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Antiques, Watches, Touristing And Eating In Cambodia

  1. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Jun 9, 2013

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    Hi all,
    We are off to Cambodia (Phnom Penh and Siem Riep) in just over a month. Does anyone have recommendations for:
    - hunting for watches or other antiques
    - good food
    - other hidden gems

    Thanks
    Daniel
     
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  2. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Jun 13, 2013

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    bump.....
     
  3. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Jun 13, 2013

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    Glad to help you on Jakarta, but not Cambodia.........
    It would be one hell of adventurous trip :thumbsup:
     
  4. ulackfocus Jun 13, 2013

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    I understand a lobster dinner in Cambodia is, like, a dollar.

    Or at least that's what they said in Men in Black.
     
  5. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Jun 26, 2013

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    Like Vietnam there are some French antique clocks from time to time.
     
  6. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Jul 28, 2013

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    I'm heading off on Friday and will report back.
     
  7. Trev The Architect Staff Member Jul 29, 2013

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    Looking forward to seeing your pics :) I'm sure the food will be amazing too.

    Have a great trip.
     
  8. ulackfocus Jul 29, 2013

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    A lobster dinner costs, like, a dollar.
     
  9. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Jul 29, 2013

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    And get one of those Lobster dinners, I understand they cost like .75 ¢ :p
     
  10. Trev The Architect Staff Member Jul 29, 2013

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  11. ulackfocus Jul 29, 2013

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    Man, I got a great tan, a most excellent gold jacket, and a Reverso! Not too keen on my new hat though. It's missing the Phillies P.
     
  12. seamonster Respectable Member Jul 29, 2013

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    Respectable Member cicindela

    Recently my wife and son wanted to eat some 'sizzling lamb' and I ordered a take-away in a small plastic container, from a Thai take-away joint. When I paid with a $10.00 note, the lady told me, 'not enough' and it is whopping $19.00!

    My wife said, during her recent trip to Singapore, for double the amount of the 'sizzling lamb' and presumably more delicious, she paid only Singapore $5.00 in an eat-in restaurant. Mind you, the juicy and tender lamb is an Australia import.

    If I could find a way to sell a $6.00 take-away meal in Sydney, very likely after six months, I would be able to own a few desirable vintage Omega and Rolex watches.

    Respectable member OmegaVintage and family (?) do enjoy your trip there and please make sure, check your cholesterol-level, when you come home.

    Thank-you.
     
  13. ulackfocus Jul 29, 2013

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    I added a few words that are vital. Otherwise, you could $6 meal yourself into bankruptcy quickly.
     
  14. seamonster Respectable Member Jul 29, 2013

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    Respectable Member ulackfocus

    As long as one can avoid paying shop rental and staff salary, there will be some profit to be made at the end of the day, provided there is a great turn-over.

    Staff salary can be avoided for a one-man show but shop rental will remain a killer - there is where all the profits will go to.

    Thank-you.
     
  15. citizenrich Metal Mixer! Jul 29, 2013

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    not sure about watches but I know where you can get a bazooka
    in Cambodia.
     
  16. ulackfocus Jul 29, 2013

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    It's getting it back into Joizey that's the problem. I'd like to mount an M-134 to my Corolla fender and an AT-4 as back up in the trunk, but there might be some customs issues coming in from Carjackistan with those items in my luggage.
     
  17. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Aug 7, 2013

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    So, been in Seim Reap for a few days now. Angkor Watt is truly amazing. At the airport, there is a big clock (nothing surprising in that), but it is a modern Constellation! I will try and get photos when I leave. In the market, I've counted at least a dozen stalls selling all of the terrible fakes you can imagine, from Omega, to Patek, Longines, etc. one Faux-mega I 'tried on' was $25.

    Yes, everything is stupidly cheap, even in the tourist zones. Dinner for 2 adults ranges from $7 to $15. Massages are $8 for an hour in the slightly seedy places. Coffee is $1.
     
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  18. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Aug 9, 2013

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    Some photos
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  19. Gavin It's the quiet ones you have to 'watch' out for. Aug 9, 2013

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    Hope you did not buy any of those.:p
     
  20. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Aug 9, 2013

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    ImageUploadedByTapatalk1376041499.379434.jpg
    The legit constellation at the airport in seim reap