Retireing to Siem Reap, Angkor Wat.

Hello.

You can find all kind of information on the Siem reap forum here, please have a look.

Joe
Cambodia expat-advisor
Expat.com team

Hi Bernie,

My advice is to travel around the country and see for yourself which place you like best and that gives you a positive vibe and an adequate social life.  Traveling by bus is fairly inexpensive ( a few bucks ) and clean and affordable rooms can be found everywhere.

If you need to be near Ankor Wat; then thats a personal choice, although Siem Reap is fairly small and not many expats reside there; making meaningful relationships with locals is fairly hard in all developing countries. 

Phnom Penn is the most vibrant city and its full of expats from all walks of life; and the locals are somewhat traditional yet cosmopolitan. 

I regret not visiting Kampot and Kep, and i only read positive reviews from expats and retirees stationed there.

This forum will certainly help you get a better view of the country and plan your trip to Cambodia.

Best of luck.

This is an old post and Bernie is already back in the UK since a month, after having stayed two months in Siem reap.

Joe

I hope someone else looking to retire here will find my post useful.

Thanks.