@FollowBrando most wellcome just started wachen the other day i noticed how quiet it was so weard how cheep alot of places are outside the usa so freaken weard
@@kevin-sr41p There are some tradeoffs for sure but with a fast internet connection I can live here and do my remote work - keeping my us based income and only spending a fraction on cost of living.
@@FollowBrando its kinda spooky quiet thou lol i know this time next year ill be in cebu phillapines first to try the food first be 48 next year by far cambodia dose have my faveoret retyerment visa for shure i would defantly want to try the 200 to 300 dollar range for shure this sould be a good first time trip out the usa
Thanks Kam! I wondered what you'd think of this one. I think it's a good balance of production and personality. I'll create something like this once a week along with the raw vlog stuff and see how it does.
@@FollowBrando This video is just next level. Production quality is next level, content is interesting, narration is top notch, and your candour and personality is naturally interesting and should appeal well to us younger westerners. I am not a UA-cam vlogger so I don't understand how the algorithm works, but I follow enough channels to know that this is top tier stuff that I know most people in my demo would enjoy watching as a respite from their daily grind in north America. Must have taken forever to make a video like this so once a week sounds reasonable. Best of luck!
@@kam_abroad Thanks again brother. That's good to know my content is landing. Yeah this took a couple of days with a place I was already familiar with. But my real work is slow so the videos get better. Stay tuned...
Thank you for your in-depth analysis. Watched a couple of your previous videos while you were in Phnom Penh and Vietnam. Just subscribed to your channel. I’m a Cambodian American who escaped Cambodia in 1979. I’m in my mid-fifties now and have been yearning to move back part time to Cambodia when I retire. My wife is onboard with it! I sometimes feel disgusted with myself for the materialistic mindset I have acquired here in the US. It doesn’t seem to be enough to make one happy. I reset that mindset once in a while by traveling to Asia. Just got back from a three-week vacation across Thailand. Can’t wait to visit Kampot for the relaxed vibes. Thanks for the good work. I will reference your videos for future travels.
Thanks for the comment and support! I've met a few Cambodian people like you who grew up and lived in the states and have now returned. Seems like they're all happy with the choice and don't want to go back. Easier life over here for sure.
The real estate people here can be hard to communicate with. I must have emailed and texted a dozen agents but the guy Stuart in the video is the only one who got back to me. He and I may do more house tour videos. Stay tuned.
@@FollowBrando Next year i will enjoy the left overs in kampot hahah thx nice video, make more in kampot ! smart you check the internet speed, i enjoy it in every video :) so important, hopefully it's fast in your new place in kampot, you dont know yet :)
@@hammeramsterdam9510 I'll make a video about the move in/getting settled, etc. And then a handful about the area and life in it. Stay tuned, I move in next week.
Spent a week there in 2022. Probably one of the better towns to live in. Great info. Buses all day to PP. Battambang would have to be my fav. Entire town out wt night doing jazzercise. Cool vibes man
Very good video as always. Noticed that I think you found your niche and with the frequency of the videos and also the quality of the videos. I'm sure that your number of views as well as number of subscribers have continued to increase and will continue to increase. Just wanted to say congrats in advance. You doing a good job. The town is something that might be good when I retire in a few years. Thanks!.
Thanks Gene. Yeah I think this format is starting to work for me. I have downtime from my regular job so I've been able to put some time into it. UA-cam will pay the rent on the house I rented at least - so that's something.
I'm planning to shoot some tours of everything from low end to high end properties. You might score a decent one-bedroom for just over a hundred bucks. Stay tuned - in a few weeks I'll start posting those videos. I think most foodies would prefer Vietnamese food but Cambodian/Khmer food has a lot of BBQ and curry that I love. And the food choices here in Kampot in particular are fantastic. Everything from burgers and pizza to Mediterranean and Indian because of all the expats. And it's 25 minutes from the beach so there's an abuncance of seafood. I just had a seafood grill with lobster, scallops, mussels, clams and prawns, steak, frries - and tom yum soup.
Im from Australia i will be retiring next year im serious looking at Kampot as my place to live the bigger towns just to big. I also noticed a lot of home that arent condo come unfurished is there store were you can get funiture. I love your home good pick by the way.
Thanks for the comments. I'll cover some of that material as I figure it all out myself - where to get furniture is one of my own questions. I'll make a video about it in the next few weeks.
