Had to visit the family in Siem Reap this Water Festival, felt confident in investing in a Mekong Expression bus ticket, PP-SR (ie, the "luxury bus").
Anyways, call me a mouse, but my god, I don't want to travel on a long distance bus again here, not only were two of the windows on the side broken (but not missing), at regular intervals, the back axle gave a dangerously-sounding crunching noise, even with small bumps in the road.
I am not a natural moaner, but the driver must have thought he was behind the wheel of a Mustang, the way he was driving, it scared the shit out of me, overtaking sometimes in highly-risky situations relying on intimidating oncoming cars (and buses) to the extremes of the sides of the highway, rather than any considerations of spatial or distance factors.
I tried to sleep it off, but I was too adrenalized with fear.
These guys, they should be more mindful of safety of the 40 or so passengers, and realize it's not a childish game or race.
Next time, I get a private taxi, or fly, never buses again for me.
Better Call Saul