Good thread. Is there a Lucky Supermarket, Angkok Mart or some such in Battambang? What airline flies to BB? Just checked Cambodian Angkor and Bassaka. No luck. I once considered Siem Reap as a place to settle down but got turned off by a number of factors, including a dodgy power supply. Does BB g...

There's also a street one and a half. Well worth visiting.

Not sure I would call it a riverside, in the dry season you can literally jump across the river, more of a creek Agree with richard, boring town, and expensive accommodation, thanks to a history of Korean/Japanese NGOs who gave their staff insane accommodation allowances A Donald Trump town, imho I...

cptrelentless wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 2:01 pm As it's more of an O than an A in khmer, are the locals called Bottombangers?

They translate it Badtambong

Eden, the River and riverside are all good restaurants on the riverside. There is another bigger nightmarket near second bridge and there are some good Khmer restaurants south of there. Some upmarket restaurants on the east side of the River. Japanese place very popular. All the ngos go there. Altho...

Thai election unlikely to be held until February 2019.

30 day visa exempt entry allowed two entries per calendar year.

Malaysia is also stopping repeated back to back tourist visas. jeez its so unfair. We allow Asians to travel freely to Europe with visa on arrival and unlimited border hops. Oops no we don't. We make them dance for a visa that they have to sign for in blood and demand they have more money that bill...

Malaysia is also stopping repeated back to back tourist visas. jeez its so unfair. We allow Asians to travel freely to Europe with visa on arrival and unlimited border hops. Oops no we don't. We make them dance for a visa that they have to sign for in blood and demand they have more money that bill...