Retirement Opportunities

Cambodia has opportunities and numerous differences from the rest of the world.

Ordinary Differences

Cambodia is never cold. So, leave coats, sweaters, and insulated shoes to your less fortunate neighbors.

Cambodia is green all year round, including blue skies, white clouds, white beaches, and shady places to enjoy them.

Cambodian sunsets are tropical inspirations, but you must go outside to see them.

Cambodian people are friendly and want retired people to live here. They are even pleasant if you are not here.

Cambodian children are everywhere, just being children. They remind me of the northern California countryside in the 1950s.

If you like fresh vegetables, you are in the right place—about half of which you have never seen before.

Food is everywhere; some of it has names you can pronounce. Some of the food is still wiggling around.

The Pace is slower here. If you can imagine the slowest Pace in the West, this would be considered hectic here.

Some useful information

One can live on beaches, riverbanks, and tropical jungles. Mostly, retired people prefer to be in small towns and villages in these locations.

You can live in Phnom Penh, which is just like any other large city but with more motorcycles.

Cambodian people do not have guns, knives, or bad attitudes.

Cambodia is not a communist country. Whatever Western people think of Communism, it is not here.

Bottled water is available and a good idea, even in the US and Europe.

The hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies are Western supplied, trained, and much cheaper than anything in the West.

Health services are less expensive because there is no mandatory insurance and only a few lawyers!

Local medical insurance is available.

Cambodia has been a Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary system since 1946

The current Prime minister is Hun Manet, who has a PhD in finance from the University of Bristol, England.

Electricity, internet, and cell phones all work, although people get a bit sleepy in the afternoon.

The roads can take you everywhere, but you won't get there quickly. 40 km/h is zooming right along, except for teenage boys after school.

Cambodia uses two currencies, the Real at 4000/dollar and dollars. Cambodian money still looks like a lot.

Dollars are available and distributed at all banks and ATMs, and used for local currency.