Dangers of Cambodia - Analyzing the Travel Advisories
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2024
- Is Cambodia a safe place to travel? I am having a look at the travel advisory websites for the USA, Great Britain, Australia, and Canada to see what they are saying about the dangers of traveling to Cambodia. As someone who has lived in the country for almost 3 years, I have a pretty good idea of what it's like. I'll go over some of the concerns and dangers, and tell you why they are or aren't worth being concerned about. What is the thing you should be most concerned about when it comes to traveling Cambodia? How can you avoid it? And I'll even give you tips that you won't find in the travel advisories.
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1:32 USA Travel Advisory for Cambodia
5:31 UK Travel Advisory for Cambodia
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14:38 Canadian Travel Advisory for Cambodia
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All great info. One of my friends had his phone stolen out of his hand when he was on the back of a motodop, both he and the driver shouted out to a police officer who was right on the side of the road with a motorbike, and the cop just looked up for a few seconds, then put his head back down and went back onto his phone. My friend just assumed his phone was lost forever.
He contacted the closest police station a couple of hours later to see if he could get a report for insurance… and they had his phone! Turns out the cop had realised pretty quickly that he wouldn’t be able to catch up, so he had sent a message with a description of the thief’s bike to the next cop stationed along the road. They literally ran the guy off the road, damaged both bikes, and took him into custody. My friend had to pay a bit of money to fix the police motorbike, but it was a minimal amount compared to replacing his phone. In a country where most stolen phones are never recovered it was pretty impressive policing.
Great ending... 👍
That's a great story. Love it. I guess police reports are a good idea. Thanks.
Hmmmmmmmm….paid for damages to the police motorbike….Hmmmmmmmmm….had the police died would the foreigner have had to support the police’s family for the rest of his life?
@@WilliamFluery bit of a weird tangent mate. Of course he wouldn’t, it’s not like he forced (or asked) them to run the guy off the road. Sure, it was probably a bit of a “we have your phone, you’ll need to pay us for the bike to get it back” ransom situation, this is Cambodia after all, but it’s not like he had any hand in the crash.
I agree that Cambodia is quite safe. Been here for 4 years and never a problem. I even had a tuk driver return my ABA card when i dropped it in his tuk and Angkor Market returned the wallet i dropped in store. I only spent 10 nights in PP but felt very safe even during pre-dawn Riverwalk. I feel safer here than the last place i lived in the US. Asia is my home now.
After my stint in Ecuador ; Cambodia is fresh air, heading to Vietnam soon. I am done with the Americas.
@@tdgdbs1 I'm heading there too. Summer in Dalat🙂
I guess these measures and precautions are not only for expats but for locals as well. Just common sense anywhere. Love your videos.
Was in Preah Vihear in 2016… amazing experience… USA! 🇺🇸
Sounds a hell of a lot better than Ecuador these days.
True dat. Stay safe.
Good safe to teavel in Cambodia most of khmer people are friendly and smiles
Almost 6 months here and no problems whatsoever 🤞
Just made my morning ! Love you man .
Mark Corrigan will never steer you wrong. Great video.
Being from the UK, I think the government warnings over UK nationals abroad is heightened as the UK tends to get disproportionately involved in international conflicts. IE we piss a lot more people off and as such can be targets once abroad. Similar to the US.
"Don't be a dumby dumb." Best travel advice ever
Great wit and humor... 💪❤
It's a lie that ryan walks on the outside of Sara. He uses her as a human shield. Complete coward.
😂😂😂😅
I once tried to use our old friend Steph as a human shield at a party. Some idiot was shooting fireworks into the crowd. Steph ducked away at the last section and I got a firework in the forehead.
Is he Canadian?
Just here to say Jeremy ❤'s you, Ryan. 🎉❤
Thanks. I needed that
Yet another outstanding vart ! Thanx mate 😊
Thanks for this!
very proper reports. 😃
I always feel safe in Cambodia
Fun fact... since its introduction almost 20 years ago the UK terror threat level assessment has NEVER been below substantial. Draw your own conclusions on that 😆
good video funny and factual
Thanks Ryan!
Nice job
I'm semi retired here from the US for over ten years now and I've never had any issues at least I don't have to worry about mass shootigs and gun death violence. Cheers 🍷
Preah Vihear is well worth a visit
Do they have enclosed taxis available? Sounds like it would be worth the extra cost.
