We haven't done a video tour of our house as we feel it could potentially compromise our safety. Being a house, there's less security in some ways than there is with an apartment. We also never released apartment tours until we had moved out. I hope you feel better living in Phnom Penh, and we will miss you around Siem Reap. Stay safe and take care.
I agree with your decision 100%. I'll miss you guys. Especially the random Jeremy sightings while out for coffee. Haha. Those were always the highlight of my walks. Let me know when you are heading this way so we can hang out again. It's always nice seeing you both.
@@itchyfeetonthecheap If Jeremy was my stalker I would not be moving away from Siem Reap. Haha. Mind you he did find me once while I was doign a live stream, but it was only to give me a Royal D. Nothing creepy or stalkerish about it. Haha
Sorry to hear that. There are creeps everywhere. Don’t let some creep influence your life. Stay strong. They probably won’t stop just because you move to another city. Don’t let this person change your life. To bad.
They may not stop, but I have ensure that I will be more cautious about my details going forward. It is not a perfect system and the only way to stop it completely would be to stop making content. Since I am too bullheaded to quit, I am just going to be way more selective about what and where i film. No big deal to be honest.
Even on the most beautiful of walks you'll occasionally need to step around a few turds on the path. Best wishes for the future and wherever your adventures take you.
An email can come from anywhere in the world. Why are you opening email from unknown senders? You are actually leaving a city because of one commentor on your youtube? Wow, am 66 years old living in Thailand and could care less about commentors or things people believe or say....and would never open emails from unknown senders. Seems simple, yet everyone sees things differently
I have a public email address for folks to use to reach out to me. I have it locked down and only allow for text to come through. I am very careful about what I open and I have had a ton of great interactions with folks that are sometimes too shy to post questions on comments. They can reach out and not be afraid of ridicule online in the comments. I have quite a few folks that are more comfortable communicating that way. Especially with questions about moving to Cambodia. This was a single person that was local to Siem Reap. The fact that they were watching my windows in the morning was the really creepy part.
" Frugal Attraction ", who'd have thought it possible in sleepy old Siem Reap. I'm genuinely shocked someone would hassle you like that. Best of luck in PP.
Sad to hear that. I am Cambodian I also hide place where I live, We don't know who hate us. Privacy is importance. Kampot province also very good place to live.
You are correct. Privacy is very important. I am planning on visiting kampot very soon. I've heard wonderful things about it. I'm excited to see and explore it.
@@FrugalWanderer I'm pondering a move to Cambodia next year. After having spent some time travelling around the country a couple of months ago, my list of places where I might move is: Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, and Kampot. It probably won't be Phnom Penh (too expensive comparatively), but I could do Siem Reap or Kampot. Kampot has the advantage of lovely breezes off the river which make it a few degrees cooler than Siem Reap.
Sorry about this. A similar thing happened to me when I was blogging around South America. A creep kept leaving me hostile messages. I eventually found out the messages were coming from a law firm in New York City, written by a disturbed clerical worker. When I confronted him, he said It was all a "misunderstanding". I ended up deleting my blog, which I regretted later. There are creepy people out there, but dont let them silencie you.
Yeah. Unfortunately there are folks out there that can ruin an amazing place. I hope that I'll be able to return to Siem Reap one day and enjoy it again
I personally think that the BS is less worthwhile. I love having a TH-cam channel and I enjoy the majority of my interactions here. That's worth it to me. I've met so many amazing people this past year. Folks I never would have met otherwise. I've also made some amazing friends doing this. So yeah. The juice is worth the squeeze for me. Haha
This is sad news, we very much appreciate all the videos you have posted and we will continue to follow you wherever you may find yourself Good luck and stay safe 👍
It's just a blip on my timeline. I have tons of fun adventures planned ofr myself already over the next few months. I am very content and happy with my choices.
I'm sorry you have to go through this. As a travel TH-camr ourselves, we try to take precautions whenever we travel. Especially the hotels we are staying at. We will usually post after we move to the next location. All the best to you Sean in your future endeavours. Hopefully we can catch a cold one in Cambodia someday.
Yeah.. I am going to be very selective with what I share going forward. Lesson learned. Haha. I am good now. Been in Phnohn Pehn for a few weeks and loving it here.
Oh dear, that is very unfortunate. I greatly hope things will be resolved after this, so you can feel safe again. The parasocial thing can be a problem sometimes, the vlog sphere is particularly susceptible to it for the reasons you have shown. Hope the move will be an exciting adventure! :D
Hey Brother, we met in that border queue over last winter! 😆 Sorry to hear about this person. Anyhoo, heading down to #ChiangMai come January for the holiday month . . . 👍
Haha. That was a very long day in queue, but the chats when the lanes got neat one another was great. I think I was having four or five different conversations to keep the time flowing. Haha. I have returned to Siem Reap. I'm done dealing with that garbage and I wanted to be in my happy place. Have fun in Chiang Mai
Hi Sean great advice to all vloggers out there, keep your home incognito. I'm a first time viewer of your channel and I'm really sorry that you have to deal with such a person. As the old adage goes "one bad apple...." spoiled your Siem Reap experience. I can see that you are rightfully angry and conflicted on being forced to move, even though moving around is not an issue to you when you do it by your own freewill, it's another when you have to do it for your own physical and mental safety, I'm so sorry for that. Not that you had to do it, but I watched the whole video hoping to glean the genesis/reason why this inhuman came after you and how you were made to feel threatened, not out of a sick curiosity but as another learning experience for all vloggers to learn to avoid. I wish you the very best health and happiness in PP.
I would love to understand the genesis of it myself. The thing is that I had only been in Siem Reap for a short while when I got the first email. I hadn't gotten any comments from them prior to the email. I also never met them during my time there or at least they never approached me and said who they were. I've met dozens of folks in Siem Reap that had watched my content and I always made a point of asking their names or handle on TH-cam in the hope that one day I could put a face to my tormenter, but I never was able to.
@@FrugalWanderer It's unfortunate that not even you know the genesis of such sick incident in your life. Whatever the motive may be, at least you would be able to brings the matter to a conclusion instead of forever wonder why. Take care.
Sorry you had to deal with that Rivet. What a disappointment to have to leave. I hope you regain your confidence and leave that dark cloud behind. All the best.
My confidence is fine. I just wanted to get away from the negative energy. No big deal. This whole thing that I'm doing is a journey. I just got a chance to start it up again a little sooner than I expected. Haha
Really sorry to hear about your problems, mate. My wife and I have been coming to Siem Reap now for I think 7 years. Great place for all the reasons you mention. If it's affecting your mental health issues I can see how badly this could've been for you. I wish you better for the future, Tashi Delek to you. Pity cos we're due on Oct 6th, would've been good to meet up.
I wish we could have met up. I honestly loved my time in Siem Reap and I do miss it. Phnom Penh is great but it lacks some of that small town charm and character that Siem Reap has.
Never never never respond to these types of emails, it’s the only response you should have. It’s attention seeking, no attention and they will go away ..never make a video about it …it’s attention..no attention…no problem.
I never replied to the other emails and I only made this video to explain why I was moving. Many folks figured that I was making Siem Reap my home. If I just moved, without an explanation, then I would be doing a disservice to myself and the folks that care.
That explains a lot. There was a definite change in your videos though they were still good to watch. And I really appreciate that you are still out there doing videos. Thank you for sharing. And while it is not my place and I mean no offense, you should look into joining a support group. Talking with others that understand and have experienced similar can help you and help them. Take care
No offense taken. I was fully prepared for folks recommending that I look into support groups. It's a great suggestion, but unfortunately I do not do well in group settings. It's probably shocking to anyone watching, but I'm really introverted. I am not comfortable around people, especially in groups. So if I am in a setting with multiple people, I tend to clam up and that's not going to help. Haha I am honestly doing better with my mental health. This is just an issue that is easier for me to take a step away for a while.
I really feel for ya man 😳 i do hope that you would have a better time in PP. And a little tip: be careful of showing pictures and video of windows in your apartment, cause it's very easy to triangulate your location from them. I love your videos and you seem like a really nice guy 😁 Stay safe out there 🙏
Thank you. All I can say is that my camera will not be turned on anywhere near my new place. Haha lesson learned. No worries about triangulations or creeping.
Thank you. I have been in Phnom Pehn for a day and I feel much better already. A change of scenery is what I needed to adjust myself. It is a price I will happily pay.
It's just a decision I made. I didn't do it to solve a problem, but to allow myself a chance to continue on my journey without a distraction. It's all for me and nothing else
Well, we are going to miss you here in Siem Reap. The video opportunities in PP I think are much greater . Many things to see and film. Never really have to scratch your head and wonder what my next video will be about. Wishing you the best in your new home. Take care Sean and have a great day.
Sorry to hear about this but maybe something good will come out and PP ends up being better for you. I lived in PP for six months and loved it, SR was a little slow for me plus I think you will for sure find it a much better travel hub. A huge warning to rookie vloggers like me who is launching a channel on Ecuador where apartment information is huge and now will keep my location quiet. Thanks for the update man, great luck with the move.
