Why Should I (Not) Move to Koh Kong ?
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You would have to look. That could be the problem! how many places to rent. Lots of hotels with long term room rent.cannabistourist wrote: ↑Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:00 pm What about rent in Koh kong ? how to find a good place ?
Always "hope" but never "expect".
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leo beer was 12 baht in a tax free supermarket on the main drag in KK.AndyKK wrote: ↑Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:52 pmMaybe when you was in town. Plus Leo is $1 in my place.Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Sun Apr 15, 2018 3:44 pm koh kong is small , lots of weirdos around that area.
Koh Kong is not everyone’s cup of tea, and neither was Sihanoukville in the past or present to some. To be honest, it does help if there are amenities you require and desire, sometimes it’s what you also do to make the place more suited to you, and also what you would like to do. There are attractions in the area and surrounding areas. Beach and riverside, mangroves, waterfalls. Plus, the island of Koh Kong, and not let’s forget the beautiful Cardamom mountains.
I don’t think the place is isolated as it may have been in the past, with daily buses on route to most Cambodian destinations, and there is the choice of taxi’s if you would like to pay more.
And I would also agree the town is a little laid back. There are a good choice of Khmer restaurants and bars, coffee shops, with also a few western type bars and restaurants. Having more people arrive may change some of that, the trade may grow to accommodate.
There is a good market, also a few import shops with some good stock, and nice wines. But nowhere near the quantity and quality of Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville and Siem Reap. But then again, those areas have grown over time.
ciggies at the border were ridiculously cheap too as was (fake) hard liquor.
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Increasing numbers of tourists coming through the Cardamoms heading to/ from KK. Areng and Tatai seem busy.
Although still a "small town" , I would think getting in early ( now), could well be a good thing. I mean, where the fuck else are you all going to go????
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Although still a "small town" , I would think getting in early ( now), could well be a good thing. I mean, where the fuck else are you all going to go????
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A friend went to look there (KK) two weeks ago but he is not moving. He found an apartment for just under £250 a month but reckoned it, the town too quiet for him, and also was told by a few people town water run out in the dry season -- which is hard to understand with that great big river nearby!
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The river has never run out, tell your crackhead friend to lay off the meth
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That's his point. The river never runs dry. However, during the dry season you will see trailers with tanks on the back delivering water around the town. These guys go upstream to pump the water into their tanks, but sadly it is full of red silt so needs a couple of days for the silt to settle in your large water urns.that genius wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:32 pm The river has never run out, tell your crackhead friend to lay off the meth
Many of the homes around the town which have their own wells have similar problems with silt as the wells have been hand dug.
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Yeah, maybe last year or the year before, at the end of the dry, KK had NO water for a while...
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But Sinville was the same not too long ago..
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