That’s it, I’m moving from Canada. Too dangerous to live here unless I build an underground bunker 😂
More Peep Show bits plz :D
Thanks for the video, we've been watching for years and are going to be in Cambodia for a month starting the end of the month. Any suggestions for non-touristy places to see?
I hear amazing things about Koh Kong, but I haven't been there yet. I'm going to Mondulkiri next month... I'll have to let you know about that one. Battambang is often missed by people, but there's quite a lot to do there and I like the city.
In Phnom Penh, Orussey market is a more local market than Central and Russian market. In Siem Reap - nice off the beaten path temples like Bakong Temple.
Love your vids and humour! :D Have been wondering if you & Sarah actively study Khmer or just wing it with a few stock phrases, etc. And how do the Cambodians react to your attempts to speak Khmer? Thanks again from a fellow Canuck!
I made up some flashcards when I first got here, but I've kind of abandoned the studying. I'll pick up words and phrases along the way, and actively try to use them, but that's about it. I'm sure Khmer people appreciate my attempts to speak their language, but I get the sense that a lot of them are like, 'why are you even trying?'
So droll. Love it.
Watching this video in my Preah Vihear t shirt 😂
I'm in Bangkok at the moment but am planning to visit an old friend in Phnom Penh in the next few weeks.
Ten years ago in Sihanoukville, someone climbed a barb wire fence, and crawled along a ditch to get to my steel--barred window (in daytime). Used a rake pole to snag the power cable of my computer , dragged it to the window, and managed to squeeze it through the bars..
Love your stuff. I am Canadian too - can you help me get my computer back please?
Haha. Yeah, I got you. 🕵🏻
G'Day mate , ten years a go was so different , Just to add to your story , my sister inlaw had her tv stolen off the wall while they slept in the next room (6 of them) at mid day , climbing was just the easiest part , yep they were keen for the TV . Catchya..
I’ve been following Khmer news for about 2-3 years, to see what they are reporting in terms of safety & security incidents. At least 90% of all incidents stating “foreigner’ involvement are Chinese, with the remainder of foreigners being Thai, Vietnamese or Africans. Drunk driving, leading to property destruction and or fatalities is common. Phone theft, and scams are also prevalent.
So Cambodia is pretty safe. I have lived/worked in high-risk environments half my life so Phnom Penh should be ok…
Yes, I was surprised to read about Bangladeshi gangs in Cambodia too.
Not recommend to go to Preah Vihear? It's more spectacular than any other temple, including Angkor :o
Totally agree with you. Preah Vihear is just another level, well worth the visit.
Good to know! It's difficult to get to, but you've convinced me to go.
Like itm I agree. Cambo is fun. Be safe.
The landmines found in Cambodia were Chinese/Russian made; there were some unexplode ordinances of US origin brought over by the South Vietnamese Army. The US made ordinances are very desireable for their copper/aluminum/high tensile steel content. Meanwhile the Chinese/Russian made ordinances were poorly made, rusted out and can explode any time. Now remember North Vietnam used Cambodia as their rally point or all of their war machines. Then Pol Pot, the Vietnamese ocupation....
G'Day Mate , been here for 14 years n it's only getting better , you don;t see things that were around back then happening now regular expat O/D , petty theft way lower now , as you stated just be vigilant not paranoid , loved that vid of years ago local justice was surprised he didn't get broken legs lol but safety is way better nowadays , Catchya...
Local justice was prevalent back in the days. Now you don’t hear that anymore. 😂
Those videos are fun to watch. Maybe I'll do a video breakdown of a few of them.
No mention of Ryan in any of those warnings. #phew
Hello Ryan and I am glad you are a cool person. Cool enough someone will visit you in Cambodia. I just want to weigh in on the British travel advisory to Canada and how we are at " very likely" to have terrorist attacks here. This is of no surprise to me that the British regime much like our own True-dope regime loves to keep people living in fear, this is why it doesn't surprise me at all the British government is saying this about Canada. Their government is one in the same with our totalitarian regime. We are losing rights and freedoms every day as we speak in both countries. And while "We meander while we meander, sleep walking through life these regimes do this in their tyrannical cunning way under the guise of kind words "its all for the safety and care of our citizens" meanwhile we're all too scared to leave our houses and this is exactly what they want. They want their citizens to live in fear and anxiety so that when they spring the next pandemic on us we will all hide under our beds until we die. Ok, rant done. I really hope you enjoy your visit with your Mom :))
ps... And speaking of safety I'm sure you're very happy you're not in Ecuador at this moment!! . I just moved back to Canada in November after spending two years in Colombia, which I wouldn't recommend for various reasons but that's another story ...Saludos :))
I have never looked at any ''warnings'' about where to go or not to go by some Government Lackey site I dont give a you-know-what about including my own and I refuse to mention which one that is as they may well come looking for me causing me to run off to my safe space so I can have a good cry...