It's definitely a learning experience for me. Also I don't consider this to be a Siem Reap issue but an internet/TH-cam issue. Because we put ourselves out there and people can anonymously watch and take note, it's our responsibility as the creator to safeguard ourselves. It's our responsibility and no one else's
To be honest. I had to deal with way more nut jobs at my last job. Some of the emails and phone calls that come in for “customer support “ are a nightmare. I’m only glad that I had the grey hair before I started working there. Haha
Hi Shaun. In Southeast Asia you are going to meet loads of weirdos unfortunately, and you will probably meet more in Phnom Penh than you met in Siem Reap. They will almost always be tourists or expats I think you weren't aware of this so much because you had spent so much time with positive interactions with people. But believe me, there are plenty of nut cases in Cambodia and all you have to do is to look on the forum Cambodian expats online, and you will see plenty of stories of these people and their shenanigans. So far you have been experiencing Cambodia with the rose tinted spectacles, lol. I don't think you should have moved. You should have just contacted the police and reported the person to TH-cam or something like that. The thing is SE Asia is extremely safe for tourists. The best thing you can do is just to ignore nut cases. Do not engage with them and they will get bored and move on. It's places like South America that you need to be careful in, (with a similar scenario) because you have a real chance of being in danger when local people start going out of their way, to finding out where you live, and all that sort of stuff. Ok, in SEA, will meet plenty of nutters, as there are a lot of long-term Expats, many that are serious alcoholics in Cambodia, who have a very bad attitude towards life and people in general. Just be prepared for that aspect of Southeast Asia. Cheers.
I get that there are creeps everywhere and I am just going to do my best to do the best I can here and not interact with the ones that are not here to explore and find the joy in a new country and culture. I am going to do my best to maintain my rose coloured glasses because I have had them most of my life. I lost them for a bit, but found them whenI started travelling. There are a ton of amazing people in the world and I will not let the few that aren't affect me again
@@FrugalWanderer That's a good philosophy. And the great thing of traveling is that you can move from place to place. And I think you know now that there are just too many decent places out there, than to spend all of your time hanging out in Siem Reap. Do not hesitate to explore all the rest of SE Asia. You have a lot to look forward to,,👍
G'Day Mate , Sad to hear , I hear your frustration but always find a positive hope to see you in P/P in Dec and to have alot of chat about any sh1t , till then Catchya...
Were leaving Phnom Penh around 7 am on an express bus. Let me know soon so I can book you a seat. Bungalow on me, Resort owner and I have some business to discuss Saturday night. Dinner on me. 1 friend is leaving Sunday due to work. Wife and i will be returning to Phnom Penh on Monday.
That's an unfortunate thing about your situation. Its a learning curve and you'll only get wiser. Meantime, just make the needed adjustments to prevent similar occurrences.
This is the first video I’ve seen of yours //// but dang sorry to hear about that creepy dude. If he is reading this, I would say DUDE YOU NEED TO WORK ON YOUR SOCIAL SKILLS, THATS NOT COOL.
Reminds me of that youtuber "Twitchy" from Thailand a few years back. There really are delusional people in the world. Just become the King of Blocking and adjust what you're putting out there. Good luck man ✌
Yep. Some folks are just on a different plane of existence. Not one that I want to be part of. I’m happy just making som minor adjustments to how I film things and I’m good. I’ve already been doing it for a while. Now I can lock it down more.
PP being a bigger city makes it easier to hide and be unnoticed, however there are advantages in everyone knowing where you live,,, as one day while I was out walking I suffered from heat stroke, lost orientation and sat down on the kerb. However a tuk-tuk driver going past realised something was wrong and he knew where I had lived for the last 17 years, helped me on board and took me home. Never accepted payment , dont know who he was and I probably would not recognise him if I saw him again.
Thank you for sharing. You are correct. There are some great advantages to being known in your community. Already I'm seeing regular faces when I'm out for my walks and some of the local restaurants know my order without me having to say anything. I love that about Cambodia and I'm sure that I will become more confident in the future. For now I'm ok with being mostly anonymous. Haha
Thanks. It's not a huge deal. I've moved on from it and I'm happy with my new home. It's only been a day but I feel a ton better being away from it all.
There are mental disorders that make people believe they have close personal relationships with people they have never met. One of the main causes of stalking.
Bro they only exist if you acknowledge them. If they were truly a threat you wouldn’t see them coming and they wouldn’t give you time to prepare. One of your commenters mentioned they can be anywhere in the world, this is absolutely true they will mess with your head and pretend they are in the neighbourhood. Unless you give them validation they don’t exist.
I've moved on from it to be honest. If it follows me, then it follows me. If someone has malicious intentions then I'll deal with it when it happens. All I did was move away from a bad situation. That's it.
Sorry for the internet troll! There is another vlogger who commented about people trolling recently, this is a total shock. I mean, there are posts and channels that I don't like, but I move on, no sense making others miserable. Obviously someone in their mommy's basement that can't stand to see someone succeed. F..K him! Thanks for the great content and ignore those a holes out there.
Thank you. I’m much like you. There are people that I don’t agree with, but I’m more than happy to keep my point to myself. They don’t make content to put up with my comments. Haha. I have moved on and I’m happy in my new place. Life is definitely better than the day I recorded this video. Thanks for being here.
I have watched several of your videos and would like to thank you for sharing some great places I’ve never seen in Siem Reap. Example, the botanic gardens. I think I might be visiting a lot even if it’s just taking my laptop and sit and enjoy the surrounding area. Thanks I’ve lived in Siem Reap for nine years and I think you’ve been more places than I have. It’s very sad that you have decided to leave Siem Reap. You won’t find the same thing as here in Siem Reap. I’m fortunate enough to have two homes. One her and one in PP. I 100% enjoy it here. I wish I had more friends but I think it’s somewhat difficult living abroad. Unfortunately I have had several friends who have returned to their countries or died. 😭 I hope you find happiness in PP but please keep in touch with us. And don’t let A holes scare you away.
I'm glad that I was able to showcase a few new spots for you to enjoy. Hopefully I'll be able to find similar gems here in Phnom Penh. I do not think that this is my last chapter in Siem Reap. I just needed some time away to process the mess and get past my own issues with it all.
well spoken and a totally reasonable reaction. hope all goes well and your unwanted friend finds a new hobby. subscribed from the Okanagan Valley in beautiful BC Canada
Thank you. Man. I haven't been to the Okanagan valley since I was a kid in 1980. That was the first place I had ever had fruit leather made from cherries. I thought it was the coolest thing and then a few years later I saw fruit roll ups and was disappointed because it was mostly sugar and didn't have the same tartness like the fruit leather I had. Haha. Thanks for pulling that memory out of my old noggin. Haha
Damn that's was really creepy..there are some certified weirdos out there..espechally that the person did monitor your windows..thats pure ...horror movie stuff Hope the person gives up when u move and move on..(or leave se-asia) Things like this can as u said escalate to pretty bad things.
I own a part of it for putting too much information out there. It’s quite pathetic that someone would be like this, but I have just had to change how I do things. No big deal.
Yeah. It's a silly separation. Honestly. If a person is blocked, then they should be blocked. No questions. That's not a great safety feature for the creators on the platform.
I never said that the issue was with Siem Reap. I made the video because my channel had been mostly Siem Reap specific and I wanted my fans to know why they would be seeing a change.
Sorry this happened to you. I guess this sort of thing can take place anywhere in the world. I always feel so safe in Siem Reap, but I need to not be so naive and be more careful. Take care in your future travels!
Creepy people are everywhere. I honestly always felt safe walking around in Siem Reap. It was just this one person that thought that their actions were normal, but in reality it was just creepy. For whatever reason they latched onto me. This situation isn't indicative of how things are in Siem Reap, but just bad luck for me.
Sorry you are having this issue. Your vids and the vids of the other Siem Reap vloggers made me reconsider the Phillipines for retirement and focus on Siem Reap. I'm still a ways from heading in that direction, but I feel I have learned much from your content. I hope your new destination is fulfilling and patient X gets help before I move there and start vlogging.
Do not judge Siem Reap based upon this one thing. To be honest I had a hard time deciding to leave. I love the city and the people there. I always felt safe, but this is just one thing that happened to me and was something I couldn't overcome. This is my issue and not a reflection of the city.
I'm in a much better mindset since leaving. I'm way happier. Not sure about the travel agent question, but the entire time I was in Siem Reap I used this company for my visas and to book my bus to Vietnam. They are very nice and professional people. maps.app.goo.gl/Dbi5qc26un3G9fPe7
Just so everyone knows, you can not block a person on TH-cam, you can only block an account. In otherwords if you block say "RedTomato", the owner of that YT account can just create another account and continue to comment on your videos.
Of course. And I've had folks that in the past did just that or had a series of bit accounts to swarm the comments. There is little to completely stop them, but folks have a way in which they type that gives them a voice so to speak. It's recognizable and when you see it, it's much easier to block the new accounts right away.
From my understanding it was an expat. I never met them so I can't be certain, but the verbage led me to believe that. I've been in Phnom Penh for a few days and I'm loving it.
