“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up...” - Thomas Edison
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| (The sunset from the floating seafood restaurant in Koh Kong) |
Route: Chon Buri - Koh Kong
Distance: 335 km
Hotel: City Hotel, Koh Kong
07:00 - Breakfast of toasts and coffee was served at the hotel lobby. We had ours in the room before checked out.
07:30 - Drove leisurely towards Thailand/Cambodia border. The weather was clear and sunny.
11:00 - Stopped for lunch at a Muslim Restaurant in Chantaburi. Bought a box of dates for the road. After lunch, strolled along the street of the quiet town.
12:30 - Refuelled at a PTT in Trat. Drove on AH123 on Highway 3 towards the Ban Hat Lek Border Centre. Passed the Principal Buddha Statue at Buddhamonthon Park, a landmark of Trat Province.
14:25 - Stopped at the Narrowest Part of Thailand for some photo shots. The narrowest area is located on Trat - Klong Yai Road. At this point, the width of Thailand is only 450m. There was on-going construction works to beautify the rest area.
14:45 - Easy and no hassle border crossing at Had Lek Thailand border.
16:00 - Completed border crossing at Cham Yeam Cambodia after being delayed for more than half an hour. Paid for passport stamping THB100 each. Collected Custom vehicle clearance papers and paid THB600 without receipt for THB100/day stay in Cambodia. Paid Immigration officers THB600 with receipt.
16:15 - Had some photo shots at the small border town before crossing the 7km long Koh Kong Bridge over Prek Kaoh River.
17:00 - Watched the beautiful sunset at the Koh Kong River Waterfront. We used to buy sweet mangoes and drink freshly squeezed sugarcane juice at one of the roadside stalls. Today there was none around.
18:00 - As it was getting dark we had fried rice dinner at the Muslim stall at Koh Kong jetty.
18:30 - Checked in Koh Kong City Hotel for USD20/night for a room facing the river.
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| (No half-boiled eggs this morning) |
07:30 - Drove leisurely towards Thailand/Cambodia border. The weather was clear and sunny.
11:00 - Stopped for lunch at a Muslim Restaurant in Chantaburi. Bought a box of dates for the road. After lunch, strolled along the street of the quiet town.
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| (Time for lunch in Chanthaburi) |
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| (Rice and murtabak with lamb curry) |
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| (Colourful murals on the wall) |
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| (A park by the river) |
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| (Banners for the 2019 Gem and Jewellery Festival) |
12:30 - Refuelled at a PTT in Trat. Drove on AH123 on Highway 3 towards the Ban Hat Lek Border Centre. Passed the Principal Buddha Statue at Buddhamonthon Park, a landmark of Trat Province.
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| (Driving towards Thailand/Cambodia border) |
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| (Buddhamonthon Park in Trat) |
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| (Smooth traffic and new roadworks) |
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| (A ghost town at a junction to Khlong Yai town) |
14:25 - Stopped at the Narrowest Part of Thailand for some photo shots. The narrowest area is located on Trat - Klong Yai Road. At this point, the width of Thailand is only 450m. There was on-going construction works to beautify the rest area.
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| (The Narrowest Part of Thailand rest area) |
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| (A washroom stop for visitors) |
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| (One photo shot for the album) |
14:45 - Easy and no hassle border crossing at Had Lek Thailand border.
16:00 - Completed border crossing at Cham Yeam Cambodia after being delayed for more than half an hour. Paid for passport stamping THB100 each. Collected Custom vehicle clearance papers and paid THB600 without receipt for THB100/day stay in Cambodia. Paid Immigration officers THB600 with receipt.
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| (Hat Lek, Thailand border) |
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| (Crossing over to Cambodia border) |
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| (Waiting for clearance at no-man land at Thailand/Cambodia border) |
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| (Cheam Yam, Cambodia Border) |
16:15 - Had some photo shots at the small border town before crossing the 7km long Koh Kong Bridge over Prek Kaoh River.
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| (Crossing into Cambodia in late afternoon) |
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| (Our second time here with our Hi-Lux 4x4) |
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| (The tuk-tuk, another form of transport) |
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| (The Koh Kong Casino) |
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| (Driving on the right side of the road) |
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| (A landmark enroute Koh Kong town) |
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| (A small roundabout before Koh Kong bridge) |
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| (Crossing Prek Kaoh River) |
17:00 - Watched the beautiful sunset at the Koh Kong River Waterfront. We used to buy sweet mangoes and drink freshly squeezed sugarcane juice at one of the roadside stalls. Today there was none around.
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| (The sun is setting over Koh Kong Bridge) |
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| (The Koh Kong Bridge viewed from our hotel room) |
18:00 - As it was getting dark we had fried rice dinner at the Muslim stall at Koh Kong jetty.
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| (The Muslim stall at the ferry food court) |
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| (Fried rice for dinner) |
18:30 - Checked in Koh Kong City Hotel for USD20/night for a room facing the river.
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| (Our usual hotel in Koh Kong) |
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| (Spacious and clean room) |
GPS Coordinates:
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Narrowest Part of Thailand, Trat (11.715108, 102.907534)
Border Thailand/Cambodia, Hat Lek (11.651481, 102.909109)
City Hotel, Koh Kong (11.620763, 102.961195)
Muslim Restaurant Koh Kong (11.609786, 102.978165)