superferret wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:41 am I spent a few months in Sihanoukville over many visits and I left this year and never plan to go back again.
I have nothing to do there since they destroyed all the nightlife, it doesn't even have a decent supermarket or mall, and the expat population is not like Phnom Penh at all. On the other hand it's kind of dangerous living there, the water is dirty, I went swimming once and got a bacterial infection from Occheauteul beach, after that I didn't even feel like swimming there. So what can I do? No mall, no swimming, no nightlife? It used to be somewhat interesting like a Wild West kind of interesting place, but this Chinese takeover and razing Occheauteal beach was the last nail in the coffin for me. I don't find it interesting at all now.

paparazzi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:45 am If your coming back to Sihanoukville to see your 'girlfriend' who works in a Pub Street bar you best move your trip forward.

cptrelentless wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:46 am

superferret wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:41 am I spent a few months in Sihanoukville over many visits and I left this year and never plan to go back again.
I have nothing to do there since they destroyed all the nightlife, it doesn't even have a decent supermarket or mall, and the expat population is not like Phnom Penh at all. On the other hand it's kind of dangerous living there, the water is dirty, I went swimming once and got a bacterial infection from Occheauteul beach, after that I didn't even feel like swimming there. So what can I do? No mall, no swimming, no nightlife? It used to be somewhat interesting like a Wild West kind of interesting place, but this Chinese takeover and razing Occheauteal beach was the last nail in the coffin for me. I don't find it interesting at all now.

There's supposed to be a mall in the Taiwanese tower block on the corner of Independence and Sokha.

rogerrabbit wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:01 am

cptrelentless wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:46 am

superferret wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:41 am I spent a few months in Sihanoukville over many visits and I left this year and never plan to go back again.
I have nothing to do there since they destroyed all the nightlife, it doesn't even have a decent supermarket or mall, and the expat population is not like Phnom Penh at all. On the other hand it's kind of dangerous living there, the water is dirty, I went swimming once and got a bacterial infection from Occheauteul beach, after that I didn't even feel like swimming there. So what can I do? No mall, no swimming, no nightlife? It used to be somewhat interesting like a Wild West kind of interesting place, but this Chinese takeover and razing Occheauteal beach was the last nail in the coffin for me. I don't find it interesting at all now.

There's supposed to be a mall in the Taiwanese tower block on the corner of Independence and Sokha.

Multiple malls planned or are already under construction (D'Seaview, Blue Bay, Seagate, Blue Sky Tower, Ocean Mall, and Duty Free Mall at least). Also land for Makro has been acquired, but location unknown.

The "mall" at Pearl City is prepared to be open also btw.

cptrelentless wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:08 am

rogerrabbit wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:01 am

cptrelentless wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:46 am

superferret wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:41 am I spent a few months in Sihanoukville over many visits and I left this year and never plan to go back again.
I have nothing to do there since they destroyed all the nightlife, it doesn't even have a decent supermarket or mall, and the expat population is not like Phnom Penh at all. On the other hand it's kind of dangerous living there, the water is dirty, I went swimming once and got a bacterial infection from Occheauteul beach, after that I didn't even feel like swimming there. So what can I do? No mall, no swimming, no nightlife? It used to be somewhat interesting like a Wild West kind of interesting place, but this Chinese takeover and razing Occheauteal beach was the last nail in the coffin for me. I don't find it interesting at all now.

There's supposed to be a mall in the Taiwanese tower block on the corner of Independence and Sokha.

Multiple malls planned or are already under construction (D'Seaview, Blue Bay, Seagate, Blue Sky Tower, Ocean Mall, and Duty Free Mall at least). Also land for Makro has been acquired, but location unknown.

The "mall" at Pearl City is prepared to be open also btw.

I've seen multiple cars in Pearl City's car park and outside the town houses. I was told it had been sold and it was up for grabs to be finished. Pity the houses all look like shit now. But yeah, that one had a mall planned originally. Is it Blue bay? On the corner of Sokha beach, just before the final or right bend into the Independence drag. It's definitely Taiwanese not Chinese.

EDIT, meh, it's a bit wiggly, maybe left anyhoo