Good information It’s amazing what 400 dollars will get you. The average home on Long Island now sells for $740,000 dollars 16,000 a year in property taxes on a 1/4 acres lot. Good luck with the new place
Thanks, I'll make some content about settling in and setting the place up. I used to have a $7,000 a month mortgage on 50 x 100 foot lot and 1200 square feet in LA. This whole remote work thing was a bit like winning the lottery.
You might have to give up some particular items you're used to back home but you can adjust to it pretty quickly. In Kampot there's a Lucky Express supermarket where you can buy fresh produce, packaged fish/chicken/seafood, pasta, cereal and canned goods. Phnom Penh has bigger supermarkets like Aeon. Saigon has Annam Gourmet, which is kind of like a Whole Foods and Bangkok has Lotus (almost like a WalMart). Kampot is pretty small but there are a lot of Western expats here so the place has adjusted a bit. Lot of burger, pasta and pizza joints.
@FollowBrando yeah thanks. I was referring to Kampot as I like thr beach. I already live in SR so familiar with the rest of the place. Thanks for your response.
It's considered a Least Developed Country by the UN but life is pretty good here with many foreigners and modern conveniences. I'll call it home for a while and see what happens. Thanks for the comment!
@@Allthe6s I love Saigon and will be back there frequently. Cambodia's long term visa is so easy it was a no brainer to rent here and make this country base camp.
Do you know what the city is like in relation to typhoon and seasonal storm activity? I would imagine it gets interesting, although it wouldn't keep me away. Also, your 'not bad' review of Starbuck's Wi-fi had me smiling...I have 13 on a good day here in Nebraska for almost 80 bucks a month. My friends asked me why I would want to move to a 'third-world country' and I say, with dentists and specialists up to 4 hours a away, nearest shoping 35 minutes away, and garbage internet and phone service... I already live in one!
Bwahahaha that's great about the third world conditions within the first world. I've got 75mb up and down speeds at my house in Kampot for $20/month from Metfone. There was the typhoon that passed through northern Vietnam this year. In Saigon and Phnom Penh it was just a lot of rain. The regular heavy rain in the summer will be a bigger issue than infrequent large storms. You'll adjust to it. It rains really hard for a few hours then the sun is back out.
Curious, how do you handle financing in a developing country like Cambodia? Does WISE work there or do you exchange money. I heard the people there only like crisp clean money only.
All of my income is in the US. At first I would just take cash out of an ATM or use my credit/debit cards to pay. Now I have a Cambodian bank account with ABA that I can use everywhere for small daily purchases - even the street food vendors.You need a long-term visa to get that bank account and then you wire money into it. I'm not sure about WISE but my Chime/Visa cards work everywhere. The crisp, clean money thing is twofold. First it's like a "lucky money"issue - a lot of Viet people try to refuse dirty money as they consider it like bad luck - I just tell them to take it or leave it (money wins that argument). The second - and worse - issue is here in Cambodia where USD is the underlying currency and used everywhere. They want you to give them a brand new $100 or $20 bill so they can bring back a fake one and say "sorry sir we don't have change". You end up paying with the card or just not buying anything - but you leave with the fake note and they keep the real thing. A lot of Chinese-made USD floating around here.
Good vid ...has changed since i was there 10years ago though my wife was there 5 years ago she said a great place to live and,quiet compared to Vietnam where it's way to noisy and full on $$$$$ driven society which does my head in living there!
No help for me whatsoever. A bona fide ''cheap Charlie" wants to know the cost of the Starbucks Coffee ? $22 for the best room (!) but no Coffee price ? Also no big houses for me - rather price me a frugal small studio - but well furnished & suitable for cheap enough 24/7 AC use ! ((?)) Retired on SS from the US - low cost quality food is also desirable !!! Don't cook much. Hire a local to clean & perhaps cook a bit once in a while ? How much expense is that ? --- Retirement in Siem Reap would suit me fine as many do very well on $1000 -- $1200 / mo. budgets ? --- Any input would be appreciated. Thanks for the info ! ! !
Hi..you can do fi e here on 1000 /1200 a month with what you need. I just rented an old style khmer 2 floor 3 bed house for 150$ a month and 2 of us budget on 100 a week groceries plus eat /drinks out a few times a week
Ive seen a few of your videos and you do your homework and combine it with very good presentation. Subscribed (and that's rare for me).