Like W.C. Fields said, there is a sucker born every minute. In this case there is a Wack job born every minute. Sorry to hear Sean. You for sure are doing the right thing by moving on with your life. All the best in your future endeavors.
Very sad to hear your story. There are some real crazy people lurking behind their keyboards. Stay safe and take care. Phnom Penh, is a great place. I lived there from 2005-2020. Lots of interesting places to explore.
Yep. There are definitely some odd folks out there. I am hopeful that Phnom Penh fills my needs and I am happy here. So far so good. I arrived yesterday and love it so far.
Sorry, only just seen this. I’ve lived in SR for over 6 years and I don’t do anything public like TH-cam!. Unfortunately I learned the hard way it’s best to have very little to do with most people, in particular expats. I came here prepared to make friends and have done so, there are some wonderful people here, but others stole from me, lied to me and some did other pretty inexplicable things. As you know, it’s easy for these weirdos to live in Cambodia and a lot of this crap has to do with drugs, alcohol and mental health issues. They are often here because they can’t make it in their own countries. As time goes by I’ve also come to realise there’s also expats here who have “reinvented” themselves. They allocate themselves qualifications and experience they don’t really have. Sometimes this is just silly but there’s a few. for eg, claiming professional skills, medical knowledge etc and they are just dangerous. I’ve even seen expats start off here being absolutely fine, having high hopes and aspirations and gradually turning into the type of crazies I don’t want to know, usually via drugs and alcohol. I suspect some long-term expats will have some pretty good ideas about who the person who bothered you might be. There’s a few well known trouble-makers hanging around here. Best keep a little more of your life to yourself. Decide what to share and give them nothing more. Hope things are working out in PP. Good luck.
I think that vices like drugs and alcohol cause lots of problems everywhere. I'm not sure what the issue is with the person that became fascinated by me is, but I'm happy in Phnom Penh. Going forward, I will only be sharing basic information about myself and I'm good with that. I need to separate my personal life from my TH-cam and just share less. I'm good with that.
Sorry to hear this as I liked hearing about Siem reap as I’m retiring there in a few years. I have no interest in PP so unfortunately I won’t be tuning in. Good luck
I appreciate you tuning in. My focus wasn't always going to be Siem Reap. It was just my home base while I travelled throughoout SE Asia. I don't expect there to be a tonof content about Phnom Pehn except for my weekly catch up videos, but that is usually about the food and what I am up to. I will be travelling through Cambodia soon and I am planning on much more content about those trips. I do hope you stick around, but understand if you don't
Sorry but I live in a country where confrontation like that is frowned upon. Plus I do not Believe in violence at all. So I would not want to put myself into a situation where that may happen. I'm just doing what I need to do for myself. I personally don't care if people think of me as a coward. I'm not here to impress anyone. I'm just here to experience a beautiful country and see a culture that I only dreamed of experiencing. I'm not going to let this get in the way of that.
@FrugalWanderer yeah that is awful what is happening to you. However, the hurter only enjoys the hunt if there is prey. I'm not saying to get into a fight. I'm saying don't be prey.
I can only encourage you to not engage further with viewers unless you met them in person already. Parasocial relationships happen way too quickly on TH-cam. A viewer likes you, sends you a message and after you reply they think you're their best friend. It's scary and most people have to deal with someone like that at some point, especially small TH-camrs like yourself. It's important to break up contact right away and block them. They get mad for a day and then never think about you again. But if you continue to engage, they will attach themself further and further to you and often times it results in stalking. You're a nice guy and I appreciate a lot how close you're to your community. Hope you can move forward (I know you already moved to PP) and come back to SR somewhere in the future.
I followed this for the most part to be honest. I only responded the once and then stopped comletely. I also thought like you that they would get the hint and fade away. Unfortunately they did not take to regection very well and stepped up their communications. They have been blocked now and I am happy in PP. I will return to SR one day but not for a while. I would love to go back but I am not close to beign ready yet.
Hey Sean. You can always disable all comments on videos, too....I've thought about that very option as I think about making a travel channel in the near future. I hope your'e able to leave this sh*t behind you and move on. SR has such a great expat community, it's a real shame that you feel you have to move but maybe some time for this person to move on psychologically from you will allow you to return someday and not feel the negative energy. Safe travels to you, Sean ! Maybe take some fenfendazole and see if this parasite disappears altogether. lol. Wish it were that easy. !
I'll never disable the comments. I get way too many great people on here and to be honest, the majority of my problems came via email. Just a few comments but I put a stop to this early. I still hope to return one day but to be honest. There is so much of Cambodia to explore, I could spend years just wandering this great country and be happy.
I explained it all in the video. I had problems. I tried to cope and it got out of hand. I left before it got worse. I've since returned, and am dealing with everything on my own terms
I'm sorry to hear that you ran into issues too. I think there are weirdos everywhere, it just sucks when they show themselves in places that we really love.
if your in Phnom Penh pull up. I'm headed to Mondulkiri this coming Saturday. Welcome to join us. I need to know early to get you a bungalow at the resort. Look, you can stay at my house in Phnom Penh. I'm looking for a youtuber . Your welcome to film my crazy life. I was in Kampot last weak and crashed on an ATV tour. Went to the hospital Phnom Penh . Good experience for cheap. Treatment would have cost thousands in the US. I don't care if anyone knows where I live. I have guards everywhere. Live across the street from the King.
Oh man. That trip sounds amazing. I already have plans this weekend otherwise I would jump and the opportunity. Sorry to hear about your ATV crash, but it sounds like you are no worse for the wear. Haha. I already have a place to stay in PP, but I do appreciate the offer.
Yeah. I'm just not going to play any longer. If I see someone getting out of line or crossing where I'm comfortable, then they will get blocked. I'm not going to say a word. It's not worth my time or energy
So sorry you had to experience that! Feel for you man, my husband said it when we saw your apartment once.. Ooh that's scary, showing this, someone can find him! But thankfully you are still OK, even though you had to leave. Welcome to PP!
Yeah. Not my best moment. Haha. At least it's all good now. I'm safe, happy in my new home and eager to explore Phnom Penh. I count it as a win in the long run.
I would love to meet up with Ryan while I'm here. I've been watching his channel since before I left Canada. We have mutual friends and I will be reaching out to him once I get settled.
I never claimed that my mental state couldn't be a part of this, but I also limited the information about my interactions with this person. If I had provided more details and specifics of some of the things that were said, you may understand why I would feel a little paranoid. But hey. Someone watching you and sending emails saying what they saw you doing the day prior wouldn't make anyone feel paranoid. It must just be me. Haha
@@FrugalWanderer I don’t know if this is a woman and if this is something similar to the Fatal Attraction story but I hear you. I had two such cases where I never met the woman: in one case I received a letter from a woman who sent a piece of her hair and provided details of stalking me. Apparently she saw me playing drums at a wedding and somehow found my address and phone. (This was a decade before the internet). The second case was a woman whom I never met but would not stop calling and kept talking sex for hours. Actually this reminded me of a third case of similar behavior. So I hear you. Sometimes disappearing is the best approach. The world is full of nut jobs.
It absolutely is a gig relocation and I'm loving it here. Sorry if I made it sound like I wasn't excited to come here. I was always planning on spending a few months here. I just moved up my schedule because of this issue.
I would never read any emails coming from an unknown person or company. It would increase your chances of security risks. They can hack your account and steal all your data. Best wishes on your next endeavor wherever you go. 😊
I get you completely and I open every unknown email in a secure fashion. I worked in IT for years and know how to safeguard myself. Thank you for your concern and you are right. It is a good idea to ignore them and a lot of them get binned just based on the title of the email.
it may well be some silly person who just thinks its hilarious to pretend to be stalking you. Sicky kids. They may well do the same in Phnom Penh and pretend to be 'watching you' and all that.
Nope.. The information was very specific and I only detailed the smallest amount of what happened. Regardless of that I have since returned to Siem Reap and settling into the place that I love.
Hey Bro, don’t do it, seriously man, you are making a big mistake. For a start, they will follow you to Phnom Penh anyway, they may even follow you to another country. My family and I were stalked by a two-time murderer who left “calling cards” at our back door. Another supposed “friend” tried to terrorise my family after that. We’re sure that another nutcase tried to drug my wife and when my family and I lived in a caravan park/ trailer park, a drug dealing/woman bashing scum bag threatened to burn our bus down. And I didn’t run from any of them. You need to stand your ground, stay where you are. The moment you video anything, they will study it until they work out your position or your movements. I’ve got a good friend in another country and he sent a video to us and all I did was study google maps and his video and I told him what hotel he was staying at, and I was just doing it for fun. Just imagine how easy it is to track people down, who have evil intentions. NO! STAND YOUR GROUND! They are gutless cowards and you just need to be patient. Hang in there bro, hang in there.
To clear the air.. This is not my first Rodeo so to speak. I have dealt with this kind of bullshit in the past and was able to resolve things. The thing here is that I am on a journey for myself. I have made great strides physically, mentally and spiritually since arriving in Cambodia. I am moving on for myself and that is all. I just want to have a chance to move on with my journey. If it starts up again, then I will deal with it when it happens. Also understand that I am living in Cambodia. There are things that we do in the west that are unacceptable here. All I am doing is moving on so that this either resolves itself or it doesn't. I am just not going to give it any more energy for now.
