and for me the excitement is gone, i too went across in 2 dug out canoes, but i also rode over 2 closed/unfinished bridges and road down the bank the other side as they were closed off to traffic, the ferry areas were my only form of entertainment on an other wise boring trip,.

Sounds just like Isaan in the 60,s

....where have you been Nignoy ,i haven't seen any of your interesting post's recently...

Edited December 10, 200718 yr by dee123

I have traveled this journey many times and it does not need to be a nightmare!

You should have traveled by the comfortable and fast ferry from Sihanoukvile to Kho Kong

then a short ride on a minibus to Trat bus station way you can catch

a comfortable air-conditioned bus all the way to Pattaya. it's no problem at all

That boat trip is an adventure in bad weather! Those boats were made for the river, not the sea!!