Thanks for the support! I'll try to drop one of these every week or so, where I do the homework and throw a bit of production into it.
I feel like packing now. Great video
Thanks for the support! Been here a month and I like calling it home base.
Yo this dude has NO CHILL! Just subbed! 😂👍🏿
@@GivingBackOnline Thanks for the support 🙏
Awesome video as alway. ty
And thanks for the support! Similar type video coming up from Koh Rong...
Really nice town.
@@user-ni1mh3ne3e I'm enjoying it!
Holy shit thease are freaking nice thanks for the vid
Thanks brother! Yeah I got the place for 450 and I'm pretty stoked on it. Great landlord, safe and quiet, good internet.
@FollowBrando most wellcome just started wachen the other day i noticed how quiet it was so weard how cheep alot of places are outside the usa so freaken weard
@@kevin-sr41p There are some tradeoffs for sure but with a fast internet connection I can live here and do my remote work - keeping my us based income and only spending a fraction on cost of living.
@@FollowBrando its kinda spooky quiet thou lol i know this time next year ill be in cebu phillapines first to try the food first be 48 next year by far cambodia dose have my faveoret retyerment visa for shure i would defantly want to try the 200 to 300 dollar range for shure this sould be a good first time trip out the usa
@@kevin-sr41p Philappines is a good place to start. They speak a lot of English there. Try the trio of countries next: Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.
I just subscribed to your channel. Great information.
Thanks! Just moved in today. Stay tuned for more videos on Phnom Penh, Koh Rong and other cities...
This video is A+++. I also think that your personality is made for video. Cheering for you to get the recognition that you deserve on UA-cam!
Thanks Kam! I wondered what you'd think of this one. I think it's a good balance of production and personality. I'll create something like this once a week along with the raw vlog stuff and see how it does.
@@FollowBrando This video is just next level. Production quality is next level, content is interesting, narration is top notch, and your candour and personality is naturally interesting and should appeal well to us younger westerners. I am not a UA-cam vlogger so I don't understand how the algorithm works, but I follow enough channels to know that this is top tier stuff that I know most people in my demo would enjoy watching as a respite from their daily grind in north America. Must have taken forever to make a video like this so once a week sounds reasonable. Best of luck!
@@kam_abroad Thanks again brother. That's good to know my content is landing. Yeah this took a couple of days with a place I was already familiar with. But my real work is slow so the videos get better. Stay tuned...
Thank you for your in-depth analysis. Watched a couple of your previous videos while you were in Phnom Penh and Vietnam. Just subscribed to your channel.
I’m a Cambodian American who escaped Cambodia in 1979. I’m in my mid-fifties now and have been yearning to move back part time to Cambodia when I retire. My wife is onboard with it! I sometimes feel disgusted with myself for the materialistic mindset I have acquired here in the US. It doesn’t seem to be enough to make one happy. I reset that mindset once in a while by traveling to Asia. Just got back from a three-week vacation across Thailand. Can’t wait to visit Kampot for the relaxed vibes.
Thanks for the good work. I will reference your videos for future travels.
Thanks for the comment and support! I've met a few Cambodian people like you who grew up and lived in the states and have now returned. Seems like they're all happy with the choice and don't want to go back. Easier life over here for sure.
Amazing video and detail information.. thank for sharing 🇰🇭🙏
And thanks for watching. Stay tuned for more Cambodia content...
@@FollowBrando sure I will. Your video make me want to move back to Cambodia 🇰🇭.
@@NailsbyDalin hey thanks I like it here and don't think I'll move back to my own country.
@@FollowBrando wish you success and good luck with your new chapter there 🙏🇰🇭
@@NailsbyDalin Thanks - stay tuned for videos from my new host city...
Thanks for showing Kampot. I have always wanted to see the house there, but I did not find anyone showing like you.
The real estate people here can be hard to communicate with. I must have emailed and texted a dozen agents but the guy Stuart in the video is the only one who got back to me. He and I may do more house tour videos. Stay tuned.
Kampot is really laid back and relaxing.
I'm looking forward to the change of pace!
Glad I found you! New subscriber. Moving to The Kingdom do Wonder late winter/early spring. Kampot and Siem Reap will be the first places I explore.
A lot of comments on my previous videos suggest Siem Reap.I'll get up there soon to shoot some content.
Paradise !! and fingerprints again :) #happypizza
If I break the law here, they will literally have caught me red handed.
