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Once I reach Cambodia, what is the best way to decide where in the country I want to live? I know I am not interested in the big places at all, I would rather live in a smaller town or village somewhere in the countryside. What is the best way to explore the options? Wait until I get there or do as much internet research as I can in the meantime?
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nolan.tomlinson wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:10 pm Once I reach Cambodia, what is the best way to decide where in the country I want to live? I know I am not interested in the big places at all, I would rather live in a smaller town or village somewhere in the countryside. What is the best way to explore the options? Wait until I get there or do as much internet research as I can in the meantime?
How about traveling around and staying in a few different towns? All towns, even the smallest, will have guesthouses where you can stay a few nights.
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You could do some research, and take a road trip stopping for a day or two at each place to see what they are like?
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I suggest travelling for the first year or two. In places where you may want to settle, stay at least a month.

You can do some research on the internet first, so you have some idea about the different places. But you wont really know until you go there.

I agree with you about avoiding the big places. However, you probably want to be in or near a town where you can buy most things you need.
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Cambodia is not that large a country, if you have a car or motorcycle you can visit most of the country in a month-month and a half to get an good idea if its what you would like. Stopping for a few nights, if somewhere wets ur fancy.

1 trip i went from the top to the far east down to the south via PP and up along the western border in less than a month, since then have been to just about every little town,city and some places not on any map
For me, i wouldn't live in the middle of nowhere nor in a big city...

no prior research, ( going on how fast the country is changing) is necessary as you will see with your own eyes if the town, city has what your looking for

all you need is a road map or smart phone with google map app
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Pretty much every town outside of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville is small. It's worth being within 50 clicks of one of them, just so you can drive there when the spiders start talking to you. The rural pace of life here is extremely slow.
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As mentioned, take a month or two to explore the country a bit. Probably best to stay in a well-known area first until you get to know a bit about the people, culture, language etc. That most likely means Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kampot or Kompong Cham. A few diehards still enjoy Sihanoukville. The other towns are worth a visit, but it's rather unlikely you'd like to live there full-time unless you like a really slow pace and just want to read books all day.
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Read books (again), gardening, farming, beekeeping, bird watching, wildlife bothering, local Wat community, build a house, do the start-up from home office thing, research some obscure subject, write your best seller.
But if you do not develop a serious interest in something, you may go mad in rural cambodia, even the locals do.
But there are plenty of lifestyle options if you ain't lazy.
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cptrelentless wrote:Pretty much every town outside of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville is small. It's worth being within 50 clicks of one of them, just so you can drive there when the spiders start talking to you. The rural pace of life here is extremely slow.
Dunno about slow... lotsa shit happens. I reckon it's more about how well one can live in a small country town. Certainly not for everyone.

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