I took a bus from Battambang to Siem Reap and stayed in a hotel that is next to the Art Center night market. The hotel is only about 10 minutes walk to the busy and noisy Pub Street. I paid S$21 for a single room a night with nice breakfast. The young lady at the reception counter speaks perfect English. She helped me to arrange a 2-day tour to Angkok Wat and a one-way mini bus ride to the border of Laos. It was a pleasure stay in this Angkor Orchid Central Hotel.

This is the Cambodia – Laos border. The immigration counter is just a table in a small restaurant. The immigration officer will collect cash in US dollar and issue Visa to those who require it to enter Laos. I do not require the Visa but I paid US$10 for the girl to take me over with the motor bike. The rest of the backpackers took a slow walk from Cambodia to Laos, about 2km.