I've been quite busy this week, but I managed to snap a few pics, smash them together, and call it a post for your possible enjoyment.
Rainy Season On The Way 🌧️
We've had a guest staying with the past few days, an old friend I haven't seen for many years, so the last few days I've been conversating and cooking a lot. This has left me with little time for a blog post, but I've done my best to keep ASEAN Hive trodding along. We recently drove to the Thai border to see if there was any news about the upcoming international border crossing. Much to our surprise the soldiers told us the border will open on April 1st, but then proceeded to go under the gate and invite us to come along.
We had never been allowed before to enter the in-between countries zone, and it was quite interesting, and as we talked the soldiers took us all the way to the Thai gate where there were Thai soldiers with machine guns. I was shocked when the soldiers took us under the gate and we walked a 100 meters into Thailand where we saw a 4-lane highway and high-voltage powerlines. Even though we weren't able to communicate with the Thai soldiers, I was surprised how relaxed they were about a few foreigners and some Cambodian soldiers entering their country through a closed border crossing without visas.
Border Opening Soon 🛃
I didn't take any pictures because I knew it was a sensitive issue and not technically legal, but it was quite exciting to casually enter another country without paperwork and then walk back across the border. After arriving home the rainy season seemed to follow us, and we've received the first bits of rain in many months, and perhaps soon Pov won't have to manually water the garden. When I noticed her watering the garden, I asked to play with the hose for the awesome GIF thumbnail you saw at the beginning of this post.
In less than two weeks busloads of international tourists will be passing by our house daily, so it's a very exciting time. Unfortunately our property isn't fully ready for guests, but within a few months I hope we'll be able to begin advertising and hosting overnight stays. The new border crossing will also increase the value of our land greatly in case we need to sell it one day for a move abroad or in order to repay the loan that got us this land. That's all for now, stay tuned for April when we till take a trip to Thailand for some shopping and to potentially see the ocean.....
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