Antiques, Watches, Touristing And Eating In Cambodia

CanberraOmega · Jun 9, 2013

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

CanberraOmega · Jun 13, 2013

bump.....

Privateday7 · Jun 13, 2013

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

ulackfocus · Jun 13, 2013

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

Or at least that's what they said in Men in Black.

STANDY · Jun 26, 2013

Like Vietnam there are some French antique clocks from time to time.

CanberraOmega · Jul 28, 2013

I'm heading off on Friday and will report back.

Trev · Jul 29, 2013

Looking forward to seeing your pics

I'm sure the food will be amazing too.

Have a great trip.

ulackfocus · Jul 29, 2013

Trev
I'm sure the food will be amazing too.

A lobster dinner costs, like, a dollar.

cicindela · Jul 29, 2013

And get one of those Lobster dinners, I understand they cost like .75 ¢

Trev · Jul 29, 2013

ulackfocus · Jul 29, 2013

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.

seamonster · Jul 29, 2013

cicindela
And get one of those Lobster dinners, I understand they cost like .75 ¢

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.

ulackfocus · Jul 29, 2013

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

I added a few words that are vital. Otherwise, you could $6 meal yourself into bankruptcy quickly.

seamonster · Jul 29, 2013

U ulackfocus
I added a few words that are vital. Otherwise, you could $6 meal yourself into bankruptcy quickly.

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.

citizenrich · Jul 29, 2013

not sure about watches but I know where you can get a bazooka
in Cambodia.

ulackfocus · Jul 29, 2013

citizenrich
not sure about watches but I know where you get a bazooka
in Cambodia.

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.

CanberraOmega · Aug 7, 2013

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.