@@FrugalWanderer that’s okay, it’s just that I understand how you feel and what you’re going through, so at least you know you’re not truly on your own. Either way, all the best for your future plans.
@@bigroundwatermelon6456 Greatly appreciated. I am very fortunate to have folks in my life that are here for me. Part of this move was to be nearer people like that in my life. I have a support structure her and that in itself is priceless.
Jeez Sean, that sucks. Glad you're doing what you have to do. Unfortunately this isn't the first I've heard. There was a US retired woman wanting to document going to Thailand, built up a following, had to go back to the US to wrap up affairs. Figured she would return by cruise from Seattle to Japan then on to Thailand. While onboard she became convinced she was being targeted for some scam. Reporting real time...then poof. Whatever the reason, someone with issues dealing with TH-cam people caused her to remove her channel to protect herself. On the plus side there are good people out there, but carefully guarding where you are appears to be necessary. All the best from a fellow Canuck.
Creepy people are definitely out there and they suck, but there was no way that I was going to let them ruin what I'm doing here. For me it's just easier to leave and get away. I'll probably be back in Siem Reap one day. I honestly love the city.
I have reduced the majority of my social media this past year. It used to be more important to me before I replaced it with travel and making memories.
They can be, but the amazing people outweigh them ten fold over. I'm very fortunate to have so many great people in my life and it makes a tough situation bearable.
So unfortunate that you feel forced to abandon a place you love bc some unhinged stalker. I suppose it's part of the risk of yt, a platform open to the world asks all its denizens, good, bad, and in-between. Wishing you peace, happiness, and success in PP.
I am way happier and in a better head space since leaving. The majority of the issue was mine and some past trauma that this incident brought back into my mind. The funny thing about trauma is that even when you find a way past it, you have never really dealt with it and it can still mess with you years later.
I have no idea why it happened. All I ever did was show how much I enjoyed it in Siem Reap and explain the process I was going through to stay there. Some folks just behave differently. Oh well.
@@FrugalWanderer Sadly there are a VERY large group of crazy's ,,, I often see you-tube channels that I just don't like the person or just don't like their style but to stalk someone over nothing is pure madness. I follow a channel in Philippines and the creator has been attacked , harassed , THREATENED ,, had numerous complaints forwarded to all types of Government offices , the guy even filmed himself in front of the creators house after travelling 4,000km to get there!!!,,,,ongoing for FIVE YEARS ,, he even does live streams with threats and drunken madness.... ANYWAY , we live we learn , I am sure you will enjoy your time in your new city / town
That creepy, but I need you to understand that normally Cambodian they don’t do that kind of thing. There are a lot of similar kinds of cases that Vietnamese or Thai people they created a fake file as Cambodian and harassing foreigners . The point is they make and give Cambodian a bad name so the foreigners wouldn’t visit Cambodia.
I'm sorry that I wasn't clear enough, but the person that did this was a foreigner. Every Cambodian I've met here has been wonderful and they are one of the main reasons I love being in Cambodia. Sorry if I wasn't clear about this.
It was a choice I made, but one that I am happy with. I have been getting a bit of flack over my choice, but I am happy with it. I already feel better and that alone made it worthwhile.
If nothing more that I don't know about your relationship between the two of you, you could have many options. One option is writing letter address to the Minister of Tourism request the investigation of potential foreigner didn't like you promote Cambodia. The second option is writing to Interior Minister to request for investigating into the plausible sophisticated foreigner who didn't like you to promote Cambodia. Just try these two options, your issue may resolved.
I very much appreciate your feedback. I have not gone into details about what I did to remedy the situation, but I have taken care of it as officially as I can.
Ignore the creep. don't let people like him influence your life. I suspect this video will make the creep stronger because he now knows he is having an effect on you.
The video is intended to be an explanation to the folks that have been watching be for months and would wonder whY i moved and why I changed. That is all. I am not giving them any power over me going forward. They an insignificant to me and I am just excited for my new chapter. I was going to be coming to Phnohm Pehn soo regardless. This just expedited the timeline a little
We haven't done a video tour of our house as we feel it could potentially compromise our safety. Being a house, there's less security in some ways than there is with an apartment. We also never released apartment tours until we had moved out. I hope you feel better living in Phnom Penh, and we will miss you around Siem Reap. Stay safe and take care.
I agree with your decision 100%. I'll miss you guys. Especially the random Jeremy sightings while out for coffee. Haha. Those were always the highlight of my walks. Let me know when you are heading this way so we can hang out again. It's always nice seeing you both.
@@FrugalWandererwill do for sure 😊
While watching this Sara said, "Maybe the stalker is Jeremy"
5 min later Jeremy drives by on a motorbike. 😮😮😮
@@ForRiel @frugalwanderer you guys be safe ❤a lot of people are crazy. everywhere in the world. which is sad. 😥
@@itchyfeetonthecheap If Jeremy was my stalker I would not be moving away from Siem Reap. Haha. Mind you he did find me once while I was doign a live stream, but it was only to give me a Royal D. Nothing creepy or stalkerish about it. Haha
Sorry to hear that. There are creeps everywhere. Don’t let some creep influence your life. Stay strong. They probably won’t stop just because you move to another city. Don’t let this person change your life. To bad.
They may not stop, but I have ensure that I will be more cautious about my details going forward. It is not a perfect system and the only way to stop it completely would be to stop making content. Since I am too bullheaded to quit, I am just going to be way more selective about what and where i film. No big deal to be honest.
Oh my that's shocking. I'm so sorry to hear. I love your stuff and wish you a big hug. Look forward to seeing PP! With best wishes.
Thank you. I am very much looking forward to making content here. I am really enjoying it so far.
Oh my! Sean, I am so sorry to hear your news. What a horrible experience for you to endure. Please take care and good luck in PP!
Thank man. It was always great randomly bumping into you around Siem Reap. If you even get to Phnom Penh, let me know and we can hang out again
I'm sorry to hear about this weirdo. I hope all's well mate, Darrin Ratajczak from Australia.
I'm doing great. I moved yesterday and I'm already settling into my new neighborhood. I'm loving it so far.
Even on the most beautiful of walks you'll occasionally need to step around a few turds on the path. Best wishes for the future and wherever your adventures take you.
Haha. Turds on the path got me. I'm doing good and happy in my new home.
An email can come from anywhere in the world. Why are you opening email from unknown senders? You are actually leaving a city because of one commentor on your youtube? Wow, am 66 years old living in Thailand and could care less about commentors or things people believe or say....and would never open emails from unknown senders. Seems simple, yet everyone sees things differently
I have a public email address for folks to use to reach out to me. I have it locked down and only allow for text to come through. I am very careful about what I open and I have had a ton of great interactions with folks that are sometimes too shy to post questions on comments. They can reach out and not be afraid of ridicule online in the comments. I have quite a few folks that are more comfortable communicating that way. Especially with questions about moving to Cambodia.
This was a single person that was local to Siem Reap. The fact that they were watching my windows in the morning was the really creepy part.
" Frugal Attraction ", who'd have thought it possible in sleepy old Siem Reap. I'm genuinely shocked someone would hassle you like that. Best of luck in PP.
Frugal Attraction. Hahah Love it
@WalkingmanPattaya Things change when you got a stalker, which is what this is.
And they don't have to let you know they're there via email.
Hi Sean! I am so sorry you had to go through that. I hope you will have a happier life in PP❤
Thanks again. Haha TH-cam up to its old tricks of duplicating messages.
Sad to hear that. I am Cambodian I also hide place where I live, We don't know who hate us. Privacy is importance. Kampot province also very good place to live.
You are correct. Privacy is very important.
I am planning on visiting kampot very soon. I've heard wonderful things about it. I'm excited to see and explore it.
@@FrugalWanderer Yes, I saw a lot expat having a good life at Kampot. Hope you have a good time in Phnom Penh city. 🤩🥰
Thank you. I’ve been here a day and I love it. I’m excited to explore it and enjoy
@@FrugalWanderer That so good, please have a nice day. 🤩🥰
@@FrugalWanderer I'm pondering a move to Cambodia next year. After having spent some time travelling around the country a couple of months ago, my list of places where I might move is: Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, and Kampot. It probably won't be Phnom Penh (too expensive comparatively), but I could do Siem Reap or Kampot. Kampot has the advantage of lovely breezes off the river which make it a few degrees cooler than Siem Reap.
Sorry about this. A similar thing happened to me when I was blogging around South America. A creep kept leaving me hostile messages. I eventually found out the messages were coming from a law firm in New York City, written by a disturbed clerical worker. When I confronted him, he said It was all a "misunderstanding". I ended up deleting my blog, which I regretted later. There are creepy people out there, but dont let them silencie you.
Yeah. I'm not going to quit. I'll just keep myself being mobile instead. Haha.
That sucks. I've lived in some cool places and unfortunately bad neighbors can ruin the whole scene
Yeah. Unfortunately there are folks out there that can ruin an amazing place. I hope that I'll be able to return to Siem Reap one day and enjoy it again
You gotta do what you gotta do. Best of luck in PP. Happy Labour Day from Toronto.
