by gavinmac » Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:59 am
You're going about this all wrong Michael. I'm going to assume from your post that you have never visited Cambodia but you read online that it's a good place to retire cheap and get laid so you've decided to move there sight unseen. It's a bad idea. A lot of people don't like Cambodia. It's dirty, it's smelly, you can't get the Red Sox on TV. There's a lot not to like. You may hate it.
Please read this:
http://www.khmer440.com/k/2013/07/7-rea ... -cambodia/
If you're a novice traveler, read this:
http://www.khmer440.com/k/2011/07/shoul ... -cambodia/
You don't need anyone who reads this website to help you open a bank account or get cell service. There are 4-5 cell phone company shops in the airport arrivals area. You can get cell service in five minutes. You get a bank account by walking into a bank with money and your passport with a long term visa in it and asking to open an account. If you need guidance, just read this every word of the movetocambodia.com website and buy Lina's book.
Please also note that Cambodia may be in the midst of a crackdown on long term visas for foreigners so you may not be able to show up and stay forever if you are unemployed and below retirement age.
Cambodia is full of chancers and scammers and dodgy characters. You don't want to be posting online "I'm a newbie arriving soon with some money and I need friends and help with the most basic steps of living independently in Cambodia." Because the people who will volunteer to help you may be James Whitlow-types who are after your money.
Anyway, good luck. Update us after you arrive, after you fall in love with a bargirl on day 2, and after you get fleeced by that bargirl on day 5.
You're going about this all wrong Michael. I'm going to assume from your post that you have never visited Cambodia but you read online that it's a good place to retire cheap and get laid so you've decided to move there sight unseen. It's a bad idea. A lot of people don't like Cambodia. It's dirty, it's smelly, you can't get the Red Sox on TV. There's a lot not to like. You may hate it.
Please read this:
http://www.khmer440.com/k/2013/07/7-reasons-why-you-really-shouldnt-move-to-cambodia/
If you're a novice traveler, read this:
http://www.khmer440.com/k/2011/07/should-american-first-time-travelers-visit-cambodia/
You don't need anyone who reads this website to help you open a bank account or get cell service. There are 4-5 cell phone company shops in the airport arrivals area. You can get cell service in five minutes. You get a bank account by walking into a bank with money and your passport with a long term visa in it and asking to open an account. If you need guidance, just read this every word of the movetocambodia.com website and buy Lina's book.
Please also note that Cambodia may be in the midst of a crackdown on long term visas for foreigners so you may not be able to show up and stay forever if you are unemployed and below retirement age.
Cambodia is full of chancers and scammers and dodgy characters. You don't want to be posting online "I'm a newbie arriving soon with some money and I need friends and help with the most basic steps of living independently in Cambodia." Because the people who will volunteer to help you may be James Whitlow-types who are after your money.
Anyway, good luck. Update us after you arrive, after you fall in love with a bargirl on day 2, and after you get fleeced by that bargirl on day 5.