Feb 16 - Laos to Cambodia. Left Pakse today for a marathon bus ride to Cambodia. Almost missed the bus and earned a morning jog up and down 4 flights of stairs. A mini bus took me too the Laos border. Which closed a few years ago when Laos stopped offering visas on arrival from Cambodia. Here we got stamped for exit and changed mini bus to a over capacity mini van. Plus an unofficial stamp fee. Next stop the new Cambodian border crossing. Here we change mini's again then pay for our visas and extra unofficial stamp fees and charges. The rest of the ride to Strung Treng I had a little Laos guy sitting on my lap due to the cramped bus. We shared fish chips. Got on a bigger bus with even less seats for everyone in Strung Treng. Found Bjorn from my trek in Luang Prabang sitting on the bus. We regretfully shared a seat. He's about 6'5" so between me and him we didn't even get close to fitting in the tiny seats. It would have been ok if leg room existed in the isle. Unfortunately a group of drunk English guys were passed out there. Finally the trip ended at Bueng Kak lake in Phnom Penh. Got a cheap room some dinner and passed out.