Oh wow. I've been so out of touch with holidays back home, that I forgot all about it. Haha.
I think a TH-cam channel just isn't worth the BS.
I personally think that the BS is less worthwhile. I love having a TH-cam channel and I enjoy the majority of my interactions here. That's worth it to me. I've met so many amazing people this past year. Folks I never would have met otherwise. I've also made some amazing friends doing this. So yeah. The juice is worth the squeeze for me. Haha
This is sad news, we very much appreciate all the videos you have posted and we will continue to follow you wherever you may find yourself Good luck and stay safe 👍
It's just a blip on my timeline. I have tons of fun adventures planned ofr myself already over the next few months. I am very content and happy with my choices.
I'm sorry you have to go through this. As a travel TH-camr ourselves, we try to take precautions whenever we travel. Especially the hotels we are staying at. We will usually post after we move to the next location.
All the best to you Sean in your future endeavours. Hopefully we can catch a cold one in Cambodia someday.
Yeah.. I am going to be very selective with what I share going forward. Lesson learned. Haha. I am good now. Been in Phnohn Pehn for a few weeks and loving it here.
Oh dear, that is very unfortunate. I greatly hope things will be resolved after this, so you can feel safe again. The parasocial thing can be a problem sometimes, the vlog sphere is particularly susceptible to it for the reasons you have shown. Hope the move will be an exciting adventure! :D
That’s the entire intention of my move. I just want to move on and be done with it.
Hey Brother, we met in that border queue over last winter! 😆 Sorry to hear about this person. Anyhoo, heading down to #ChiangMai come January for the holiday month . . . 👍
Haha. That was a very long day in queue, but the chats when the lanes got neat one another was great. I think I was having four or five different conversations to keep the time flowing. Haha. I have returned to Siem Reap. I'm done dealing with that garbage and I wanted to be in my happy place. Have fun in Chiang Mai
You're do a great job and are providing.a great service. Don't let these knuckle heads get you down.
I'm not letting them stop me at all, I'm just focusing on a new place. I'm happy and things are great.
Hi Sean great advice to all vloggers out there, keep your home incognito. I'm a first time viewer of your channel and I'm really sorry that you have to deal with such a person. As the old adage goes "one bad apple...." spoiled your Siem Reap experience. I can see that you are rightfully angry and conflicted on being forced to move, even though moving around is not an issue to you when you do it by your own freewill, it's another when you have to do it for your own physical and mental safety, I'm so sorry for that. Not that you had to do it, but I watched the whole video hoping to glean the genesis/reason why this inhuman came after you and how you were made to feel threatened, not out of a sick curiosity but as another learning experience for all vloggers to learn to avoid.
I wish you the very best health and happiness in PP.
I would love to understand the genesis of it myself. The thing is that I had only been in Siem Reap for a short while when I got the first email. I hadn't gotten any comments from them prior to the email. I also never met them during my time there or at least they never approached me and said who they were.
I've met dozens of folks in Siem Reap that had watched my content and I always made a point of asking their names or handle on TH-cam in the hope that one day I could put a face to my tormenter, but I never was able to.
@@FrugalWanderer It's unfortunate that not even you know the genesis of such sick incident in your life. Whatever the motive may be, at least you would be able to brings the matter to a conclusion instead of forever wonder why. Take care.
Sorry you had to deal with that Rivet. What a disappointment to have to leave. I hope you regain your confidence and leave that dark cloud behind. All the best.
My confidence is fine. I just wanted to get away from the negative energy. No big deal. This whole thing that I'm doing is a journey. I just got a chance to start it up again a little sooner than I expected. Haha
@@FrugalWanderer Well I'm glad you're feeling positive. Time for the next chapter!
Thankfully I have played a lot of video games where these decisions happen and you get a better ending. Or eaten by a monster. Haha
Really sorry to hear about your problems, mate. My wife and I have been coming to Siem Reap now for I think 7 years. Great place for all the reasons you mention. If it's affecting your mental health issues I can see how badly this could've been for you. I wish you better for the future, Tashi Delek to you. Pity cos we're due on Oct 6th, would've been good to meet up.
I wish we could have met up. I honestly loved my time in Siem Reap and I do miss it. Phnom Penh is great but it lacks some of that small town charm and character that Siem Reap has.
Never never never respond to these types of emails, it’s the only response you should have.
It’s attention seeking, no attention and they will go away ..never make a video about it …it’s attention..no attention…no problem.
I never replied to the other emails and I only made this video to explain why I was moving. Many folks figured that I was making Siem Reap my home. If I just moved, without an explanation, then I would be doing a disservice to myself and the folks that care.
Sorry but this sage advice from ianlewis is spot on, absolutely correct!
That explains a lot. There was a definite change in your videos though they were still good to watch. And I really appreciate that you are still out there doing videos. Thank you for sharing. And while it is not my place and I mean no offense, you should look into joining a support group. Talking with others that understand and have experienced similar can help you and help them. Take care
No offense taken. I was fully prepared for folks recommending that I look into support groups. It's a great suggestion, but unfortunately I do not do well in group settings. It's probably shocking to anyone watching, but I'm really introverted. I am not comfortable around people, especially in groups. So if I am in a setting with multiple people, I tend to clam up and that's not going to help. Haha
I am honestly doing better with my mental health. This is just an issue that is easier for me to take a step away for a while.
I really feel for ya man 😳 i do hope that you would have a better time in PP.
And a little tip: be careful of showing pictures and video of windows in your apartment, cause it's very easy to triangulate your location from them.
I love your videos and you seem like a really nice guy 😁
Stay safe out there 🙏
Thank you. All I can say is that my camera will not be turned on anywhere near my new place. Haha lesson learned. No worries about triangulations or creeping.
Hi Sean, Take care of yourself. There's a lot of creeps people. I hope you feel better in PP.
Thank you. I have been in Phnom Pehn for a day and I feel much better already. A change of scenery is what I needed to adjust myself. It is a price I will happily pay.
dont let one asshole drag u down>
Moving wont solve the problem
It's just a decision I made. I didn't do it to solve a problem, but to allow myself a chance to continue on my journey without a distraction. It's all for me and nothing else
That was hard to listen to let alone live through. Good luck in being in your new happy place old fellow
It was definitely uncomfortable for me, hence my move. I'm loving my new place so far.
Well, we are going to miss you here in Siem Reap.
The video opportunities in PP I think are much greater . Many things to see and film.
Never really have to scratch your head and wonder what my next video will be about.
Wishing you the best in your new home.
Take care Sean and have a great day.
Thanks. I'll miss Siem Reap,but the video ideas have already started to flow. Haha. New surroundings will do that for you.
I’m I still your #1 fan?? 😅
Very sad to hear but you need to feel safe, best of luck in the new chapter.
Feeling safe is the main reason for the move. I honestly love Siem Reap and I'll miss it.
Sorry to hear about this but maybe something good will come out and PP ends up being better for you. I lived in PP for six months and loved it, SR was a little slow for me plus I think you will for sure find it a much better travel hub. A huge warning to rookie vloggers like me who is launching a channel on Ecuador where apartment information is huge and now will keep my location quiet. Thanks for the update man, great luck with the move.
It's definitely a learning experience for me. Also I don't consider this to be a Siem Reap issue but an internet/TH-cam issue. Because we put ourselves out there and people can anonymously watch and take note, it's our responsibility as the creator to safeguard ourselves. It's our responsibility and no one else's
@@FrugalWanderer sucks our world has so many nutbaggers who make it so difficult for those who are considerate and just wanna create and share.
To be honest. I had to deal with way more nut jobs at my last job. Some of the emails and phone calls that come in for “customer support “ are a nightmare. I’m only glad that I had the grey hair before I started working there. Haha
@@FrugalWanderer haha! Customer service will do that. I was a middle school teacher for 14 years and I'm bald as they come!
Hi Shaun.
In Southeast Asia you are going to meet loads of weirdos unfortunately, and you will probably meet more in Phnom Penh than you met in Siem Reap.
They will almost always be tourists or expats
I think you weren't aware of this so much because you had spent so much time with positive interactions with people. But believe me, there are plenty of nut cases in Cambodia and all you have to do is to look on the forum Cambodian expats online, and you will see plenty of stories of these people and their shenanigans.
So far you have been experiencing Cambodia with the rose tinted spectacles, lol.
I don't think you should have moved. You should have just contacted the police and reported the person to TH-cam or something like that.
The thing is SE Asia is extremely safe for tourists. The best thing you can do is just to ignore nut cases. Do not engage with them and they will get bored and move on.
It's places like South America that you need to be careful in, (with a similar scenario) because you have a real chance of being in danger when local people start going out of their way, to finding out where you live, and all that sort of stuff.
Ok, in SEA, will meet plenty of nutters, as there are a lot of long-term Expats, many that are serious alcoholics in Cambodia, who have a very bad attitude towards life and people in general.
Just be prepared for that aspect of Southeast Asia.
Cheers.
