Poipet run today

[overherebc]

Little bit busier than last time. Bunch of German tourists doing a 30 day run, obviously don't know about the 30 days at Imm' for 1900 !!.

Overheard two couples being asked for flight tickets out of Thailand but don't know the outcome of that one.

One area of roadworks causing a good hours delay on the way there, about 100k short of poipet.

About 1 hour turn around for myself.

[DinoSabanovic]

I was there on 07 Jul, 2 hours total. Allot of people. Line was very long, almost to the door.

[pjmansions]

Really hated that place and horrible dangerous drive especially at night, route is full of mini buses and trucks and coaches, 3 worst drivers in Thailand. Hated it so much started driving and extra 6 hours to Rayong and the casino there, so much easier and far nicer

[overherebc]

Casino in Rayong ? Tell me more!!!!!

[pjmansions]

Sorry predictive text supposed to read Ranong

[ubonjoe]

Why not go to the crossings in Ban Laem or Pailin.

[overherebc]

Sorry predictive text supposed to read Ranong

?last time I wanted to insult someone he texed back asking why I called him a little ship.?

[kg1947]

Why not go to the crossings in Ban Laem or Pailin.

or another one : PHONG NAM RONG or similar sounding border post with Cambodia.

[ubonjoe]

Why not go to the crossings in Ban Laem or Pailin.

or another one : PHONG NAM RONG or similar sounding border post with Cambodia.

That is the Pailin crossing. It is also called Ban Pakard.

Pailin is the Cambodia side of the border.

[Tomtomtom69]

Why not go to the crossings in Ban Laem or Pailin.

or another one : PHONG NAM RONG or similar sounding border post with Cambodia.

Those are the ones meant by Ubonjoe. Both crossings, located approx. 25km from each other are located in Chantaburi's Pong Nam Ron district. The first one is called Ban Laem (opposite Daung, Battambang, Cambodia) and the second one, further south is called Ban Pakkard on the Thai side, and Prom, Pailin province on the Cambodian side.

[phuketrichard]

and both get less than 10 farangs/day!! :-)

[sandyf]

and both get less than 10 farangs/day!! :-)

Things must have changed. I used to go to both, mainly Ban Laem, and you had to be there fairly early or get caught in the Pattaya minibus crowd.

If you left it till later it was bus loads of locals. That being said they are both far better crossings than Poipet, never do that one again.

[paz]

and both get less than 10 farangs/day!! :-)

Ban Pakkard is where many companies from Pattaya go. Land at the wrong moment and you can find maybe 30 ppl, so you may have to wait a while, mostly for getting the Cambodia VoA.