@@FollowBrando Next year i will enjoy the left overs in kampot hahah thx nice video, make more in kampot ! smart you check the internet speed, i enjoy it in every video :) so important, hopefully it's fast in your new place in kampot, you dont know yet :)
@@hammeramsterdam9510 I'll make a video about the move in/getting settled, etc. And then a handful about the area and life in it. Stay tuned, I move in next week.
@@FollowBrando You god ! thx cheers ! #notcheapbutrichcharlie
Spent a week there in 2022. Probably one of the better towns to live in. Great info. Buses all day to PP. Battambang would have to be my fav. Entire town out wt night doing jazzercise. Cool vibes man
Thanks for the comment. I'm going to check out Battambang and Siem Reap once I get settled.
Very good video as always.
Noticed that I think you found your niche and with the frequency of the videos and also the quality of the videos. I'm sure that your number of views as well as number of subscribers have continued to increase and will continue to increase. Just wanted to say congrats in advance. You doing a good job.
The town is something that might be good when I retire in a few years. Thanks!.
Thanks Gene. Yeah I think this format is starting to work for me. I have downtime from my regular job so I've been able to put some time into it. UA-cam will pay the rent on the house I rented at least - so that's something.
@FollowBrando I'm glad it's working out for you
Right on Brando !
Thanks for the support! I've got a few more like this in edit right now. Stay tuned.
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Thanks for the support 🙏
Left overs may not win beauty contests but they know what they’re doing.
Great video. If I wanted to rent or look at some of those houses, do I go to his website or what would you recommend
Yeah hit him up via email. There's also a Whatsapp/Telegram number on the site. stuart.ballard4675@gmail.com
Great spot, is the food same as Vietnam? How about one bedroom apartment average price? Thank you
I'm planning to shoot some tours of everything from low end to high end properties. You might score a decent one-bedroom for just over a hundred bucks. Stay tuned - in a few weeks I'll start posting those videos.
I think most foodies would prefer Vietnamese food but Cambodian/Khmer food has a lot of BBQ and curry that I love. And the food choices here in Kampot in particular are fantastic. Everything from burgers and pizza to Mediterranean and Indian because of all the expats. And it's 25 minutes from the beach so there's an abuncance of seafood. I just had a seafood grill with lobster, scallops, mussels, clams and prawns, steak, frries - and tom yum soup.
Im from Australia i will be retiring next year im serious looking at Kampot as my place to live the bigger towns just to big. I also noticed a lot of home that arent condo come unfurished is there store were you can get funiture. I love your home good pick by the way.
Thanks for the comments. I'll cover some of that material as I figure it all out myself - where to get furniture is one of my own questions. I'll make a video about it in the next few weeks.
Check out the sakurim ? market district fir furniture & electrical stores@FollowBrando
Nice grab.
I'm digging the house - and having my own outdoor space!
Good information
It’s amazing what 400 dollars will get you. The average home on Long Island now sells for $740,000 dollars 16,000 a year in property taxes on a 1/4 acres lot.
Good luck with the new place
Thanks, I'll make some content about settling in and setting the place up. I used to have a $7,000 a month mortgage on 50 x 100 foot lot and 1200 square feet in LA. This whole remote work thing was a bit like winning the lottery.
It’s crazy and it’s getting worse here
I’ll be watching. Thanks
@@ericemslie9870 Thanks for checking in!
Is Starbucks as expensive as in the States?
@@HookyGerman It's more than $3 for an iced Americano. Nearby coffee stands sell it for $1.25.
whats Expat shopping like? supermarkets?
You might have to give up some particular items you're used to back home but you can adjust to it pretty quickly. In Kampot there's a Lucky Express supermarket where you can buy fresh produce, packaged fish/chicken/seafood, pasta, cereal and canned goods. Phnom Penh has bigger supermarkets like Aeon. Saigon has Annam Gourmet, which is kind of like a Whole Foods and Bangkok has Lotus (almost like a WalMart). Kampot is pretty small but there are a lot of Western expats here so the place has adjusted a bit. Lot of burger, pasta and pizza joints.
@FollowBrando yeah thanks. I was referring to Kampot as I like thr beach. I already live in SR so familiar with the rest of the place. Thanks for your response.
@@peterRobinson10101 Ok yeah then Lucky Express is the main one.
