at poipet border...very very dusty...

still very fascinated by wat i have seen at the cambodian border before the customs office...i made my way to the customs office...there are no children or beggars approaching me....instead...this guy came to ask if we needed a taxi to go to siem reap....he quoted us USD 30 for the 3hrs ride to siem reap...my korean friend has told me that private taxi would cost USD 35...best if can get 4 persons into a taxi so that can share cost....the guy kept following us...though we did not make any commitment.....we wanted to cross the border first....the cambodian border is on the right side of the road.....it is a small building....like an entry to an underpass only....very low key.....there are 3 man working behind the glass panes at the border...but only one queue.....luckily...it was not crowded....and there are only tourists at the border....not chaotic at all....and i feel is actually quite safe....but i m still very careful w my valuables after that horrible theft at laos border...the border crossing was quite smooth except that the immigrattion officer is unable to scan the bar code of my passport after trying many many times....he had to key the numbers in manually....crossed the border successfully!!! and walked out to look for private taxi to siem reap....i must say the area after the cambodian border is very very dusty....the roads are dirt roads....n when heavy vehicles or push carts crossed...the cloud of dust lingers in the air.......