I'm heading towards the border with Laos but it's too far to drive in one day. Accommodation options are scarce in the north of Cambodia, but there is 1 hotel in Stung Treng that can be booked with Booking. From there it is only about 60 km to the only border post with Laos.
The road to Stung Treng is long and boring, but luckily there is quite a lot to see along the way. Just before I get there I drive over the great Mekong river in which meltwater flows from Tibet to the South China Sea, which is almost 5000 km away.
The only river in the world, part of which changes direction once a year. In the dry season, water flows from the Tonlé Sap Lake to the Mekong and in the wet season, the Mekong discharges the excess water back into the lake.
