live close to schools and markets

phann2000 Active member

30POSTS

11 years ago

Hi All
I am an Australian male with a filipino wife and 3 kids, i an fed up with the corruption and blatant theft in the philippines and we are looking for a new country to call home, I know there is possibly corruption here to, but it cannot be as bad as the Philippines. I would be grateful for any advice from anyone here on where my family and I could settle there, we would need to be close to schools and markets as we love to cook , but we also have a budget to abide by. I know this is asking a lot but any advice would be sincerely appreciated.
Regards ALL
PETER AND MHAI

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mjck1945 Guest

0POSTS

11 years ago

Hi Peter
I'm also an Australian聽 living in Siem Reap for almost 4 years now:聽 in business minding
my own business ; not get involved with聽 the corruption and just keep a low profile but enjoy
A great little city with the many bars ; restaurants and locals that you want to enjoy: our city
Airport is the busiest in Cambodia yet we don't have the traffic jams and congestion that you get in Phnom Pehn
Not many cars as our providence is poor without the聽 blatant聽 corruption making the rich get richer;
SR is great for private schools education if you ca afford
Direct flights to most destination in Asia聽 with cheap Airfares :聽 saw Cebu Air the other day had $50
Airfares to Manila.聽聽聽Not anymore
Only problem accommodation is not cheap as per in the provinces
Poverty as per Manila is not the same however it's under the surface

Mjk

mjck1945 Guest

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11 years ago

Hi
In brief the following聽 Hotspots in Cambodia are
Phnom Pehn.聽聽聽聽聽 Only for business and聽 city freaks.聽聽聽
Kampot.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽I believe a good river town with a strong local community and peasant
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Kep.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A聽 great beachside聽 ex French Resort not fat from hectic life but聽 far enough
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Sikoukville聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Young backpackers and party town coupled with crims
Batterbang.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Quiet province town聽聽聽聽 Cheaper than the rest
Siem Reap.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 I live here due to聽 wife family and some friends:聽 a big tourist area filled
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽With bars; restaurants and few girls.聽聽聽聽Easy to escape the hectic life
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 If in need. ;聽聽However only minutes away.聽聽聽聽Direct flights to most asian
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Ports
Provinces.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Much cheaper and a quiet life.聽聽聽聽But maybe boring
Mjk

klektik Member

2POSTS

11 years ago

I agree with the post suggesting Kep rather than Sihanoukville. Kampot is only 30 minutes away. Which you will probably need for pharmaceuticals , banking, supermarket items聽 etc. If you could supplement your income by establishing some kind of online enterprise. Craft sites such as Etsy would be my suggestion. It would probably be best to come to Cambodia and travel about until you find something that fits your needs. My one piece of advice when travelling distances is take the Giant Ibis bus rather than travelling by taxi. People drive like lunatics and road accidents and fatalities are really common. So you want to be in a large piece of metal rather than a car.

Christine ViP

42879POSTS

11 years ago

Hi Peter,

A new topic has been created as from your post on the Cambodia forum.

phann2000 Active member

30POSTS

11 years ago

Hi Buddy
Thanks for answering questions as I said there is 5 of us (3) kids, you said accomodation is not cheap, any idea roughly what I would have to pay monthly for a half decent place?