A dingo ate me baby 😂
The only guy who knows cambodia. 🙃
Yeah shootout are common in battambang where i live there with my French family and i hear ak 47 shoot and Russia handgun are common in old year 1950 now no gun and gun store a lots in battambang city in 1950 😅 i only know because i live there and you check to see that results you can't it i live there long time ago
About how long does a video take you to edit, sir? 🎉
Depends on the video, but usually around 15 hours.
Biggest risk is twisting your angle while walking on the sidewalk at night in certain neighborhood…
🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍❤❤
Amazing experience in Preak Vihear… the whole temple is built on top of a mountain… an Indian researcher, thinks that it is on a pyramid making it the largest pyramid in the world…
Yeah, the more I hear about it, the more I want to go.
Phnom Penh safer than London, Melbourne, Paris, Berlin, New York City, Bangkok, okay ya catch my drift.
Mom's gonna mom.
A bit off the mark with regards to landmines coming from the US. The vast majority of landmines are from the USSR and China and were laid during the civil war there. Unexploded ordinance (cluster bombs) from the Vietnam War bombing campaigns are a huge issue in Cambodia and were definitely left as a result of US forces. Both landmines and unexploded ordinance have led to the country being #1 in amputations per capita worldwide...
"Where did the landmines in Cambodia come from?
Most of the land mines in Cambodia were planted between 1985 and 1989, when the Vietnamese-allied government installed a “bamboo curtain” against the invading Thai and Khmer Rouge along the Thai-Cambodia border in the northwest." Notice US is conspicuous by its absence!
It's definitely not fair to just blame the US, but they did contribute.
Yes, you right! Don't be dobby domb.ha ha ha
I always watch your videos on Saturday nights because I can’t stand how polictical Saturday Night Live has become…..pay no attention that I left this message on Sunday morning.
I can't stand to watch SNL any more. It's great to hear my videos are replacing that show for at least one person.
@@itchyfeetonthecheap Good news!!! My dog is with me when I watch so count him too for further affirmation
the biggest risk in cambodia is the risk of traffick accidents. another danger is the bad health care system. the chinese and viet gangs are also a danger
Yes because after pandemic everything here in Toronto very expensive the food and housing prices go to the roof and the interest rate is to high the house is to expensive a lot of people can not afford even my son working at RBC in downtown Toronto financial district he is making around 1 hundred thousand per year he can't afford to buy even townhouse. Even mostly younger under age doing crime last week in oakville Ontario not far from where I live in milton 4 teenagers age from 13 to 17 years old break in the house in oakville yes crime are on the rise in the GTA all right take care and enjoy your time in Cambodia oh i forgot to tell you the weather in Toronto this year it's warm no snow at all for now. I live in Canada more than 40 years i never seen the weather most January and February that warm ok take care RYAN bye from milton Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
15 years living here, and never had a problem. Most of these warnings will apply to literally every other country on the planet (except maybe Sing or Japan). Only those without common sense (like the moron who left his bag unattended at the exercise park) seem to have issues, and would have the same shit happen to them anywhere.
Lmao i notice this too haha what a joke the west is
No way can it be worse than the USA! So far just this year we've only had nine days without a mass shooting with a total of 46 so far as of Feb 21st. With 98 unalived 121 wounded. 2023 we had 604 mass shootings 746 unalived and 2442 injuries 10 were at schools
Jesus! Those numbers are scary.
Thanks for sharing your video i think right now every country have the same problem with crime not only Cambodia even myself Cambodian living in Toronto Canada even in Canada right now in Toronto crime increasingly worst i never seen before house break in auto thieves is number one in Canada right now i don't know who's to blame maybe Trudeau yesterday the lady she went to supermarket and she went back to car to put her groceries in her car and the two boys age 13 and 16 force her out from her car at weston and Lawrence in Toronto and the 2 boys stole her car away with her 2 babies in the car but luckily the police chasing the 2 boys by foot and arrest them both
Jesus, that's terrible. The world definitely seems to be a crazy place right now.
