Province life vs City life, What works for you?
Re: Province life vs City life, What works for you?
I've been living in Ratanakiri since I came to Cambodia. The pros are the climate which is cooler, the amount of forest around (not natural, still great for a good walk) and the fact you can live like a king in a nice non detached house with a large garden.
The largest con in obvious, the distance to Phnom Penh. With a crazy driver it can be done in 7 hours, but 8-9 is more realistic. Traveling to Phnom Penh is inevitable. Whenever you need a doc, need meds beyond the 20 most common, need a flight or whatever you have make the trip.
Still... You can live in a really nice place for a relatively low price.This is my office:
And this house cost 33k to build (although during COVID-19):
For those wanting to know, the table under the house is 500$.
The largest con in obvious, the distance to Phnom Penh. With a crazy driver it can be done in 7 hours, but 8-9 is more realistic. Traveling to Phnom Penh is inevitable. Whenever you need a doc, need meds beyond the 20 most common, need a flight or whatever you have make the trip.
Still... You can live in a really nice place for a relatively low price.This is my office:
And this house cost 33k to build (although during COVID-19):
For those wanting to know, the table under the house is 500$.
Re: Province life vs City life, What works for you?
I want to be able to walk on a pavement without having to keep looking behind me for bikes using the pavement because it's easier than using the road. This includes policemen. Until they set an example, nothing will change. And there is no sign of it happening.mannanman wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:36 amI'm doing the opposite. Lived in a small town then moved to PP now moving back.
Had enough of the noise, traffic and pollution. (Traffic itself is not so much an issue as in the amount it is just the constant lookout for lunatics on motos and cars).
And I am a city boy at heart.
I would rather drive around London than PP.
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City life is fine if you can break away from the mainstream. There is very little going on for whites even in the capital, it boils down to a very small community and a few incrowd places that you will grow tired of quickly. Long term, you will find more entertainment at home. It could be painting, cooking or reading the books, which you didn't have time for before. And most of all, spending quality time with your family. I feel more than comfortable in an old building. The rustic atmosphere, no air conditioning needed, no water heater. Have a good fridge and fiber optic to keep everyone entertained. I really appreciate the weather, but most of the time I just sit in my shorts and wifebeater. AC just gives me a cold and makes me sick. I could never wear a suit and tie here, it seems a bit out of context at this point. It's a great place to retreat to. Older men are not completely out of fashion here yet.
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Re: Province life vs City life, What works for you?
i am torn between city and country>
Have lived in major cities, ( HK, San Francisco, Washington DC & Amsterdam) and in Kep & small ski towns in Colorado and currently on a resort island in the Andaman sea
I love the countryside and nature BUT miss being able to have a good meal outside home, shop for groceries and socialize if i chose>
Kep was dam boring and i did not integrate well into the family life> plus no place to go, limited shopping 20 kms away in Kampot.
Thats why i am back in Kamala
I live in a moslem village but only 200 meters to a 7/11, 300 to a 2 different supermarkets, ( Big C & Supercheap) & local markets, plenty of good, affordable street food, Plus western or Thai restaurants, 20 minute ride to a nice new mall with anything one needs
Airport 30 minutes away, choice of 2 international hospitals within 40 minutes or the local clinic 250 meters
add in its 1 km for my wife to drive to work where she makes 2 1/2 x what she made in Kep
300 meters to the sea>
Much prefer call to prayer than Karaoke
Looking out my front door today
Have lived in major cities, ( HK, San Francisco, Washington DC & Amsterdam) and in Kep & small ski towns in Colorado and currently on a resort island in the Andaman sea
I love the countryside and nature BUT miss being able to have a good meal outside home, shop for groceries and socialize if i chose>
Kep was dam boring and i did not integrate well into the family life> plus no place to go, limited shopping 20 kms away in Kampot.
Thats why i am back in Kamala
I live in a moslem village but only 200 meters to a 7/11, 300 to a 2 different supermarkets, ( Big C & Supercheap) & local markets, plenty of good, affordable street food, Plus western or Thai restaurants, 20 minute ride to a nice new mall with anything one needs
Airport 30 minutes away, choice of 2 international hospitals within 40 minutes or the local clinic 250 meters
add in its 1 km for my wife to drive to work where she makes 2 1/2 x what she made in Kep
300 meters to the sea>
Much prefer call to prayer than Karaoke
Looking out my front door today
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
Re: Province life vs City life, What works for you?
Just met a beauty in the rubber forest.
Luckily before I stepped on it.
Luckily before I stepped on it.
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I'm no expert, it was a cobra for sure. Because it was a bit agitated it was easy to see. But it never came up, or came towards me and when I did a few steps back it left and its' neck was like any other snake again.
The color (green) doesn't seem to match the spitting Cobra.
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I could be wrong but colour can vary substantially from region to region and also depending on ageKammekor wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:16 pmI'm no expert, it was a cobra for sure. Because it was a bit agitated it was easy to see. But it never came up, or came towards me and when I did a few steps back it left and its' neck was like any other snake again.
The color (green) doesn't seem to match the spitting Cobra.
Main reason I thought spitting cobra was that I can't see a monocle on the hood and it seems a little small for a king
Re: Province life vs City life, What works for you?
Yes. I don't think it was a king. Its' behavior fits the spitting Cobra which apparently is relatively gentle during the day but much more aggressive at night. This one wasn't aggressive at all.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:31 pmI could be wrong but colour can vary substantially from region to region and also depending on ageKammekor wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:16 pmI'm no expert, it was a cobra for sure. Because it was a bit agitated it was easy to see. But it never came up, or came towards me and when I did a few steps back it left and its' neck was like any other snake again.
The color (green) doesn't seem to match the spitting Cobra.
Main reason I thought spitting cobra was that I can't see a monocle on the hood and it seems a little small for a king
Re: Province life vs City life, What works for you?
Didn't take long for Richard to mention Thailand...
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