48 Hours of Sleepless Travel

We were in the Honolulu airport as planned, ready to fly to Bangkok, where we would then go to Cambodia via land. Sounds easy enough, right?

Well 48 hours and 10+ stops later, we weren't so sure any more. Our seemingly simple trip turned into a maze of transits and layovers, creating a comically long list of stops.

Here's how it went:

Feb 6th at 1:30 p.m. Hawaiian time through Feb 8th at 7:00 p.m. Cambodian Time

Airplane: Feb 6 @ 1:30pm Hawaiian Time
10+ Hrs: Honolulu to Seoul (crossed International Dateline)

3+Hrs: Layover in Seoul
5+ Hrs: Seoul to Bangkok
4+ Hrs: Layover in Bangkok Airport

Taxi:
20 Mins: Airport to Train Station (plus an argument with driver who didn't speak English)
Train:
6+ Hrs: Bangkok to Aranyaprathet, near Cambodian Border
Tuk Tuk:

30+ Mins:
To first and illegitimate looking "Consulate"
To actual Consulate for a visa
To border
By Foot:

1+ Hrs:
To immigration line
To border
Line to get stamp
Across border to bus station
Bus:

3+ Hrs: Poipet Border Crossing to near Siem Reap
Tuk Tuk:

1 Hr:

Into Siem Reap to first guest house (full)

Arrived at Rendezvous Guest House (lovely)
By Foot:

Much too long: Upstairs to bed

In all our transit we were only able to sneak in a few naps and a few meals. We luckily have a "turn-into-a-robot" switch for travel so we arrived in good spirits none the less. However it took a good night's sleep to revert into fully functioning humans.

Since then we both have really taken to Cambodia and are excited for our prolonged stay in the country. The people are sweet and unobtrusive and we have felt safe from the moment we arrived.