frank lee bent wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 1:13 pm 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.

frank lee bent wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:23 am Who lives there in town?

LIved in KC province for a year - about 45 minutes to 1 hour drive from the city.

Got a supermarket?

Not as far as I was concerned - was the biggest disappointment. I kept believing there HAD to be something there. Couple of small convenience type places but thats about it. Its been 2 and a half years since we moved so perhaps something new is there. I made occasional trips all the way to PP to buy groceries (took a cooler with us - store employees laughed when we would walk in with big cooler and sit it next to the cashier)

Costs for a shophouse to rent in a location for a cafe?

No idea, but my guess is that along the waterfront is more than you'd think - likewise in other areas of the city its not too much - a guy from the town we lived in had a small restaurant and I know he wasn't paying more than a couple hundred a month for his lease.

Any expats?

There were a few. Mormon temple is there now so you'll see them walking around. There was a gym along the river that I used to hit every now and then and then go up along the river for lunch. Met a few expats but most were just there short term.

Overrun by Chinese?

As of 2 years ago - no.

Reliable power?

Somewhat. Better than the town we lived in but there were also definite outages in KC when I was there.

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I'd just add that overall I likely would NOT consider living there. The lack of a grocery store floored me - given the size of the city. The gym was nothing to write home about. Its a "quiet" city IMO. So if your just looking for peace and quiet then it might be for you!

Why would you buy any stones in Chan? Not much there for sale

If you go there on a weekday, the Talad Ploy gem market is sleepy. A straggle of dealers dawdle about in their permanently owned shops on Si Chan Road, near the intersection with Thetsaban Road, at the heart of Thailand's Chanthaburi city.

Come Friday morning, and the place transforms into the vibrant gemstone exchange capital of the world, as buyers, sellers and brokers converge from all over.

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Barang chgout wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:45 pm

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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.

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?

Nothing there, At all.

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!
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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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.