Yesterday, I was able to witness something that was quite the bummer for a fellow traveler. As a backpacker, you hate to see people getting hustled. Cambodia’s border guards are notorious for being grade A assholes, but even with forewarning, nobody likes to get screwed.
As a group of friends and I crossed from southern Laos to Cambodia, we decided to pay the five extra dollars to have a local get us through the border. It is supposed to cost $25 for a visa, but most people some how end up paying upwards to $40. Our guide promised us no extra charges, and actually made it so we could just walk over the border and sit in a café, while he did all the dirty work.
