Crossing The Worst Rated Border in South East Asia 🇱🇦🇰🇭
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 เม.ย. 2024
- We crossed the border from Laos into Cambodia and had been warned about the scams that can take place at both immigration offices (by officials). Admittedly, we didn’t have the right cash but even if we did, they were asking for more and were charging everybody a minimum of $38 dollars which is significantly more than the price advertised online. We had to pay $5 for a departure card leaving Laos as we had no idea we had to keep hold of these. After paying this fee, we were waved through and still not given a departure card to fill out. We ended up paying $87 for 2 Cambodian visas when the cost should have been approximately $70.
Have you done this border crossing before? Let us know what you thought in the comments!
All the information you need is on the net. How to avoid all the scams.
Yes we were caught out with not enough cash this time! We didn’t know there weren’t any ATMs near the border 😢
If they approached the border with no cash as they were apparently expecting ATM's, I think scams are the least of their worries. I'm surprised they remembered to take their passports with them.
@@paulietv2162 If we had forgotten them I doubt immigration would have noticed. They only seemed focused on cash and how much our camera was.
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What’s the point in travelling the world for months on end if a few lessons aren’t learned along the way? Thank you for being so open and honest with your experience guys rather than only uploading the beach pics. I think you’re doing a fantastic job 👍🏼
@@Gracie61298 Yes, considering the complete lack of basic thought processes they are doing a fantastic job to have got so far - good luck with the rest of your trip guys 👏👏👏
Watching you guys enjoy travelling around Thailand make me funny the same too and because you are westerner in SE Asian please be careful especially while crossing the border.
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So tired of hearing about Thailand.
Really enjoyed the video thanks, very informative.
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20 years ago I remember it being a boat ride then a short jungle hike over the border. The place is unrecognizable now. Times change.
Wow we would have loved to see this!! Did you do this alone?! Thanks for watching ☺️🌎
@@TheBlagPackers I was taking a friend around who was visiting. Craziest boat ride I ever took.
Great video:)
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You need to do a bit of research before crossing the border. Always take some dosh with you as you need to pay to enter Cambodia in dollars, kip or baht. It used to be $30 US or 1500 baht. They were not scammers and actually did you a favour as you had no money.
Thanks for watching our video and great advice! We know for the future we will always need cash but people who did have cash were sadly still charged $50 or more so were still having to pay extra even with cash!
Your alleged claims are false for the most part. Firstly, the cost of a Cambodian Visa is $30 but there is also a stamping fee; explains the $38. You were not scammed. There is an exit fee as well from Laos...you were not scammed. Secondly, who in their right mind travels around 3rd world countries without getting some cash from an ATM in the city. Common sense will tell you that ATMs are scarce especially outside the cities. Thirdly, you enter a 3rd world country from another 3rd world country and all you can say is it's a shit hole. Have you even been to a 3rd world country before this trip? What did you expect? If you want to see a shit hole, look in your toilet.
Some advice for you rookie 3rd world travelers. Get an E-visa whenever possible (it is for Cambodia). Keep a few passport size photos on you. Always keep at least a $100 and some local currency on you hidden somewhere for emergencies. Keep a positive attitude...don't be so negative.
I've traveled in many 3rd world countries and over 40 other countries. There are scams everywhere and it's best to do some research first so you know what to look out for. I loved my time in Cambodia and didn't let the scammers get to me. The best scam I came across was when I paid the taxi driver for my trip to the airport. I handed him a 100,000 note to cover the cost plus a nice tip. The driver put it in his shirt pocket and then got out to get the luggage. After getting the luggage out, he reached into his shirt pocket and 'pulled out the money I gave him', a 10,000 note. For a moment I was second guessing myself so I looked in my wallet because I knew exactly how much local currency I had remaining. He had switched out the 100,000 note I gave him with a 10,000 note. I grabbed the 10,000 note from him and told him that is not what I gave him and then I started waving for a police officer. The taxi driver quickly started pleading not to get the police officer. I said no problem but give me my change from the 100,000. The cab fare was around 80,000 so he gave me 20,000. I told him the 20,000 was going to be a tip but since he tried to scam me, no tip for you. What he didn't realize and I didn't either until buying some coffee in the airport, I also had his 10,000 note he had switched out. Basically, he got short changed on the fare.
First of all, thanks for watching our video and taking the time to comment, we really appreciate it. The immigration officers at the border were asking for various amounts of money from $38 upwards, they first asked us/ most of the tourists there for $50 dollars each. Which we actually refused (some sadly didn’t) so I think we and many others passing through that day were scammed or at least attempted to be scammed.
I actually visited Cambodia 10 years ago, I went through 2 land border crossings (Vietnam to Cambodia & Cambodia to Thailand) I experienced nothing like this. I think my comments about the area outside the border were mainly fuelled by frustration at how they were speaking to us and what they were attempting to do to us and many others around us (it in no way affected our view on Cambodia or the view I had on Cambodia 10 years ago) this is why I struggled to stay positive during a scam… I don’t know many people that would see an optimistic side of this. I don’t know if you’ve travelled in a “developing” country since covid but cash is no longer king here anymore, ATM and card machines are everywhere (if a street vendor in Laos has a card machine I’m sure an official immigration office can do so… but we know why they don’t want to)
Lastly, we enjoyed that story about the taxi scam very much and had a good laugh about it, I’m glad you ended up short changing them 😂
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@@TheBlagPackers Yes, I have traveled since COVID and ATMs are more abundant than before but still, they need an internet or phone connection to work and you know how that can be sometimes. It is always better to plan just in case.
You are correct...it seems more scammers are out there than ever before. The only place recently that no one tried to scam me was Vietnam. Over pricing? Yes, but not an all out scam.
that's a big no-no, videoing at immigration, a lot of nations take an offense to that...
I wouldn’t want to be filmed scamming tourists either 🧐.
(Ps we stopped filming once we saw the signs)
Great video guys. 😊
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Welcome to “Scambodia”
Thailand is the worse.
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Laos was then worst for me.
Oh no! What was your experience? Thanks for watching 🌎 😊
@TheBlagPackers coming from Thailand. From imagination charging us double. O dropping us off in the middle of nowhere. Having to take a setup tuktuk for over 1000 baht. 3rd world countries you can't say anything. I cut my trip short by 3 weeks and left.
Wanna see a video of you amazing people go to iran 🇮🇷 they love everyone ❤
Maybe we will, We’re hoping to tick off many places in the world 🌍 thanks for watching ✌🏼
Beware of SNAKES 😂
We’ve seen lots of them! 😂
you are the drama
5 years of drama school not completely wasted.
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If you can survive in these countries, you can survive anywhere in the world.
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