Expats in Stung Treng Area

tcw57 · Post by **tcw57** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:46 pm

Recently, I've been offered a job in Stung Treng Province near the town of Stung Treng itself. Was wondering if there are any expat outposts that anyone knows of in the area. If not, where might some of the closest ones be? Thx...

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:15 pm

I don't think there are many foreigners living there, just some passing through on their way to and from Southern Laos.

tcw57 · Post by **tcw57** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:44 pm

John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:15 pm I don't think there are many foreigners living there, just some passing through on their way to and from Southern Laos.

Thank you for your reply. Just hoping against hope. Pretty much what I've heard. Guess I'll just have to get used to talking to myself...

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:56 pm

There will be a few other foreigners working at various projects around the area, maybe you'll encounter some. There's likely to be at least one insane German who has lived in the bush near there for 20 years.

explorer · Post by **explorer** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 9:11 pm

I have not been there for a couple of years, but there were foreigners living there.

There was a European man with a Cambodian wife, who used to live half the year in Stung Treng with his wife, and half the year in Sihanoukville. I doubt he goes to Sihanoukville now. He may go to Kampot.

There was an American couple there with children.

There was another American couple working for an NGO somewhere in the area. I dont know exactly where.

I saw a Western man come across the river in a funny looking canoe he had probably made himself, who appeared to lived somewhere across or along the river.

There was a farm stay, or ecotourism place, run by foreigners up the road on the way to Laos.

There is a school in one of the villages, where they told me foreigners had help build one of the buildings.

Some of these may have moved, some new ones may have arrived. I expect you will meet a few.

SternAAlbifrons · Post by **SternAAlbifrons** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:01 am

John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:56 pm There's likely to be at least one insane German who has lived in the bush near there for 20 years.

Yep, always is.

tcw57 · Post by **tcw57** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 7:25 am

John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:56 pm There will be a few other foreigners working at various projects around the area, maybe you'll encounter some. There's likely to be at least one insane German who has lived in the bush near there for 20 years.

I guess when I get out and about I should run into those in the area from time to time. Not sure exactly how far I'll venture into the bush. If I see " Betreten auf eigene Gefahr! I'll make sure to hightail it out of the area!

tcw57 · Post by **tcw57** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 8:20 am

explorer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 9:11 pm I have not been there for a couple of years, but there were foreigners living there.

There was a European man with a Cambodian wife, who used to live half the year in Stung Treng with his wife, and half the year in Sihanoukville. I doubt he goes to Sihanoukville now. He may go to Kampot.

There was an American couple there with children.

There was another American couple working for an NGO somewhere in the area. I dont know exactly where.

I saw a Western man come across the river in a funny looking canoe he had probably made himself, who appeared to lived somewhere across or along the river.

There was a farm stay, or ecotourism place, run by foreigners up the road on the way to Laos.

There is a school in one of the villages, where they told me foreigners had help build one of the buildings.

Some of these may have moved, some new ones may have arrived. I expect you will meet a few.

I greatly appreciate the detailed answer. Hopefully, a number of them have remained in the area. I'm guessing that the school you mentioned is the one that I've been hired to teach at. It's run by a Korean missionary who has built a number of buildings about 2k outside of Stung Treng. Since you've been there, do you reckon it's a good place to live? I realize there's probably not much to do, but just as far as the area goes. We may be there for up to 5 years. At least one good point is I guess it's safe to assume that rent and other cost of living items will be a bit less expensive than in major population centers.

tcw57 · Post by **tcw57** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 8:20 am

tcw57 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2019 7:25 am
John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:56 pm There will be a few other foreigners working at various projects around the area, maybe you'll encounter some. There's likely to be at least one insane German who has lived in the bush near there for 20 years.
I guess when I get out and about I should run into those in the area from time to time. Not sure exactly how far I'll venture into the bush. If I see " Betreten auf eigene Gefahr! " I'll make sure to hightail it out of the area!

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 8:28 am

I lived there for a time some years ago. It's quite a pretty town, along the Riverside, at least.

There's a pizzeria/western food shop run by a khmer family where many of the expats can be sighted.

There's a lot of tourists en route to, and from, Laos. Quite a lot of cyclists who do the northern Cambodia loop spend time there too.

Korean Mission sounds like a terrible place to work, but to each their own.

You'll probably want to do a Siam Reap or Phnom Penh run for mental health reasons once a month or so.

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