Would you visit Sihanoukville? My main channel video about this city and the nearby island: ruclips.net/video/t0bw4HPWkfM/видео.htmlsi=9zeRT2DEoj7H5NSc
In Cambodia We also use qr code called Bakong Tourist or local bank app for payment, in this video the women who sells dumpling asked you to scan qr code if you don't have currency.
I was really looking forward to seeing you go back to the auntie’s pork bun vendor, but you didn’t, and it bothered me because she had already packed it for you! 😂
An interesting and cool walkabout in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. It's quite a nice place/town afterall. Great that you still remember our famous Malaysian drink "teh tarik" 😅 Well, your hotel room is spacious and nice. Thank you very much for sharing your first impression of Sihanoukville with me/us. Cheers Ken.
The price for taxi in the airport is a lot more expensive than booking from Grab due to the airport fee. The drivers have to registered and paying a percentage to the airport per ride.
Nice that you made video about Sihanoukville. Few points though... 06:00 $20 is the official airport taxi price. It's the French airport owner who set the price. Grab and other app taxis and tuktuks are not allowed inside airport. They pick you up from the airport gate. Though it's just 50 meter walk to the gate. 09:00 The hotel where you stay is actually not Chinese but Malaysian-Singaporean group owned who owns also few big hotels in KL and Penang. 14:30 Why you have to point Chinese text all the time. Basically every shop, like this massage shop, has biggest text in Khmer and Chinese and English text. 16:30 For couple years already now, the local currency is preferred. Only when you are buying expensive stuff, you usually pay with dollars only. Anything under $20 is done in Riels nowadays. 21:15 about 10% of unfinished buildings have actually continued construction this year. It's expected that next year around 20%-30% more will continue. 25:51 The water flowing was just water from the constructions site. It had rain earlier the day and they needed to pump water out of hole. Water is actually very clean.
Chinese bring development and prosperity to the locals, thus you see all the stores are also in Chinese. Also Sihanoukville is a coastal city, so it’s trying to become a hot beach destination for tourists, I think!
You are wrong that the local currency is barely used. Quite the opposite now as you hardly see any 1/5/10s anymore. Better stick to local currency then the hassle with exchange and fake USD bills that are passed on some times.
Sihanoukville used to be nice back in 2015 before the Chinese came in and destroyed it with too many casinos and high rises. They made many of the locals move out or become homeless. Many of the tourists that used to go there don’t go there anymore and call it chinoukville.
Nice try you anti China scumbag. China bought development to the Cambodian people who were once bombed to Timbuktu by the Americans (FYI the number of Americans bombing in Cambodia and Laos is even higher than all the Americans bombing of Europe in WW2)
17:10 There's a statue in front of you. According to Hindu myth, it's a statue of Skanda, the God of War and Victory, the firstborn son of Shiva. He's riding a peacock.
I wonder if the hotel would of provided a better price for picking you up? Taxi mafia are very common in many tourist destinations. Thanks for the video, always interesting 😊
Not really taximafia in this case. It's just its official airport taxi. Grab etc.are not allowed to get in to airport. So the price is set by the French airport operator.
@@AuntyJack123 Well cannot call taxi mafia, if it's the French airport operator making rules. Taxi mafia it would be if it would taxi drivers not allowing others there, but in this case it's the airport operator. Everywhere else in Sihanoukville taxi, grab, etc is cheap and can enter anywhere.
i read feedbacks of customers at this hotel and they say they smell smoke as people smoke and have even smoking floors, not sure i want to stay there, you agree?
Just a friendly recommendation: for someone who travels a lot making great videos, you should learn how to pronounce word “HOTEL”. I know you are not an English native, but pronouncing that word correctly would make videos even more appealing. Safe journes, and all the best!
It's from next door construction site.It's just water/mud/sand mix as they are emptying from hole/xcavation after rains . The sea water is actually very clean.
Would you visit Sihanoukville?
