This is probably the nearest crossing point for those of us in the wilds of Pattaya, it is about a 2 to 3 hour drive depending on whether you or your driver are doped up yaba homicidal maniacs, or sedate normal people.

This place is actually quite good as there is never any queues, nor are there any beggars

The drive there is on good roads, well apart from the last 20kms, that is pretty ropey but I feel sure that will soon be sorted as they had loads of people working on it, anyway I believe this is a picture of the last sign post, after this it is really easy to get lost as I do most times and then end up at crossing points I have never heard of before.




I really dont know what these guys do here all day, I assume they are worried about Cambodia attacking Thailand, this is about 20km from the border.



As you can see with this picture it will be a really nice wide road when they actually finish it.



They don't let you park near the immigration office due to the fact that you could be a terrorist and your car maybe a car bomb, there is a car park about 500 meters away but who could be bothered walking that far?
So just park on the road about 30 meters from the office.




Always a few lorries waiting to cross, not sure where these young ladies were going



I have to admit that I have never seen such big queues there as this picture shows, this is obviously the Thai side to sign out of the country so to speak.





Once you sign out you have to pass the barricades.



Swiftly jogging the 200 meters to the Cambodian visa office you will be suprised to see it is actualy just a wooden shack, yet 200 meters away the Thais are sitting in there nice airconned office with dark glass windows.




If you see this building then you know you are in Cambodia, so now is the time to be careful of landmines.



Anyway first you pay a crisp 1000baht note to obtain a nice new visa, then they fine you 300baht because you will not be staying the night, funny you don't get a reciept for that, and then its back off to Thailand



The old customs and excise seem to be top notch in prum so becareful there



The Cambodian duty free shop is well worth a visit for high end goods like, erm, well cigarettes I suppose.



So you dont get lost you should keep an eye out for these 2 signs.




No expense spared



Pong Nam Rorn is also known as Pong Nam Ron.