Leg 17: hardly Siamese twins

We drove from Battambang to the Thai border at Poipet with slightly heavy hearts. Leaving Cambodia is sad, and who knows what it will resemble next time we are here; it is a country that is changing quickly.

The taxi driver ensured that the journey was suitably hair-raising by minimising the amount of time required to complete the job. On arrival at the border, EL handed over her Cambodian SIM card to the taxi driver (he was then to pass it onto a tuk tuk driver in Battambang) and we meandered to the checkpoint.

Leg 17: Battambang-Poipet (in green).

And then it was sawasdee kap Thailand. The difference between Cambodia and Thailand was immediately apparent and it was quite a shock after 18 months in Cambodia.

Getting acclimatised to a new language, a new currency, a new way of thinking, and the new quirks of life is going to take some time but, as always, will be a spectacularly fun process. Goodbye Cambodia, hello Thailand.

Next stop: Phuket and onwards