r/siemreap

What do you do to stave off boredom and routine that isn't just hanging out in bars?

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Hey guys, looking for someone local in Siem Reap who wants to trade.

My laptop is basically like new, but the screen is just too small for me. I'm looking for something with a bigger screen (17 or 18 inch) with similar specs.

My specs:

• MSI Thin A15 B7VF
• AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
• RTX 4060
• 16GB RAM
• 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD

I can throw in an extra $50–$100 if your laptop is slightly better than mine. Comment here if you're interested or DM me and I'll drop you my Telegram/FB

Grab and PassApp are great, but I heard about TADA and want to see if it's worth it.

Please share with me your best tips on visiting the Angkor Wat

- What is the best time to go?
-Is it recommended to get tickets before, and if so, from where?
- Is it recommended to do so using a tour guide? And if so, why?

Many thanks in advance 🙏🏼

Please share with me your best suggestions on restaurants, bars, cafes & everything in between!

Is anyone available? It’s my last day and I don’t have my scooter anymore 😭

Is this a typical thing during storms? How long to expect until it is restored?

Hi! I really want to visit Siem Reap sometime this summer, but between the Thai/ Cambodia border conflict - which is only about 100 miles away - the already sharp decline in tours is leading to closures, rumors of human trafficking, and the tenuous state of air travel in Southeast Asia right now, I am heavily reconsidering my trip. Especially considering most three- to four-day guided tours are around $500 to $700, and there's only one nonstop flight a day to Hanoi (the next leg of my trip) now. What is everybody else's experience visiting Siem Reap/planning to go there in the summer? Thank you!

hey, I’m normally in Queenstown NZ but exploring Siem Reap today and tomorrow and maybe day after. I’m pretty keen to explore around together and catch up.

never been in Cambodia before, so it’s pretty new. staying central

I’ve been living in Siem Reap for around 2 years now, and recently I’ve started to feel a bit bored with the usual routine. I am at 36 with a Khmer wife at 20. We have a small baby.

For anyone who has lived here long-term, what places do you still enjoy going to? Are there any hidden spots, activities, weekend routines, communities, cafés, nature places, or nearby trips that helped you keep life here interesting?

I’m not really looking for tourist checklist stuff, but more real local-life ideas from people who have stayed here for a while.

Would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.

19m Caucasian looking to meet people

Hello everyone,

I recently moved into an apartment in Siem Reap and had a pretty stressful experience with a very large rat entering the apartment through the ceiling/technical spaces. It was much bigger than the rats/mice I’m used to seeing, seemed very comfortable in the apartment, came onto my bed during the night and even scratched me while running past me.

The landlord and concierge came and placed glue traps, but I honestly feel the situation is being handled a bit superficially. They are not really treating the issue at the source (for example sealing openings properly or treating the ceiling/fake ceiling spaces). Apparently some people in the building have already been bitten before as well. They told me it's "normal" and that they come and go through the seasons.

Last night the rat got trapped in the glue trap and I thought it was dead because it wasn’t moving anymore and was completely covered in glue. But by the time I went to get the landlord in the morning, it had escaped from the trap.

I’m temporarily staying in another apartment in the building while deciding what to do next. I really like the location/building otherwise, so I’m trying to understand what is “normal tropical building issues” versus a real red flag.

For people living in Cambodia :

- Is this kind of situation relatively common during rainy season?

- Are noises in ceilings/fake ceilings common in buildings here?

- What are the main signs that an apartment may have a rodent problem?

- What should I check before renting a place?

- Have some of you managed to solve this kind of issue by sealing openings/traps?

- If the issue continues, would it generally be considered a valid reason to leave and ask for the deposit back?

Thanks a lot 🙏

Checked a place it seems to be under renovation, if not no dramas just keen to try.

Any info much appreciated 😎

I’m really frustrated with GrabFood.

This has happened more than once. The app allows us to place an order, everything looks normal, and then about one hour later we check the phone and find out the order was already cancelled because the restaurant was closed.

The worst part is that sometimes the food is not just for ourselves. Sometimes it is being sent to a hospital or to someone who is waiting for food.

Not everyone is checking their phone every minute after placing an order. When the app allows an order to go through, people naturally assume the order is actually being handled.

It is extremely frustrating to wait for so long and only find out later that nothing is coming.