Thanks for your video. I visited there for the first time a few days ago and will be moving there next month to check it out as a more permanent place to live. I found Kampot to be fairly inviting with a more "up and coming" vibe too. Looking forward to being there.
@@ExpatGringo It's worked out great for me. It all depends on what you're looking for and the environment your used to. Best to come and check it out for yourself for a month or three. Good luck.
thank you brother. keep them coming. I have family in kampot that I cannot visit for a while so these videos really help. great video work too. take care and god bless.
Just arrived 2 weeks ago. Compared to 8 years ago it is much cleaner and the food quality improved a lot! Laid back, easy, friendly people, good mix of locals, tourists, backpacker & expats!
_What a wonderful Kampot city neighborhood scenery with vibrant atmosphere and incredibly narration, the sense of your walking tour is so palpable and make me felt was like right there. Thanks for always sharing your expertise with us._
I lived there around 7 years ago for 4 months and first time visited there in 2000. Places always change. Living there I found it rather nice to explore areas around there and there is nice nature with no people about but socially I found it rather not interesting as the local expats life tends to revolve around bars ( I don't drink) and the local Khmer although friendly enough I tried and failed to make any lasting connections. Actually I would prefer to live in PP rather than Kampot as its more interesting. I also found the food to be rather expensive if you want to eat some quality. The architecture is quite nice and if passing thru as you are its a great stop along the way...
Good video and great perspective. I will be exploring Kampot next year as a potentisl retirement place. The heat might be prohibitive. What does your crystal ball suggest the chances are of the Chinese expanding into Kampot and driving us out? Thanks!
Thanks. I reckon the Cambodian government will try to focus Chinese investment into Sihanoukville for the foreseeable future as it's a large task to develop the city into the kind of place they want it to be. Kampot should remain ok, though probably it will keep expanding to some degree from Cambodians continuing to move there. They've finished building the riverfront beach now, & have started building a nearby seashore beach as well.
Your presentation makes sense. I came here too with bus from Phnom Penh 10 years ago. There were quite a few hotels and guesthouses then but not that many food places. Tha place was lovely then. And is was catered to by european teachers and the like.
Great video So which do you think is better for an ex pat retiring from Australia, kampot and the beaches and islands of kep or the more things going on at seim rep? Keeping in mind getting to kampot is only 8 hrs by bus from seim reap so doable for get aways. Cheers ... dwayne from Australia
Difficult question to answer because a lot of it depends on personal tastes. I'd probably prefer Phnom Penh & have breaks along the coast at Kampot & thereabouts as well as trips to Siem Reap & other places, plus trips to neighbor countries. If you haven't checked out the places you are considering yet I'd say do that & then see how you feel. It's always good to have a plan B too, & an exit strategy, & some idea of how long you'd want to spend retired in the region.
I have been viewing many videos of Battambang recently, and I see that Kampot is much quieter than Battambang, both in terms of noise of passing 2- and 4-wheel vehicles and the general ambiance. I was interested in B because my first wife's Vietnamese grandfather was a district chief under the French regime in the 1930s, and because it appeared much more laid back than Phenom Penh.
I tried moving to kampot. I lasted just over two months. I was sick nearly the entire time. I would not recommend this place if you have health concerns. The health care here is horrible.
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Thanks for your video. I visited there for the first time a few days ago and will be moving there next month to check it out as a more permanent place to live. I found Kampot to be fairly inviting with a more "up and coming" vibe too. Looking forward to being there.
Glad it was helpful! :)
Has it worked out? I might explore there next year. Not sure I can take the heat or Chinese expansion.
@@ExpatGringo It's worked out great for me. It all depends on what you're looking for and the environment your used to. Best to come and check it out for yourself for a month or three. Good luck.
Thanks for show about my country. There are many nice places in Cambodia. Hope you all enjoy much 👍
Thank you too!
thank you brother. keep them coming. I have family in kampot that I cannot visit for a while so these videos really help. great video work too. take care and god bless.
Glad to hear that!
This reminds me of a Gabriel Traveler video. Nice work. 👍
Thanks! 😃
I enjoyed your video and I like your mellow delivery. Quite pleasing. My wife and I will be visiting Kampot later this year. Looking forward to it.
Welcome aboard!
I like watching your videos, you're very knowledgeable about this country
So nice of you, thanks! :)
Just arrived 2 weeks ago. Compared to 8 years ago it is much cleaner and the food quality improved a lot! Laid back, easy, friendly people, good mix of locals, tourists, backpacker & expats!
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It's definitely a lot more comfortable now than when I first visited in 2012.
