steve2112 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 i've heard its overrun by Chinese tourists, casinos and mafia but i've seen a couple of youtube videos (with no commentary) that seem to have some nice quiet beaches and some good farang style pubs with nice khamer girls playing pool etc. any thoughts on the place for a single guy visit for a week or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Unless you. are a Chinese gambler, not for you. No nice beaches - raw sewage runs into the water off the casinos no bars catering to Westerners left. Likely these were old videos you saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitPudding Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Was there 10 years ago. Kinda quiet. White girls were working behind bar off their heads on drugs. Probably working for booze n pills. The local LTs were $15 and no bar fines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2112 Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Sheryl said: Unless you. are a Chinese gambler, not for you. No nice beaches - raw sewage runs into the water off the casinos no bars catering to Westerners left. Likely these were old videos you saw. shame. so if you want something like a thai beach location like phuket or samui, one of the islands then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2112 Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 minute ago, FruitPudding said: Was there 10 years ago. Kinda quiet. White girls were working behind bar off their heads on drugs. Probably working for booze n pills. The local LTs were $15 and no bar fines. thanks but i think a lot has happened in 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I'm not up to date on what is happening on the various islands. I know one is entangled in disputes between developers. Do some research. At best won't be anything like Phuket or Samui though. Some years back, the islands had very nice clean beaches and maybe some still do but never a lot of bars etc, not that much developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoboi Bebobp Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Read the long-running thread on Cambodia Expats Online on S'ville. It's been destroyed. The photos portray massive stinking garbage piles, open sewage runoff, Chinese signs everywhere, no-go zones for non-Chinese, noise and dust from unregulated construction and Khmer and foreigner-owned restaurants and businesses bought out by Chinese for their own kind. Hundreds of expats have left for Phnom Penh, Kampot and Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbeach Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 On 7/29/2019 at 11:46 AM, Kaoboi Bebobp said: Read the long-running thread on Cambodia Expats Online on S'ville. It's been destroyed. The photos portray massive stinking garbage piles, open sewage runoff, Chinese signs everywhere, no-go zones for non-Chinese, noise and dust from unregulated construction and Khmer and foreigner-owned restaurants and businesses bought out by Chinese for their own kind. Hundreds of expats have left for Phnom Penh, Kampot and Vietnam. This is indeed very sad. Other options for a Cambodia beach holiday that still haven't been ruined or become Chinese owned are Koh Kong (the city near the border and the island). Do note that there is a Chinese casino resort project inside the Koh Kong national park, about 100km by road from Koh Kong currently under construction and the subject of international controversy as the US has accused Cambodia of potentially harboring a Chinese military base there. Kampot is another good option, otherwise, Vietnam. Indeed Vietnam is much better beach-wise than anything in Cambodia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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