I get that there are creeps everywhere and I am just going to do my best to do the best I can here and not interact with the ones that are not here to explore and find the joy in a new country and culture. I am going to do my best to maintain my rose coloured glasses because I have had them most of my life. I lost them for a bit, but found them whenI started travelling.
There are a ton of amazing people in the world and I will not let the few that aren't affect me again
@@FrugalWanderer That's a good philosophy. And the great thing of traveling is that you can move from place to place.
And I think you know now that there are just too many decent places out there, than to spend all of your time hanging out in Siem Reap.
Do not hesitate to explore all the rest of SE Asia. You have a lot to look forward to,,👍
G'Day Mate , Sad to hear , I hear your frustration but always find a positive hope to see you in P/P in Dec and to have alot of chat about any sh1t , till then Catchya...
Looking forward to meeting up with you when you get here. Hopefully I'll have only fun stories from here. Haha
@@FrugalWanderer No probs Mate , everyone has a story to tell lol fun ones i hope hehehe , till then Catchya...
Sorry to hear about your experience. I'm in PP, best of luck going forward.
Thank you. I'm really enjoying PP so far. It's only been a few days but I'm adjusting to the busy lifestyle here. The energy here is great.
Were leaving Phnom Penh around 7 am on an express bus. Let me know soon so I can book you a seat. Bungalow on me, Resort owner and I have some business to discuss Saturday night. Dinner on me. 1 friend is leaving Sunday due to work. Wife and i will be returning to Phnom Penh on Monday.
I wish I could. Sounds like a great time. We will need to hang out one day when you get back
That's an unfortunate thing about your situation. Its a learning curve and you'll only get wiser. Meantime, just make the needed adjustments to prevent similar occurrences.
That's exactly it. I've learned a huge lesson and I'll be much more cautious going forward.
How do you call the place you shot your video
This was the riverfront of Siem Reap, just north of the imperial gardens. It's a beautiful area to wander.
You should reconsider before leaving siem reap. You even made a mistake by telling your next move. Before you go, I would like to have dinner with.
I appreciate the offer. I have already left Siem Reap a week and a half ago. I'm loving my time in Phnom Penh so far.
This is the first video I’ve seen of yours //// but dang sorry to hear about that creepy dude. If he is reading this, I would say DUDE YOU NEED TO WORK ON YOUR SOCIAL SKILLS, THATS NOT COOL.
Haha. That is an understatement.
Reminds me of that youtuber "Twitchy" from Thailand a few years back. There really are delusional people in the world. Just become the King of Blocking and adjust what you're putting out there. Good luck man ✌
Yep. Some folks are just on a different plane of existence. Not one that I want to be part of. I’m happy just making som minor adjustments to how I film things and I’m good. I’ve already been doing it for a while. Now I can lock it down more.
Hang tough brother. Keep up the great videos. Look forward to the PP videos from you. Safe travels from Mahoney Travels.
Thank you. I'm really excited to start making content here in Phnom Penh. It's much different city than Siem Reap, but I'm enjoying it so far.
Well wishes on your next journey.
Thank you so much. I'm very happy and the move was good for my well being.
Enjoy the big smoke, stay safe.
Thanks. I'm enjoying it so far. I'm excited to be here.
@@FrugalWanderer don’t be so popular 🤦♂️🔫
I have tried that. Haha
PP being a bigger city makes it easier to hide and be unnoticed, however there are advantages in everyone knowing where you live,,, as one day while I was out walking I suffered from heat stroke, lost orientation and sat down on the kerb. However a tuk-tuk driver going past realised something was wrong and he knew where I had lived for the last 17 years, helped me on board and took me home. Never accepted payment , dont know who he was and I probably would not recognise him if I saw him again.
Thank you for sharing. You are correct. There are some great advantages to being known in your community. Already I'm seeing regular faces when I'm out for my walks and some of the local restaurants know my order without me having to say anything. I love that about Cambodia and I'm sure that I will become more confident in the future. For now I'm ok with being mostly anonymous. Haha
That sucks. I was hoping for another friend there. Stay safe, pal.
Who knows where I will be in a few months. I may decide to return, I may not. We can always hang out if you come down to Phnom Penh
Still trying to figure out what is going on. Death threat?
No threats like that at all. Just creepy and weird behavior along with some very unsettling statements from them.
What camera do you use?
dji osmo something i think
I use the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. I picked it up last year and ahve used it for almost every video on my channel. I love it.
Damn this sucks…. You’re a cool guy and you deserve better
Thanks. It's not a huge deal. I've moved on from it and I'm happy with my new home. It's only been a day but I feel a ton better being away from it all.
@@FrugalWanderer good for you …. Dude was a creep…. People like that aren’t like rambo, they’re weak pathetic losers…. Anyways let’s move on!!!
There are mental disorders that make people believe they have close personal relationships with people they have never met. One of the main causes of stalking.
Yep. I think this may be the situation I was facing. It definitely felt like that
Bro they only exist if you acknowledge them. If they were truly a threat you wouldn’t see them coming and they wouldn’t give you time to prepare. One of your commenters mentioned they can be anywhere in the world, this is absolutely true they will mess with your head and pretend they are in the neighbourhood. Unless you give them validation they don’t exist.
I've moved on from it to be honest. If it follows me, then it follows me. If someone has malicious intentions then I'll deal with it when it happens. All I did was move away from a bad situation. That's it.
Sorry for the internet troll! There is another vlogger who commented about people trolling recently, this is a total shock. I mean, there are posts and channels that I don't like, but I move on, no sense making others miserable. Obviously someone in their mommy's basement that can't stand to see someone succeed. F..K him! Thanks for the great content and ignore those a holes out there.
Thank you. I’m much like you. There are people that I don’t agree with, but I’m more than happy to keep my point to myself. They don’t make content to put up with my comments. Haha.
I have moved on and I’m happy in my new place. Life is definitely better than the day I recorded this video. Thanks for being here.
I have watched several of your videos and would like to thank you for sharing some great places I’ve never seen in Siem Reap. Example, the botanic gardens. I think I might be visiting a lot even if it’s just taking my laptop and sit and enjoy the surrounding area. Thanks
I’ve lived in Siem Reap for nine years and I think you’ve been more places than I have.
It’s very sad that you have decided to leave Siem Reap. You won’t find the same thing as here in Siem Reap. I’m fortunate enough to have two homes. One her and one in PP. I 100% enjoy it here. I wish I had more friends but I think it’s somewhat difficult living abroad. Unfortunately I have had several friends who have returned to their countries or died. 😭
I hope you find happiness in PP but please keep in touch with us. And don’t let A holes scare you away.
I'm glad that I was able to showcase a few new spots for you to enjoy. Hopefully I'll be able to find similar gems here in Phnom Penh. I do not think that this is my last chapter in Siem Reap. I just needed some time away to process the mess and get past my own issues with it all.
well spoken and a totally reasonable reaction. hope all goes well and your unwanted friend finds a new hobby. subscribed from the Okanagan Valley in beautiful BC Canada
Thank you. Man. I haven't been to the Okanagan valley since I was a kid in 1980. That was the first place I had ever had fruit leather made from cherries. I thought it was the coolest thing and then a few years later I saw fruit roll ups and was disappointed because it was mostly sugar and didn't have the same tartness like the fruit leather I had. Haha. Thanks for pulling that memory out of my old noggin. Haha
@@FrugalWanderer welcome. I feel very fortunate to have grown up in the north Okanagan in the 60s 70s and eighties.
Damn that's was really creepy..there are some certified weirdos out there..espechally that the person did monitor your windows..thats pure ...horror movie stuff
Hope the person gives up when u move and move on..(or leave se-asia)
Things like this can as u said escalate to pretty bad things.
It was definitely creepy and I wanted to move on so they would lose focus on me. Yuck. I really didn't enjoy the attention
Yikes sorry… wish you good health in the next endeavor…
I made the.move yesterday. I love my new place. The folks here are great and I'm excited to start exploring my new neighborhood
Great channel just subscribed
Thank you. Great to have you here.
Hi Sean, I am so sorry that you had deal with someone like this. I wish you the best in PP. I take it that it is a western individual.
You are correct. It's been dealt with and I'm in my new home and happy. No complaints
Sorry to hear about your stalker. Best wishes on your new adventure.
Thanks. I'm good. I'm happy with my new place and excited to explore it.
Sorry that this happened in SR .. 😕 such cowardly BS
I own a part of it for putting too much information out there. It’s quite pathetic that someone would be like this, but I have just had to change how I do things. No big deal.
I was in siem reap for 5 months and had a really smalltown feeling all through my stay there
It is a great city and I honestly loved it there. Leaving was not an easy decision to make.
Hello Sean I am in seim reap from Dallas Texas
Good morning. I hope you have a great time in Siem Reap. I really loved it there.
Yeah, live streaming is a different beast than uploaded videos, the comments are managed & stored differently.
Yeah. It's a silly separation. Honestly. If a person is blocked, then they should be blocked. No questions. That's not a great safety feature for the creators on the platform.
I think if I were you I'd just get off social media for a while. I mean like a year or so to rethink the value of doing it. Best of luck.
