Since this thread is still going and there was a mention of flying (presumably) to Thailand, and me just having formulated what I think is my ideal plan for soon, I thought I could seize the moment and sneak in a request on updated useful information based on the following idea for a trip.
Since my original post, I got the 3rd shot provided by the local ward a few days later. When in Vietnam do like the Vietnamese. Things like that I think can make a difference with employers and government officials. It was the last I heard the government talking about, hopefully that's enough.
But having had talks with a local employer recently and not accepted the offer I will now be doing a trip in a couple of weeks. Not Thailand, because I hear they require proof of medical insurance, also maybe because I know the place well, so next time I go there I would want it to not be essentially a border run.
I was actually thinking of flying to Phnom Penh. I've done many border runs by bus to Cambodia from either side, both Thailand and Vietnam, but never been in. I know the countries either side of it. Fascinating to actually go into the one in the middle a bit more. Be there in an hour or two. Simple hopefully.
I won't be exploring Phnom Penh particularly. I'll mostly chill next to a laptop, with a coffee or beer, hopefully with good food, maybe keep making a bit of money (in my own way), and watch the world go by.
Going back to Vietnam will be the opposite: I want to see Cambodia's countryside, the houses and the people. It's about 6 hours apparently. That'll do.
I spent so many hours lost in my own world, gazing out of a bus window through or across the sights of Thailand or Vietnam... always to Cambodia but never through. Also has a bit of adventure about it, I suppose, going to a completely new place, but generally sitting near a hotel, not in the heart of things.
I believe at this point my passport gets me 15 days in Vietnam. It's not much time to deal with employers so I will use this time to set up some interviews and plan a trip out so an employer has good time to do something (and if they can get a NES teacher in the classroom right now they are capable of moving very fast!)
I'm a bit out of touch with booking tickets online these days. I heard for international flights these days it's actually better to go direct to the carrier so I suppose it's the same for local flights around SE Asia.
I heard one needs a VN Gov app with a QR code to (re)enter VN.
I wonder what the options are beyond 15 days. I think I saw a post about it where it may be possible to return again after a period of time or do a quick turn-around.
Hopefully the visa and extension situation will change for the better for everyone. Lucky for me I can legally work.
I'd particularly appreciate recommendations for a quiet, inexpensive, pleasant area to stay in Phnom Penh or anything else that's useful about this trip idea. I've never been there before so if someone reading this has anything to share that would be appreciated.