Did you spend the entire covid time in Cambodia? Kampot or where?
_What a wonderful Kampot city neighborhood scenery with vibrant atmosphere and incredibly narration, the sense of your walking tour is so palpable and make me felt was like right there. Thanks for always sharing your expertise with us._
So nice of you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for a great video really enjoyed it. 😊
Glad you enjoyed it :)
I lived there around 7 years ago for 4 months and first time visited there in 2000. Places always change. Living there I found it rather nice to explore areas around there and there is nice nature with no people about but socially I found it rather not interesting as the local expats life tends to revolve around bars ( I don't drink) and the local Khmer although friendly enough I tried and failed to make any lasting connections. Actually I would prefer to live in PP rather than Kampot as its more interesting. I also found the food to be rather expensive if you want to eat some quality. The architecture is quite nice and if passing thru as you are its a great stop along the way...
Good to hear about your experience!
Good to hear about your experience!
Wellcome you back
Good video and great perspective. I will be exploring Kampot next year as a potentisl retirement place. The heat might be prohibitive. What does your crystal ball suggest the chances are of the Chinese expanding into Kampot and driving us out?
Thanks!
Thanks. I reckon the Cambodian government will try to focus Chinese investment into Sihanoukville for the foreseeable future as it's a large task to develop the city into the kind of place they want it to be. Kampot should remain ok, though probably it will keep expanding to some degree from Cambodians continuing to move there. They've finished building the riverfront beach now, & have started building a nearby seashore beach as well.
I love Kampot it's a quiet place 👌
It certainly is relaxing and colorful!
I have not been in this place and there are not many people there. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you too
Your presentation makes sense. I came here too with bus from Phnom Penh 10 years ago. There were quite a few hotels and guesthouses then but not that many food places. Tha place was lovely then. And is was catered to by european teachers and the like.
It made a big impression on me!
ah yes the feeling of my home town 🙂
Nice
I was there in 2003 and there was already an ex pat community. Tourists, hotels and some foreign owned restaurants and bars on the waterfront.
2003 or 2013? I was first there in 2012 & there was very little ex-pat goings on.
Great video
So which do you think is better for an ex pat retiring from Australia, kampot and the beaches and islands of kep or the more things going on at seim rep? Keeping in mind getting to kampot is only 8 hrs by bus from seim reap so doable for get aways.
Cheers ... dwayne from Australia
Difficult question to answer because a lot of it depends on personal tastes. I'd probably prefer Phnom Penh & have breaks along the coast at Kampot & thereabouts as well as trips to Siem Reap & other places, plus trips to neighbor countries. If you haven't checked out the places you are considering yet I'd say do that & then see how you feel. It's always good to have a plan B too, & an exit strategy, & some idea of how long you'd want to spend retired in the region.
I have been viewing many videos of Battambang recently, and I see that Kampot is much quieter than Battambang, both in terms of noise of passing 2- and 4-wheel vehicles and the general ambiance. I was interested in B because my first wife's Vietnamese grandfather was a district chief under the French regime in the 1930s, and because it appeared much more laid back than Phenom Penh.
Both have a lot of potential!
This place coukd be the new Portland !!
Portland, Oregon, or I believe there is a Portland in the UK? They'd have to import more junkies if they want to be like Portland, Oregon!
@@SeekeroftheWay-qt5kj portland , maine !
Not too close and not to far to phnom penh
Phnom Penh is growing fast, so it's getting closer... lol...
A real gem... 💎😊
there's place to walk there? I'm asking honestly, because in Phnom Penh there's nowhere to bloody walk!
If you like walking in the road dodging traffic it's great for walking... lol. You might have noticed a woman on a motorbike almost smashed into me!
@@SeekeroftheWay-qt5kj yeah I hate it so much
Im one of those expats...Covid came and they made me go home.😢
It would have probably been more fun to have stayed there during covid though!
I tried moving to kampot. I lasted just over two months. I was sick nearly the entire time. I would not recommend this place if you have health concerns. The health care here is horrible.
It's a good thing to mention as a lot of people dream of retiring in this part of the world and assume their health will not change much due to age.
Nigerian banque ? I don't think so home-boy !! I'll keep my moneyz in my shoe B4 that !! Ha ha !! Good footage man !!
You write drivel.
Sihanouk Ville is not a horrible place, it is transforming into high-end luxury place to attract high-spending tourists, not for backpackers anymore.
It's definitely transforming. We will see how it works out. I hope it goes well.
"Authentic Run Down Place" LoL. I want to see an inauthentic run down place.