Many American right now moving to cambodia, include (japan/korea/brazil/canada)
It's considered a Least Developed Country by the UN but life is pretty good here with many foreigners and modern conveniences. I'll call it home for a while and see what happens. Thanks for the comment!
Cambodia needs more expats. Welcome to Cambodia.
@@sokpeaoky8852 Hey thanks! Stay tuned for more Cambodia content...
Why did you decide to leave Saigon?
@@Allthe6s I love Saigon and will be back there frequently. Cambodia's long term visa is so easy it was a no brainer to rent here and make this country base camp.
Do you know what the city is like in relation to typhoon and seasonal storm activity? I would imagine it gets interesting, although it wouldn't keep me away. Also, your 'not bad' review of Starbuck's Wi-fi had me smiling...I have 13 on a good day here in Nebraska for almost 80 bucks a month. My friends asked me why I would want to move to a 'third-world country' and I say, with dentists and specialists up to 4 hours a away, nearest shoping 35 minutes away, and garbage internet and phone service... I already live in one!
Bwahahaha that's great about the third world conditions within the first world. I've got 75mb up and down speeds at my house in Kampot for $20/month from Metfone. There was the typhoon that passed through northern Vietnam this year. In Saigon and Phnom Penh it was just a lot of rain. The regular heavy rain in the summer will be a bigger issue than infrequent large storms. You'll adjust to it. It rains really hard for a few hours then the sun is back out.
@@FollowBrando Thanks for the info. I watching this one for the second time!
@@kevinadams9468 Thanks brother! I'll post another video soon about moving in and getting the house set up, etc.
Thanks so much. I am considering sraying a longer time away from Germany. So I would like to stay in contact with you.
I read most of the comments here and check the email listed on my YT page once in a while.
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Thanks for the support 🙏
Curious, how do you handle financing in a developing country like Cambodia? Does WISE work there or do you exchange money. I heard the people there only like crisp clean money only.
All of my income is in the US. At first I would just take cash out of an ATM or use my credit/debit cards to pay. Now I have a Cambodian bank account with ABA that I can use everywhere for small daily purchases - even the street food vendors.You need a long-term visa to get that bank account and then you wire money into it. I'm not sure about WISE but my Chime/Visa cards work everywhere.
The crisp, clean money thing is twofold. First it's like a "lucky money"issue - a lot of Viet people try to refuse dirty money as they consider it like bad luck - I just tell them to take it or leave it (money wins that argument). The second - and worse - issue is here in Cambodia where USD is the underlying currency and used everywhere. They want you to give them a brand new $100 or $20 bill so they can bring back a fake one and say "sorry sir we don't have change". You end up paying with the card or just not buying anything - but you leave with the fake note and they keep the real thing. A lot of Chinese-made USD floating around here.
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Good vid ...has changed since i was there 10years ago though my wife was there 5 years ago she said a great place to live and,quiet compared to Vietnam where it's way to noisy and full on $$$$$ driven society which does my head in living there!
Thanks I put some effort in on this one. Yeah, austerity is not a quality or way of life the Vietnamese are familiar with.
That expat looks like native already, I guess it's the food or something.
Oh haha yeah that's what we thought and what he says about himself. He gets mistaken for a Khmer person all the time.
No mention of Bokor Mountain and all the great restaurants, some owned by great foreign chiefs.
Cambodia need more American just like you.
Now that I'm here, let's see if the others follow...
No help for me whatsoever. A bona fide ''cheap Charlie" wants to know the cost of the Starbucks Coffee ? $22 for the best room (!) but no Coffee price ? Also no big houses for me - rather price me a frugal small studio - but well furnished & suitable for cheap enough 24/7 AC use ! ((?)) Retired on SS from the US - low cost quality food is also desirable !!! Don't cook much. Hire a local to clean & perhaps cook a bit once in a while ? How much expense is that ? --- Retirement in Siem Reap would suit me fine as many do very well on $1000 -- $1200 / mo. budgets ? --- Any input would be appreciated. Thanks for the info ! ! !
Starbucks is the same price as out West. I lived in Phnom Penh a block away from Starbucks in Russian Market.
Hi..you can do fi e here on 1000 /1200 a month with what you need. I just rented an old style khmer 2 floor 3 bed house for 150$ a month and 2 of us budget on 100 a week groceries plus eat /drinks out a few times a week
I've done this before and trust me it wasn't for renting a house laugh out loud brother
Fingerprinting myself brought up some uneasy feelings haha.