Kampong Cham
Re: Kampong Cham
I have been to the Province many times...never the city.
I would highly suggest avoiding Kampong Cham unless you are fluent in Khmer and have either a wife or close friends from there...
I go back for holidays and weddings if I have to.
The people are very nice...But, even the Khmer get the hell out of there if they want to earn money.
Good luck
I would highly suggest avoiding Kampong Cham unless you are fluent in Khmer and have either a wife or close friends from there...
I go back for holidays and weddings if I have to.
The people are very nice...But, even the Khmer get the hell out of there if they want to earn money.
Good luck
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I was just curious, not really got my sights set on it.
PP has gotten a bit big and expensive for me now.
Kampot is crowded.
Maybe I will check out Koh Kong.
PP has gotten a bit big and expensive for me now.
Kampot is crowded.
Maybe I will check out Koh Kong.
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Very friendly people, nice women. a nice part of town away from the river. Wide tree lines streets. It is always hot but you can jump in the river. In hot season the mangoes just fall on the ground.frank lee bent wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:23 am Who lives there in town?
Got a supermarket? There are some small stalls in the main market with basic dry goods. Two good bakeries.
Costs for a shophouse to rent in a location for a cafe? A few years ago a French guy had a guesthouse and restaurant one street back from the river. Had excellent food cheap but never got any business. Places on the river get most foreign customers.
Any expats? A few but don't seem to stay long.
Overrun by Chinese? No.
Reliable power? As good as anywhere else.
Some expensive tour boats stop there for an overnight. Might be able to work out something with those companies. They already do land tours and a have some local kids come on board for some cultural dancing/music.
One of my favourite places in KoW.
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Re: Kampong Cham
What to do in Koh kong? Drink the fake anchor beer before noon then stare at the wall for the remaining 12 hours of the day?frank lee bent wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 11:53 am I was just curious, not really got my sights set on it.
PP has gotten a bit big and expensive for me now.
Kampot is crowded.
Maybe I will check out Koh Kong.
Nothing there, At all.
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I always have something to do trapper.
I never get bored because I am not boring.
Maybe do some goldsmithing, fish a little.
Plenty mangrove Jack and Barra in those estuaries and muddies too.
And I don't drink beer.
That is for kids and girls.
I drink spirits, it is healthier, and you can actually get mildly intoxicated rather than bloated.
Thailand is nearby, so can slip across the border to chanthaburi to buy stones and get a decent feed.
I never get bored because I am not boring.
Maybe do some goldsmithing, fish a little.
Plenty mangrove Jack and Barra in those estuaries and muddies too.
And I don't drink beer.
That is for kids and girls.
I drink spirits, it is healthier, and you can actually get mildly intoxicated rather than bloated.
Thailand is nearby, so can slip across the border to chanthaburi to buy stones and get a decent feed.
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Re: Kampong Cham
Actually, if you like getting out a bit, there are waterfalls, mangroves, beaches, mountains, fishing. Easy access to Thailand, a couple of reasonable supermarkets, several western food outlets, few Chinese and best of all, you're unlikely to run into asphalt workers from Oz there!Trapsuperstar wrote:What to do in Koh kong? Drink the fake anchor beer before noon then stare at the wall for the remaining 12 hours of the day?frank lee bent wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 11:53 am I was just curious, not really got my sights set on it.
PP has gotten a bit big and expensive for me now.
Kampot is crowded.
Maybe I will check out Koh Kong.
Nothing there, At all.
Also currently the new road to Thma Da is being built as well as the road from Samloat. Soon, Pursat and Battambang will be in easy reach.
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Re: Kampong Cham
I bet rent is cheap in Koh Kong.
I heard there are some beaches just out of town that are becoming popular with khmers now that snooks is fooked.
Years ago there was a kraut who rented some sand off the sangkat there for a couple hundred a year and had a nice little palm leaf Sha k with a solar panel and some water drums. Might. Be a worthwhile place to have a little outrigger canoe and chill out. I bet mom and dad would come up from shitville and look after the shack.
I heard there are some beaches just out of town that are becoming popular with khmers now that snooks is fooked.
Years ago there was a kraut who rented some sand off the sangkat there for a couple hundred a year and had a nice little palm leaf Sha k with a solar panel and some water drums. Might. Be a worthwhile place to have a little outrigger canoe and chill out. I bet mom and dad would come up from shitville and look after the shack.
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If FLB opened a mini Charlie harpers type bar with chilli dogs and tacos it might be worth a visit , Until then ill give it a miss.Barang chgout wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:45 pmActually, if you like getting out a bit, there are waterfalls, mangroves, beaches, mountains, fishing. Easy access to Thailand, a couple of reasonable supermarkets, several western food outlets, few Chinese and best of all, you're unlikely to run into asphalt workers from Oz there!Trapsuperstar wrote:What to do in Koh kong? Drink the fake anchor beer before noon then stare at the wall for the remaining 12 hours of the day?frank lee bent wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 11:53 am I was just curious, not really got my sights set on it.
PP has gotten a bit big and expensive for me now.
Kampot is crowded.
Maybe I will check out Koh Kong.
Nothing there, At all.
Also currently the new road to Thma Da is being built as well as the road from Samloat. Soon, Pursat and Battambang will be in easy reach.
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Re: Kampong Cham
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Some expensive tour boats stop there for an overnight. Might be able to work out something with those companies. They already do land tours and a have some local kids come on board for some cultural dancing/music."
They are hooked up with local NGOs that drum up package deals with Buddhist affiliated restaurants. Even their business has been down according to waitresses I've talked with in one of those affiliated restaurants, Moon River.
Some expensive tour boats stop there for an overnight. Might be able to work out something with those companies. They already do land tours and a have some local kids come on board for some cultural dancing/music."
They are hooked up with local NGOs that drum up package deals with Buddhist affiliated restaurants. Even their business has been down according to waitresses I've talked with in one of those affiliated restaurants, Moon River.
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
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I am tired of working and slaving. I just want to flop around in a hammock and smoke weed. Might run a still if young brother comes and collects firewood.
Get a feed mill and have a lot of chickens. Steal coconuts off the beach and eat crab. Not very populated down there.
Just find a point where the wind keeps the skeeters and sandflies away and take it easy.
Get a feed mill and have a lot of chickens. Steal coconuts off the beach and eat crab. Not very populated down there.
Just find a point where the wind keeps the skeeters and sandflies away and take it easy.
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