Pelni ships connect the islands of Indonesia with each other and with the Philippines . Local ferries link many islands, but Pelni ships travel to remote areas such as Sulawesi and Irian Jaya . There are four classes of travel, fitting most budgets. Seat assignments are ignored. Grab any available space, open the window to let the tobacco smoke escape, and sit back to watch the show.
Peddlers race up and down the aisles, selling all kinds of strange and normal things.
Wandering musicians provide entertainment. Go from Phnom Penh to Angkor Wat on a fast boat . Tourists zip down Cambodia's Tonle Sap river on a modern speedboat. Boats leave at 7 a.m. from both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. The trip takes 4-7 hours.