I get what you are saying, but this was an issue outside of social media. It has been dealt with and I have moved on.
@@FrugalWanderer Good to hear. Thanks for all the great content on your channel. Much appreciated!
Your story has very litle to do with SR, but rather with the 'dangers' of being on social media platforms.
I never said that the issue was with Siem Reap. I made the video because my channel had been mostly Siem Reap specific and I wanted my fans to know why they would be seeing a change.
Sorry this happened to you. I guess this sort of thing can take place anywhere in the world. I always feel so safe in Siem Reap, but I need to not be so naive and be more careful. Take care in your future travels!
Creepy people are everywhere. I honestly always felt safe walking around in Siem Reap. It was just this one person that thought that their actions were normal, but in reality it was just creepy.
For whatever reason they latched onto me.
This situation isn't indicative of how things are in Siem Reap, but just bad luck for me.
Sorry you are having this issue. Your vids and the vids of the other Siem Reap vloggers made me reconsider the Phillipines for retirement and focus on Siem Reap. I'm still a ways from heading in that direction, but I feel I have learned much from your content. I hope your new destination is fulfilling and patient X gets help before I move there and start vlogging.
Do not judge Siem Reap based upon this one thing. To be honest I had a hard time deciding to leave. I love the city and the people there. I always felt safe, but this is just one thing that happened to me and was something I couldn't overcome. This is my issue and not a reflection of the city.
Sorry about your stalker. Who was the travel agent you used? Thanks
I'm in a much better mindset since leaving. I'm way happier.
Not sure about the travel agent question, but the entire time I was in Siem Reap I used this company for my visas and to book my bus to Vietnam. They are very nice and professional people. maps.app.goo.gl/Dbi5qc26un3G9fPe7
Sorry to hear this. Some people are just too weird.
Don’t I know it. You know they must be a different level of weird if I find them weird. Haha
I'm sorry this happened to you, it's freaky. Wishing you a good time in PP, stay safe.
Thank you. I arrived yesterday and so far I've been loving Phnom Penh.
Running away because of an email bully ?!?!?!😂
If that is your takeaway from the video, then fine
Just so everyone knows, you can not block a person on TH-cam, you can only block an account. In otherwords if you block say "RedTomato", the owner of that YT account can just create another account and continue to comment on your videos.
Of course. And I've had folks that in the past did just that or had a series of bit accounts to swarm the comments. There is little to completely stop them, but folks have a way in which they type that gives them a voice so to speak. It's recognizable and when you see it, it's much easier to block the new accounts right away.
Sorry to hear you had to deal with that issue. Do you think it was a National or expat? Anyhow you did say you liked Phnom Penh
From my understanding it was an expat. I never met them so I can't be certain, but the verbage led me to believe that. I've been in Phnom Penh for a few days and I'm loving it.
Like W.C. Fields said, there is a sucker born every minute. In this case there is a Wack job born every minute. Sorry to hear Sean. You for sure are doing the right thing by moving on with your life. All the best in your future endeavors.
If only W.C Fields lived in these times, he would have had said that and more. Haha
@@FrugalWanderer 😂😂
Very sad to hear your story. There are some real crazy people lurking behind their keyboards. Stay safe and take care. Phnom Penh, is a great place. I lived there from 2005-2020. Lots of interesting places to explore.
Yep. There are definitely some odd folks out there. I am hopeful that Phnom Penh fills my needs and I am happy here. So far so good. I arrived yesterday and love it so far.
Don’t answer the email ..good luck
That's the plan going forward for sure. Haha
Sorry, only just seen this.
I’ve lived in SR for over 6 years and I don’t do anything public like TH-cam!. Unfortunately I learned the hard way it’s best to have very little to do with most people, in particular expats. I came here prepared to make friends and have done so, there are some wonderful people here, but others stole from me, lied to me and some did other pretty inexplicable things. As you know, it’s easy for these weirdos to live in Cambodia and a lot of this crap has to do with drugs, alcohol and mental health issues. They are often here because they can’t make it in their own countries.
As time goes by I’ve also come to realise there’s also expats here who have “reinvented” themselves. They allocate themselves qualifications and experience they don’t really have. Sometimes this is just silly but there’s a few. for eg, claiming professional skills, medical knowledge etc and they are just dangerous. I’ve even seen expats start off here being absolutely fine, having high hopes and aspirations and gradually turning into the type of crazies I don’t want to know, usually via drugs and alcohol. I suspect some long-term expats will have some pretty good ideas about who the person who bothered you might be. There’s a few well known trouble-makers hanging around here.
Best keep a little more of your life to yourself. Decide what to share and give them nothing more.
Hope things are working out in PP.
Good luck.
I think that vices like drugs and alcohol cause lots of problems everywhere. I'm not sure what the issue is with the person that became fascinated by me is, but I'm happy in Phnom Penh.
Going forward, I will only be sharing basic information about myself and I'm good with that. I need to separate my personal life from my TH-cam and just share less. I'm good with that.
Sorry to hear this as I liked hearing about Siem reap as I’m retiring there in a few years. I have no interest in PP so unfortunately I won’t be tuning in. Good luck
I appreciate you tuning in. My focus wasn't always going to be Siem Reap. It was just my home base while I travelled throughoout SE Asia. I don't expect there to be a tonof content about Phnom Pehn except for my weekly catch up videos, but that is usually about the food and what I am up to. I will be travelling through Cambodia soon and I am planning on much more content about those trips. I do hope you stick around, but understand if you don't
Mee too, just recently started watcing his vids as i'm scouting there next year for early retirement. no interest in PP.
Siem Reap is a great city to settle down in. I know a lot of amazing people there. I can't recommend it highly enough.
🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you
Keep it simple.. just invite the person to meet you somewhere in public. Take it head on and be brave, Be safe think smart think ahead.
Sorry but I live in a country where confrontation like that is frowned upon. Plus I do not Believe in violence at all. So I would not want to put myself into a situation where that may happen. I'm just doing what I need to do for myself. I personally don't care if people think of me as a coward. I'm not here to impress anyone. I'm just here to experience a beautiful country and see a culture that I only dreamed of experiencing. I'm not going to let this get in the way of that.
@FrugalWanderer yeah that is awful what is happening to you. However, the hurter only enjoys the hunt if there is prey. I'm not saying to get into a fight. I'm saying don't be prey.
I can only encourage you to not engage further with viewers unless you met them in person already. Parasocial relationships happen way too quickly on TH-cam. A viewer likes you, sends you a message and after you reply they think you're their best friend. It's scary and most people have to deal with someone like that at some point, especially small TH-camrs like yourself. It's important to break up contact right away and block them. They get mad for a day and then never think about you again. But if you continue to engage, they will attach themself further and further to you and often times it results in stalking. You're a nice guy and I appreciate a lot how close you're to your community. Hope you can move forward (I know you already moved to PP) and come back to SR somewhere in the future.
I followed this for the most part to be honest. I only responded the once and then stopped comletely. I also thought like you that they would get the hint and fade away. Unfortunately they did not take to regection very well and stepped up their communications. They have been blocked now and I am happy in PP. I will return to SR one day but not for a while. I would love to go back but I am not close to beign ready yet.
Hey Sean. You can always disable all comments on videos, too....I've thought about that very option as I think about making a travel channel in the near future. I hope your'e able to leave this sh*t behind you and move on. SR has such a great expat community, it's a real shame that you feel you have to move but maybe some time for this person to move on psychologically from you will allow you to return someday and not feel the negative energy. Safe travels to you, Sean ! Maybe take some fenfendazole and see if this parasite disappears altogether. lol. Wish it were that easy. !
I'll never disable the comments. I get way too many great people on here and to be honest, the majority of my problems came via email. Just a few comments but I put a stop to this early.
I still hope to return one day but to be honest. There is so much of Cambodia to explore, I could spend years just wandering this great country and be happy.
So...what is this all about? Self created paranoia? If I would leave every time I am threatened by some idiot , I would be always moving. Just ignore.
I explained it all in the video. I had problems. I tried to cope and it got out of hand. I left before it got worse. I've since returned, and am dealing with everything on my own terms
Man unfortunately Siem Reap also attracts some weird people that me and my gf also came across. I love it here, but I'm also very guarded
I'm sorry to hear that you ran into issues too. I think there are weirdos everywhere, it just sucks when they show themselves in places that we really love.
It’s ridiculous to say there’s “weird” people in Siem Reap because of one incident that we frankly don’t know all the details about.
if your in Phnom Penh pull up. I'm headed to Mondulkiri this coming Saturday. Welcome to join us. I need to know early to get you a bungalow at the resort. Look, you can stay at my house in Phnom Penh. I'm looking for a youtuber . Your welcome to film my crazy life. I was in Kampot last weak and crashed on an ATV tour. Went to the hospital Phnom Penh . Good experience for cheap. Treatment would have cost thousands in the US. I don't care if anyone knows where I live. I have guards everywhere. Live across the street from the King.
Oh man. That trip sounds amazing. I already have plans this weekend otherwise I would jump and the opportunity. Sorry to hear about your ATV crash, but it sounds like you are no worse for the wear. Haha. I already have a place to stay in PP, but I do appreciate the offer.