My main channel video about this city and the nearby island: ruclips.net/video/t0bw4HPWkfM/видео.htmlsi=9zeRT2DEoj7H5NSc
In Cambodia We also use qr code called Bakong Tourist or local bank app for payment, in this video the women who sells dumpling asked you to scan qr code if you don't have currency.
I was really looking forward to seeing you go back to the auntie’s pork bun vendor, but you didn’t, and it bothered me because she had already packed it for you! 😂
An interesting and cool walkabout in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. It's quite a nice place/town afterall. Great that you still remember our famous Malaysian drink "teh tarik" 😅 Well, your hotel room is spacious and nice. Thank you very much for sharing your first impression of Sihanoukville with me/us. Cheers Ken.
Of course I remember Teh Tarik 🙏
I drink Teh Tarik everyday
Sudden LOL with my wife, when you mention the Malaysian 'teh tarik' 😂😂
Thank you very much for sharing your first impression of Sihanoukville with us. I hope you will make more about video Cambodia
That was almost like being there walking with you Ken. Thanks for the tour.
Thanks for joining 🙏
Why dont you put this vlog in your main channel? Just wondering why.. You could get more views there. 😊 Great vlog as usual ❤❤
Helpful info.🎉
Hi. Ken. it's your second channel. Laos and Cambodia have a lot china's influence. Because They both are on one belts on road initiative❤
Exactly. The BRI is the reason for that
Love your video's ❤❤❤❤ken 😊
Love your video's ❤❤
It's wierd when there were English everywhere in a country, westerners didn't comment anything 😅
Thanks Ken. Amazing.
The price for taxi in the airport is a lot more expensive than booking from Grab due to the airport fee. The drivers have to registered and paying a percentage to the airport per ride.
Yeah, Sihanoukville is a very nice place in Cambodia.
Run by the mafia
因为🇨🇳和🇰🇭国家关系很好 两国有很高的交流合作
There is huge American influence throughout Latin America and Canada, I haven't heard any complaints.
quite frustrating that certain countries that uses foreign currency besides theirs for local transactions.
welcome to Cambodia❤
Hello, Ken - nice to watch your video again.
Any restrictions on flying a drone there?
That my friend working at checkin counter 😅
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hey Ken you forgot to buy the food from that lady😅
👍 video.
Ken, are you celebrating Oktoberfest this year?
Welcome to Cambodian❤
Don't try & haggle with the locals, btw he ripped you off😂
Nice that you made video about Sihanoukville. Few points though...
06:00 $20 is the official airport taxi price. It's the French airport owner who set the price. Grab and other app taxis and tuktuks are not allowed inside airport. They pick you up from the airport gate. Though it's just 50 meter walk to the gate.
09:00 The hotel where you stay is actually not Chinese but Malaysian-Singaporean group owned who owns also few big hotels in KL and Penang.
14:30 Why you have to point Chinese text all the time. Basically every shop, like this massage shop, has biggest text in Khmer and Chinese and English text.
16:30 For couple years already now, the local currency is preferred. Only when you are buying expensive stuff, you usually pay with dollars only. Anything under $20 is done in Riels nowadays.
21:15 about 10% of unfinished buildings have actually continued construction this year. It's expected that next year around 20%-30% more will continue.
25:51 The water flowing was just water from the constructions site. It had rain earlier the day and they needed to pump water out of hole. Water is actually very clean.
stay strong, never be stupid
I was there about 12 years ago and it was nothing like this ! ( thank god ) it’s been destroyed by Chinese developers
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You should visit Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
If you cannot get Grab, then 20 seems reasonable
Chinese bring development and prosperity to the locals, thus you see all the stores are also in Chinese. Also Sihanoukville is a coastal city, so it’s trying to become a hot beach destination for tourists, I think!
westerners looking for original tribal taste when they visit other countries..... it's like "please stay poor so i can come and see how you live"
To be fair to Ken, he respects all cultures, no need to comment political on his channel, plenty of other RUclips channels for that.