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Same story down here in the south! Reckon I copped both a nicked car and a house break-in too (didn't happen at the same time, mind you). Never had any dramas like that in Phnom Penh myself.
Are you Canadian?
Sure am.
In 1979 in Phnom Penh. Only worry was rebels in the provinces. 😎 nice video. Stay away from Phnom Penh temple after midnight. Be robbed.
Holding the phone with two hands 😅
Lol most lower limb amputees aren't due to landmines anymore, they are due to motorbike accidents and no protective safety boots in the workplace. As for going to remote places like Battambang etc you might feel more uneasy due to lack of streetlights and a quiet eeriness after 8pm but in reality its probably safer than Pnom Phehn,Sihanoukville etc. Personally I feel safer in Cambodia than Thailand but I feel safest in vietnam which is where I eventually moved to with my wife and daughter
Some thief grab IPhone of tourist
Video begins and ends on mention that websites from the Canadian government exist
So basically the exact same ''rules'' about keeping safe in any country anywhere around the entire World...Walk FACING the traffic as its often best to see the person that's about to grab your phone while you are holding it up in the air trying to find a WiFi connection.
Leave a copy of your Passport,which is always good to have at least two in different parts of your baggage, show your Passport and then show them the COPY of your Passport and your good to go go go go...You always give me a well needed laugh Ryan.. '
Thanks for that eh...
take care, comb your hair
revive a new Red Green Show...u r a perfect shoe in
Haha, that would be fun.
Wrong again slick.
"Most of the land mines in Cambodia were planted between 1985 and 1989, when the Vietnamese-allied government (not allied with the US) installed a “bamboo curtain” against the invading Thai and Khmer Rouge along the Thai-Cambodia border in the northwest."
Let me remind you that the Chinese supported the N. Viets in that war and went to war with Vietnam because they kicked butt on the Kymer Rouge and dethroned them.
The Kymer Rouge was a product and client of China. The US did support the Cambodian govt in their war against the KR. However, the "widespread" dropping of mines and bombings of ALL of Cambodia by the US is a myth. The US did bomb the border areas, but that was because the N. Viets were using it as a sanctuary/supply & transit area and a base from which to launch attacks against the S. Viets and US forces.
Now, I'm an 8 year Cambodian expat and a veteran of that war also. I've also lived in SEA for 22+ years. Also, I might add that I'm all for travel advisories that hopefully will keep other 'tourists' and would be potential expats from moving here. I have seen the crime rate rise in just the last three years. Myself, I've only experienced one pickpocket incident in my entire time in SEA, and it's due to my compliancy from not experiencing any crime here and that was at the start of Covid.
At the end of the day, Cambodia is still the best place I've lived during my time in SE. Asia.
Thanks for sharing. I didn't mean to insinuate that the US planted the majority of landmines. A lot of countries have contributed to them, but Cambodians probably planted the majority of them.
hi there, all of the middle upper class carry guns for personal security. it's not something to be concerned about. but there's more guns than most people realize.
tgds: Thank-you for setting the blame where it belongs.
Imagine if these travel advisories were about Covid-19!
In Cambodia, knowing someone is fruitful, especially someone in authority.
Even as a Cambodian , I lose a significate amount of trust after I got all three of my bicycle stolen in the capital. I am not longer feel safe in the capital ever since I moved out four years ago. Now living in SR and I daresay that I feel pretty safe.
Never trust an English speaking TH-camr who says "kami". Wide right!
I don't understand. What's kami?
How is it for the LGBTQ?
I think pretty good.
I assure you, plenty of people have guns in Cambodia.
Civilians? How do you know? Have you seen them? Outside of security and police, I haven't seen any guns.
@@itchyfeetonthecheapI won't say here where I work, but there have now been occasions in which drivers have threatened our security staff with guns. It's surprisingly commonly discussed among our clients what guns they possess and shoot. Lots and lots of guns are unaccounted for from the Khmer Rouge days.
Don't take my word for it, though. Type "gun" into the Khmer Times.
@@SecondLifeTravels1That's scary. Thanks for sharing.
@@itchyfeetonthecheap most people in the countryside still have guns. they have buried them just in case they need them in the future. that is what my relatives in cambodia have done
The US did bomb Cambodia, but the land mines are Chinese made and placed there by the Khmer Rouge, Heng Samrin, Lon Nol, and Hun Sen regimes; not the US
As long as Khmer Rouge leader khieu samphan is still alive, Cambodia have a high level of being attacked. He still secretly giving order from his jail cell