You've travelled, so what made you choose Cambodia over the rest?

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Re: You've travelled, so what made you choose Cambodia over the rest?

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OKW wrote:
hanno wrote:Work. Most of my work isn now in Vietnam and Laos but I still prefer to be based here. Easily accessible airport, frequent flights, nowhere near the pollution or traffic of HCMC or Ha Noi. I am getting a little tired of Temple Town, I was watching an endless parade of Hipsters last afternoon, but a quick trip to Vietnam quickly gets me over it.
hanno wrote:Work. Most of my work isn now in Vietnam and Laos but I still prefer to be based here. Easily accessible airport, frequent flights, nowhere near the pollution or traffic of HCMC or Ha Noi. I am getting a little tired of Temple Town, I was watching an endless parade of Hipsters last afternoon, but a quick trip to Vietnam quickly gets me over it.
Laos is really nice as well, Vietnam is busy and pushy.
Laos is really nice, agreed. However, to work there has its challenges: people are way laid back and the government is very bureaucratic.
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hanno wrote:
OKW wrote:
hanno wrote:Work. Most of my work isn now in Vietnam and Laos but I still prefer to be based here. Easily accessible airport, frequent flights, nowhere near the pollution or traffic of HCMC or Ha Noi. I am getting a little tired of Temple Town, I was watching an endless parade of Hipsters last afternoon, but a quick trip to Vietnam quickly gets me over it.
hanno wrote:Work. Most of my work isn now in Vietnam and Laos but I still prefer to be based here. Easily accessible airport, frequent flights, nowhere near the pollution or traffic of HCMC or Ha Noi. I am getting a little tired of Temple Town, I was watching an endless parade of Hipsters last afternoon, but a quick trip to Vietnam quickly gets me over it.
Laos is really nice as well, Vietnam is busy and pushy.
Laos is really nice, agreed. However, to work there has its challenges: people are way laid back and the government is very bureaucratic.
fully agree, still prefer those challenges over the ones they face daily in Europe. Lots of good restaurants in little Viantienne.
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I think even more in LP, where I will be next week:-)
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hanno wrote:I think even more in LP, where I will be next week:-)
LP is beautiful, so is VV. About half way up from Vientianne by road. BTW, I had some extensive dental work done in Vientianne, it was great. Almost free, they charge a minor fee plus the material. Works a bit like in Cuba. It is at the Vientianne Dental University, big clinic with lots of students and their supervisory dentists working alongside.
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you know sometimes when you meet someone for the first time and you just "click" and become instant best pals.... yeah that happened
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Thanks guys/girls, for the great replies. No doubt that there is something about Cambodia that makes it more 'settleable' than the rest, for a great many. Cambodia is a special kinda place indeed.

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What made me choose Cambodia over the rest -
1/The freedom of life.
2/The simplicity of life.
3 The exoticism and excitement off life.
4/ The fact you have to stand on your own two feet to make it work here.
5/ The people, both expat and Khmer.
6/ and YES, how bloody cheap it is!
I'm in Australia now, first time in 4 and 1/2 years. This place is so fukn sterile, so bland, so regulated,so boring, so fukn expensive. Its "culture" is all about ME, fuk everyone else.
I've been here for 5 days now, remember why I left the place and can't wait to get back home on Sunday.
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On TOF a few years ago, someone referred to the current visa rules as being "a mad social experiment" and that about sums things up.

It is mildly surprising that nobody has mentioned recreational drugs or the possibilities of carnal adventures and/or romance (so far.)
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I arrived twelve years ago to work fell in love with a bar girl and ten years on we are still together
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Jamie_Lambo wrote:you know sometimes when you meet someone for the first time and you just "click" and become instant best pals.... yeah that happened
:thumb: And you wonder what took you so long to get here... :beer2:
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