What a horrible experience, being stalked like that. Good you blocked them
Yeah. I'm just not going to play any longer. If I see someone getting out of line or crossing where I'm comfortable, then they will get blocked. I'm not going to say a word. It's not worth my time or energy
@@FrugalWanderer Life is too short; blocking these creeps out is the only way
So sorry you had to experience that! Feel for you man, my husband said it when we saw your apartment once.. Ooh that's scary, showing this, someone can find him!
But thankfully you are still OK, even though you had to leave.
Welcome to PP!
Yeah. Not my best moment. Haha. At least it's all good now. I'm safe, happy in my new home and eager to explore Phnom Penh. I count it as a win in the long run.
Maybe Itchy Feet can show you around Phnom Penh
I would love to meet up with Ryan while I'm here. I've been watching his channel since before I left Canada. We have mutual friends and I will be reaching out to him once I get settled.
There’s an element of mental illness in this story but I am not sure it is not paranoia.
I never claimed that my mental state couldn't be a part of this, but I also limited the information about my interactions with this person. If I had provided more details and specifics of some of the things that were said, you may understand why I would feel a little paranoid. But hey. Someone watching you and sending emails saying what they saw you doing the day prior wouldn't make anyone feel paranoid. It must just be me. Haha
@@FrugalWanderer I don’t know if this is a woman and if this is something similar to the Fatal Attraction story but I hear you. I had two such cases where I never met the woman: in one case I received a letter from a woman who sent a piece of her hair and provided details of stalking me. Apparently she saw me playing drums at a wedding and somehow found my address and phone. (This was a decade before the internet). The second case was a woman whom I never met but would not stop calling and kept talking sex for hours. Actually this reminded me of a third case of similar behavior. So I hear you. Sometimes disappearing is the best approach. The world is full of nut jobs.
Phnom Penh isn't really a hardship posting. Enjoy!
Think of it as a gig relocation.
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It absolutely is a gig relocation and I'm loving it here. Sorry if I made it sound like I wasn't excited to come here. I was always planning on spending a few months here. I just moved up my schedule because of this issue.
I would never read any emails coming from an unknown person or company. It would increase your chances of security risks. They can hack your account and steal all your data. Best wishes on your next endeavor wherever you go. 😊
I get you completely and I open every unknown email in a secure fashion. I worked in IT for years and know how to safeguard myself. Thank you for your concern and you are right. It is a good idea to ignore them and a lot of them get binned just based on the title of the email.
it may well be some silly person who just thinks its hilarious to pretend to be stalking you. Sicky kids. They may well do the same in Phnom Penh and pretend to be 'watching you' and all that.
Nope.. The information was very specific and I only detailed the smallest amount of what happened. Regardless of that I have since returned to Siem Reap and settling into the place that I love.
Hey Bro, don’t do it, seriously man, you are making a big mistake. For a start, they will follow you to Phnom Penh anyway, they may even follow you to another country. My family and I were stalked by a two-time murderer who left “calling cards” at our back door. Another supposed “friend” tried to terrorise my family after that. We’re sure that another nutcase tried to drug my wife and when my family and I lived in a caravan park/ trailer park, a drug dealing/woman bashing scum bag threatened to burn our bus down. And I didn’t run from any of them. You need to stand your ground, stay where you are. The moment you video anything, they will study it until they work out your position or your movements. I’ve got a good friend in another country and he sent a video to us and all I did was study google maps and his video and I told him what hotel he was staying at, and I was just doing it for fun. Just imagine how easy it is to track people down, who have evil intentions. NO! STAND YOUR GROUND! They are gutless cowards and you just need to be patient. Hang in there bro, hang in there.
To clear the air.. This is not my first Rodeo so to speak. I have dealt with this kind of bullshit in the past and was able to resolve things. The thing here is that I am on a journey for myself. I have made great strides physically, mentally and spiritually since arriving in Cambodia. I am moving on for myself and that is all. I just want to have a chance to move on with my journey. If it starts up again, then I will deal with it when it happens. Also understand that I am living in Cambodia. There are things that we do in the west that are unacceptable here. All I am doing is moving on so that this either resolves itself or it doesn't. I am just not going to give it any more energy for now.
@@FrugalWanderer that’s okay, it’s just that I understand how you feel and what you’re going through, so at least you know you’re not truly on your own. Either way, all the best for your future plans.
@@bigroundwatermelon6456 Greatly appreciated. I am very fortunate to have folks in my life that are here for me. Part of this move was to be nearer people like that in my life. I have a support structure her and that in itself is priceless.
Jeez Sean, that sucks. Glad you're doing what you have to do. Unfortunately this isn't the first I've heard. There was a US retired woman wanting to document going to Thailand, built up a following, had to go back to the US to wrap up affairs. Figured she would return by cruise from Seattle to Japan then on to Thailand. While onboard she became convinced she was being targeted for some scam. Reporting real time...then poof. Whatever the reason, someone with issues dealing with TH-cam people caused her to remove her channel to protect herself. On the plus side there are good people out there, but carefully guarding where you are appears to be necessary. All the best from a fellow Canuck.
Creepy people are definitely out there and they suck, but there was no way that I was going to let them ruin what I'm doing here. For me it's just easier to leave and get away. I'll probably be back in Siem Reap one day. I honestly love the city.
@@FrugalWanderer That's awesome, Canadians might be nice, but we're also a nation of scrappy Hockey Players, they need to remember that. lol.
Exactly. Being raised on street hockey makes you a different breed of human. Haha
Get off social media and just enjoy your life. Problem solved
I have reduced the majority of my social media this past year. It used to be more important to me before I replaced it with travel and making memories.
People can really be awful. At times I just wonder what God was thinking.
They can be, but the amazing people outweigh them ten fold over. I'm very fortunate to have so many great people in my life and it makes a tough situation bearable.
So unfortunate that you feel forced to abandon a place you love bc some unhinged stalker. I suppose it's part of the risk of yt, a platform open to the world asks all its denizens, good, bad, and in-between. Wishing you peace, happiness, and success in PP.
I am way happier and in a better head space since leaving. The majority of the issue was mine and some past trauma that this incident brought back into my mind. The funny thing about trauma is that even when you find a way past it, you have never really dealt with it and it can still mess with you years later.
@@FrugalWanderer Stay strong, man! This life is a marathon, and we win by keeping going.🙏🏼👏
I absolutely agree and it's a marathon worth doing.
I've watched several of your video's ,, I see NOTHING that would trigger this type of attack.
I have no idea why it happened. All I ever did was show how much I enjoyed it in Siem Reap and explain the process I was going through to stay there. Some folks just behave differently. Oh well.
@@FrugalWanderer Sadly there are a VERY large group of crazy's ,,, I often see you-tube channels that I just don't like the person or just don't like their style but to stalk someone over nothing is pure madness. I follow a channel in Philippines and the creator has been attacked , harassed , THREATENED ,, had numerous complaints forwarded to all types of Government offices , the guy even filmed himself in front of the creators house after travelling 4,000km to get there!!!,,,,ongoing for FIVE YEARS ,, he even does live streams with threats and drunken madness.... ANYWAY , we live we learn , I am sure you will enjoy your time in your new city / town
Oof. I'm glad that mine was a much different type of harassment. I'm good in my new home and I will never share where I am ever again.
Plenty of sickos on TH-cam. It is sad that you can no longer stay in a location that you love.
Not a big deal. I am sure that I will love Phnom Penh as well. If not there are hundreds of other places to explore. I'm not afraid of change.
That creepy, but I need you to understand that normally Cambodian they don’t do that kind of thing. There are a lot of similar kinds of cases that Vietnamese or Thai people they created a fake file as Cambodian and harassing foreigners . The point is they make and give Cambodian a bad name so the foreigners wouldn’t visit Cambodia.
I'm sorry that I wasn't clear enough, but the person that did this was a foreigner.
Every Cambodian I've met here has been wonderful and they are one of the main reasons I love being in Cambodia.
Sorry if I wasn't clear about this.
Disappointed that a low life has forced you to move on.
Good move, get out and start again - best wishes from Oz 👌
It was a choice I made, but one that I am happy with. I have been getting a bit of flack over my choice, but I am happy with it. I already feel better and that alone made it worthwhile.
If nothing more that I don't know about your relationship between the two of you, you could have many options. One option is writing letter address to the Minister of Tourism request the investigation of potential foreigner didn't like you promote Cambodia. The second option is writing to Interior Minister to request for investigating into the plausible sophisticated foreigner who didn't like you to promote Cambodia. Just try these two options, your issue may resolved.
I very much appreciate your feedback. I have not gone into details about what I did to remedy the situation, but I have taken care of it as officially as I can.
Ignore the creep. don't let people like him influence your life. I suspect this video will make the creep stronger because he now knows he is having an effect on you.
The video is intended to be an explanation to the folks that have been watching be for months and would wonder whY i moved and why I changed. That is all. I am not giving them any power over me going forward. They an insignificant to me and I am just excited for my new chapter. I was going to be coming to Phnohm Pehn soo regardless. This just expedited the timeline a little