A visa run is a 4 hour bus trip to the Cambodian border where upon you leave Thailand, have lunch at a casino, collect your passport which now adorns a 30 day Cambodian visa, then promptly re-enter the Kingdom of Thailand. Another 4 hours later and you are back where you started at 7am that morning. A pain in the neck, however, necessary if you wish to stay in Thailand legally.
My first impression's when walking across the border was this place is filthy and the people are very poor. Nothing like Thailand which lies just 50 yards behind me. The only high-rise buildings you find here are casinos that cater almost exclusively to Thai nationals that cross the border in order to have a gamble. All forms of gambling are illegal in Thailand.
The best part of a visa run is seeing the Thai passport office and leaving Cambodia, however, I'll be back next month as usual.
My first impression's when walking across the border was this place is filthy and the people are very poor. Nothing like Thailand which lies just 50 yards behind me. The only high-rise buildings you find here are casinos that cater almost exclusively to Thai nationals that cross the border in order to have a gamble. All forms of gambling are illegal in Thailand.
The best part of a visa run is seeing the Thai passport office and leaving Cambodia, however, I'll be back next month as usual.
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