Trip To Angkor Wat, November 2011

I went out of Bangkok on the first week of November with my youngest daughter to go to Ban Pakkard, Cambodia. I didn't actually plan to go somewhere far, but something came up, that I never thought would happen. My docs weren't approved to get my visa extension in Thailand (sigh). I couldn't do anything about it, so I finally decided to go on a package tour with four of my acquaintances who had a similar situation as I was. We hired a taxi to Angkor Wat (Wat means Temple) and it took us 12 hours back and forth. It cost me 6,000 Thai Baht for the whole trip to the temple (all-inclusive!). The entrance fee was 700 Thai Baht or $20.

It turned out that it was fun after all! Traveling is indeed a good stress reliever... Here are the beautiful sceneries @Angkor Wat.

Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. It is considered one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. It was fun. Our visas got sorted out somehow. Perhaps there was a reason why we got stranded 😅 so that we could visit one of the wonders of the world. Looking back, I was thinking if I could just bring a hi-tech digital camera or the latest iPhone to capture the majestic work of art🦋

Cambodia Trip

I woke up at 5:00 in the morning today because I had to attend a visa extension trip going to Banlem, Cambodia. Last time, I went to Vientiane, Laos. My sweetheart accompanied me to the bus station and before I left, he bought me something to eat for my early breakfast. He is just so thoughtful and loving. As usual, before I rode on the bus, we kissed… so cheesy!

I went off at Ekkamai and took the BTS (MRT version in the Philippines) from there to On Nut. That was fast and easy so I reached the meeting place at exactly 7:00 am; I was still early so I decided to eat breakfast again while waiting for the van lolololol. I noticed that I was the earliest passenger arrived there and I was happy because I can choose where to sit. I preferred to sit at the second row, at the back of the driver because it has enough room for my long legs and so the journey will be comfortable for me.



I met some of my fellow pinoys there. They are the ones I met in Laos and Cambodia sometime on July and November. We were only five passengers there and all of us are Pinoys. I was happy as I could chat with them while we’re on the road trip. There was no traffic at all, perhaps due to holiday season. It is December 31. I reminisced that during this day in the Philippines, there are heavy traffic everywhere.




When we reached the border, it was already 12 noon. We gave our important documents at the Thai embassy to exit, cross the border to Cambodia. Then, we went to the nearest restaurant in Banlem, Cambodia to have our lunch there. After, we rest for about 15 minutes so we could go to Cambodia immigration and then, back to Thai immigration office so as to extend our visa permit to entry. They granted us 60 days or two months. My visa will expire on February 28, 2010.



Before my visa expires, I will have to go to the Thai Immigration office in Bangkok to allow me not to travel anymore because of my condition. By then, I will be 32 weeks and 4 days or more than 8 months pregnant. That would be so risky for us (my baby and I). After giving birth to our precious baby Sofia, I will be studying Thai language for a year so I could get a one year student visa. Then, I would no longer travel every two months for extension.




All in all, my Cambodia trip was safe and fun. We arrived at 5:06 pm at Tesco Lotus On Nut. I called my sweetheart to inform him that I was safely arrived Bangkok and will be home soon. But, I got hungry so I had my early dinner at KFC inside the mall. Then, I took the BTS from there going to Ekkamai then to Minburi (our place). I almost got home at 8:00pm. He actually started to fall asleep while waiting on me :)

I wish to go to Vietnam though because the organizer said that there is a new route for this year going in there. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to go because of my student visa plan, which is very important to me. I will miss the visa run next time, but for sure, I will be happy :)