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Posted by TehBorken
 - Nov 21 23 12:26
DDD for the win, lol  ;D
Posted by DDD is back
 - Nov 20 23 06:09
LW once again
Posted by TehBorken
 - Nov 06 18 06:35
Quote from: Gopher on Nov 06 18 11:47Will you eventually emigrate? Good luck with your elections. I'm learning Welsh.  Cofion .....last word.
Mmmmm, maybe. I'm re-thinking the idea of moving there....this last trip was fun but also pretty wearing.

The heat and humidity were dreadful. The traffic in and around Phnom Penh has gone from "mostly okay" to "mostly awful". There are about 10 times the number of cars there used to be...the roads were never meant for this many cars and it shows. Prices for nearly everything are going up up up. Land, food, rent, clothes- all that stuff is still pretty affordable, but definitely more expensive than they used to be.

On the upside, the general infrastructure and economy have improved significantly. You can buy almost anything you want with a few exceptions. Still can't get a decent bagel here for love nor money, lol. If Amazon delivered to Cambodia, life would instantly become much better.

The availability of medical care has improved a lot but is still kinda spotty. The new developments like Diamond Island (http://www.khmer440.com/k/2017/12/the-jewel-in-the-crown-a-history-of-koh-pich-diamond-island/) (see another link here (https://www.nomadicnotes.com/diamond-island-phnom-penh/)) are super upscale and as full-featured as anything you'd find in North America. I probably couldn't afford to live there, lol. There are also loads of new malls that are the equal of anything here.

There's also construction of new buildings and infrastructure everywhere...every street has something being renovated or built new. In 10 or 20 years it'll be amazing. There's also a new airport in the works and the old airport has been fixed up quite a bit too. There are finally places you can get a decent burger (and lots of places now exist where you can get great pizza).

A lot of stuff is still "faux"...like some of the chain burger joints have menus with 50 things on them, but when you get there they only have 2 or 3 of the items available. The rest is "No have...no have...no have..."

So I don't know...I'm reconsidering, but it's still very possible that we'll move there someday.
And that's the last word on Cambodia. :)
Posted by Gopher
 - Nov 06 18 11:47
Will you eventually emigrate? Good luck with your elections. I'm learning Welsh.  Cofion .....last word.
Posted by TehBorken
 - Aug 08 18 03:54
Quote from: Gopher on Aug 05 18 10:04
In  Phnom Penh? Wow is my last word.
Yep, we bought it and are hoping to buy one of the houses next door to it as well. We'd cut a big doorway and have a nice sized place. And that is my last word.
Posted by Gopher
 - Aug 05 18 10:04
In  Phnom Penh? Wow is my last word.
Posted by TehBorken
 - Aug 05 18 08:53
Looks nice, very elegant.

I'm going to Phnom Penh in September for a few weeks. I want to see the house we bought, lol.


Quote from: Gopher on Aug 04 18 11:24As you didn't have the last word, I'll save it for mine. I can't open it either. Just  google headlands hotel llandudno.
Posted by Gopher
 - Aug 04 18 11:24
As you didn't have the last word, I'll save it for mine. I can't open it either. Just  google headlands hotel llandudno.
Posted by TehBorken
 - Aug 02 18 09:00
Hmmmm, I can't seem to open that image with anything- appears to be damaged or something. (??)
Posted by Gopher
 - Aug 02 18 08:19
I will be staying here, in the luxury of faded elegance. Last word.
Posted by TehBorken
 - Jul 30 18 05:36
Quote from: Gopher on Jul 29 18 10:47
But only for a while. Going to Llandudno in Wales again in about three weeks. I have reclaimed the last word.
Damn. Send some pictures!

last word
Posted by Gopher
 - Jul 29 18 10:47
But only for a while. Going to Llandudno in Wales again in about three weeks. I have reclaimed the last word.
Posted by TehBorken
 - Jul 29 18 08:45
Quote from: Gopher on Jul 29 18 06:53
Nothing much new with me, apart from the fact that I've been diagnosed with a cranky panky .Last word.
We're going to be visiting Cambodia, Laos, and maybe Thailand in a couple of months. I had LASIK, which I highly recommend. And I got the last word, lol.
Posted by Gopher
 - Jul 29 18 06:53
Nothing much new with me, apart from the fact that I've been diagnosed with a cranky panky .Last word.
Posted by TehBorken
 - Mar 27 18 05:10
How's it going, Gopher? Long time no see.

Things have been moving right along for us...lots of stuff going on. What's new with you?