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The weird and the wonderful: Thailand-Cambodia

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The weird and the wonderful: Thailand-Cambodia

January 11, 2006

The Thailand-Cambodia border:

 In no mans land between Cambodia and the Thai town Poipet, there is a very large and not at all discreet resort and casino. It was just weird because it was the backdrop amidts an endless series of wagons being pushed by very old people in headscarves. All the time they were rolling by, and sometimes with oddly large amounts of styrofoam... The point is, this giant complex is really, in the middle of nowhere, where you would think that no one with money would ever come, except to pass straight through.

Chelsea says:
Wow, that's really interesting; thanks for telling me that!
Posted on: Jan 12, 2008
stabber911 says:
The reason for poi pet border to have wagons is that because thai and cambodia have agreement that local (cart type) might be exempt from import tax. That is why there is cart. You would not believe if I told you that I saw, Cambodia pushing a cart size of a car and as tall as a truck!
Posted on: Jan 12, 2008
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