Ask any Cambodian, Chinese only bring crime and destruction to Cambodia
prosperity hahahaha. they bring drugs, guns and prostituition
You are wrong that the local currency is barely used. Quite the opposite now as you hardly see any 1/5/10s anymore. Better stick to local currency then the hassle with exchange and fake USD bills that are passed on some times.
*Keren 🇮🇩👍
u shld have returned to buy the bun :)
Sihanoukville used to be nice back in 2015 before the Chinese came in and destroyed it with too many casinos and high rises. They made many of the locals move out or become homeless. Many of the tourists that used to go there don’t go there anymore and call it chinoukville.
Nice try you anti China scumbag. China bought development to the Cambodian people who were once bombed to Timbuktu by the Americans (FYI the number of Americans bombing in Cambodia and Laos is even higher than all the Americans bombing of Europe in WW2)
Hey ken how can we connect you
17:10 There's a statue in front of you. According to Hindu myth, it's a statue of Skanda, the God of War and Victory, the firstborn son of Shiva. He's riding a peacock.
Always take the Grab over a taxi
THE BEACH LOOKS LIKE DIRTY CAUSE THEY DONT THROW GARBAGE IN TRASH BOX 😅
快点回来吧，ken，中国观众想你了，来中国玩，中国已经度过了夏季，现在天气凉爽。
Basically it's Hong Kong #2
HAHAHAHA this shows you have never been to Hong Kong.
Becareful
Почему не меняешь деньги зараннее, где твоя немецкая предусмотрительность
Sihanoukville is basically China in Cambodia, but have alot of Chinese Mafia
Good 👍 at least there are no Vietnamese gang.
she wanted you to pay with your phone.
I wonder if the hotel would of provided a better price for picking you up? Taxi mafia are very common in many tourist destinations.
Thanks for the video, always interesting 😊
Not really taximafia in this case. It's just its official airport taxi. Grab etc.are not allowed to get in to airport. So the price is set by the French airport operator.
@@pp-bf2ec surely if it's controlled to only allow taxi not grab/uber etc it's a taxi mafia? They control who is allowed then they control the price.
@@AuntyJack123 Well cannot call taxi mafia, if it's the French airport operator making rules. Taxi mafia it would be if it would taxi drivers not allowing others there, but in this case it's the airport operator. Everywhere else in Sihanoukville taxi, grab, etc is cheap and can enter anywhere.
@@pp-bf2ec sure thing ok.
No U need wake up
what 20$ for taxi🤭
Chinabodia
i read feedbacks of customers at this hotel and they say they smell smoke as people smoke and have even smoking floors, not sure i want to stay there, you agree?
I didn't smell any smoke
I have went eat there multiple times, great buffet btw, and never really smell smoke inside there. Only where they really smoke is casino floor.
That chinese not cambodia
Just a friendly recommendation: for someone who travels a lot making great videos, you should learn how to pronounce word “HOTEL”. I know you are not an English native, but pronouncing that word correctly would make videos even more appealing.
Safe journes, and all the best!
Honestly Ken, the dirty water flowing into the ocean at the beach was disgusting. I don't think I would ever consider swimming there.😵💫
It's from next door construction site.It's just water/mud/sand mix as they are emptying from hole/xcavation after rains . The sea water is actually very clean.
Chinese mafia place
Just call it Chinatown.... no foreigners or Khmers really go there anymore and honestly we(Khmers) really don't like what its turn into.....
😂You are Cambodian, and you’re afraid of Chinese 😅 mafias in Cambodia what a joke 😂
😂Cambodians Afraid Chines mafia in own’s land
Cambodia is a province of China
There is $8 bus too
Cambodia Riel currency is the main form of payment.
Better too.. Yes $$ works too but is being faded. 20.000 riel is $5
Why not use Cambodia people gest house only 10$ a night , guess German ,
Because Maffia control air port pick ups , and how much do you waest time over couple dollars,
It's just those are official airport taxis. The airport operator controls them. That why the uniform. Grab etc. is not allowed inside the airport.