Yeah, well, it took us one morning, it was "done" Vietnam!
It was sunny and hot, we said "why not?" and we went to ask the pretty red flag after which has removed Vietnam from our list of countries "to do", yeah, it's like that we!
Joking!
other hand if there is an expression that we bristle hair is good use of the verb "do" when talking about a country that has set foot.
No, seriously! What does it mean to a country? We visit, we discover, we go and we saw a few hours or a few months ... It took pictures, there were meetings, there is also walks ... But actually it is not a country brothel! This widespread expression
much gives any travelogue tone so reductive, consumerist arrogant ... While it is often from people who do use a small error vocabulary nothing .... And even we know nice people and very intelligent "do" countries and rave, but hey, now you know, it annoys us ... Finally, especially Naomi, Bruno, himself, is somewhat indifferent about it ...
There is another thing that we regularly bowl too: These are visas.C is true that as the French were never any problems on that side: it is sufficient to meet the dates, make applications at the right time and everything is fine ...
But precisely, it is a system so unfair! So, nothing to do, whenever we pass a border and a customs stamp it on our passports as we lug white, Naomi can not help singing the international in his head! Bruno, it is a bit indifferent about it ...
To return to our sheep, so we crossed the Vietnamese border for our Cambodian visa was near the end and we did not want to leave Kep. Make
extend his visa in Cambodia is not a problem, but it really is not given.
Now, as we hearing that the border region was recently become an economic zone in which visas were issued free of fifteen days, we decided to try.
So one morning we went in mob at the border that we managed to achieve after an hour of dusty roads, but so beautiful (you may have noticed that we love marveling on the roads here, huh? Finally, especially Naomi, Bruno, and that led him ... Watch out for potholes).
Cambodian side, palm huts, the Vietnamese side everything that communism has inspired a most beautiful architectural point of view!
After a quick tour to Ha Tien where lack of change we have not even been able to pay a nem or coffee (yep, losers, we know ...) we again crossed the border again!
one side or the other we had no worries, the customs officers were all very friendly (it's often the little advantage border practiced by western tourists). We learned that "thank you" thought "gamon" in Vietnamese and were even able to take a picture at the border post, which is normally forbidden! The
bribes (1 dollar for paper that certifies that we are carrying any contagious disease) were rare, really heavy and not particularly prevented neither the conversation nor the jokes ...
short, three hours and $ 20 Visa only later and we were back to the recreation center! Friends
future travelers or backpackers: it's brand new and good to know, most of yesteryear with this visa free Vietnamese side you can go to the island of Phu Quoq which apparently is beautiful (we sees off Kep)!
were our grumpy Gallic (es) and the tip of the day!
you soon!
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