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[El Culion]

I read somewhere (so not 100% sure about this), I was thinking of getting a Vietnam visa from Snooky instead of PP but not 100% sure this can be done at Snooky as I prefer not having to travel back to PP to get one.

Now assuming its possible, any idea how long this visa process will take and the current price (for a US citizen)

I think the current price in PP is about $35 and takes 2 days. One to drop off and next day pick up.

Shark

I got mine in PP last January on the SAME day. When I got there, the place was packed with mainly young Israeli backpackers waiting for their visas, and it provoked a lot of grumbling when my name was the first one to be called. Last in, first out
The whole process took less than half an hour.
I DON'T KNOW if this is common practice but that's how I got mine.

[Sam14]

You can a Vietnam visa in 5 minutes in Sihoukville.

It is the best place in the world to get one.

[Broko]

I read somewhere (so not 100% sure about this), I was thinking of getting a Vietnam visa from Snooky instead of PP but not 100% sure this can be done at Snooky as I prefer not having to travel back to PP to get one.
Now assuming its possible, any idea how long this visa process will take and the current price (for a US citizen)

I think the current price in PP is about $35 and takes 2 days. One to drop off and next day pick up.

Shark

Same price as in PP ($35) and max 2 days.

[Sharka]

The bus station has moved to Omui Street.

That is all for now.

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So bus station moved a little north? So how far on Omui St (further east or west on Omui) is the bus station now, or better yet for reference, how far is the new station from the old one?

[Sharka]

I read somewhere (so not 100% sure about this), I was thinking of getting a Vietnam visa from Snooky instead of PP but not 100% sure this can be done at Snooky as I prefer not having to travel back to PP to get one.

Now assuming its possible, any idea how long this visa process will take and the current price (for a US citizen)

I think the current price in PP is about $35 and takes 2 days. One to drop off and next day pick up.

Shark

[El Culion]

Was at the Blue Mt last year and price was always $10 to start but if you stayed firm the price usually settles back down to $5. BUT you must bargain for this price as it is not automatic!!!!!
Prices should be ok at $5 unless there was a management change since last year. So let us know how this turns out.

Good to hear about not checking for driver /bike license b/c it was the reason I didn't rent one and was at the mercy of the thieving motodops/taxi.

When I was there last January the price was still $5, but then again, both of the big houses at the end of the alley were in operation at that time. So maybe not necessarily new management but the lack of competition that has driven up the price. So Whistleblower, let us know what it is.

[Sharka]

Blue Mountain is operational, prices seem to be 10 dollars these days. Only the "main place" is open, couple of other good joints have closed.

Lots of motorbike thefts recently. Also, you need to wear a helmet and have mirrors or you will need to pay fines (3000-5000 riel) or your bike might be taken to the police station (expensive). Nobody has been asking for driver's licenses any more.

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Was at the Blue Mt last year and price was always $10 to start but if you stayed firm the price usually settles back down to $5. BUT you must bargain for this price as it is not automatic!

Prices should be ok at $5 unless there was a management change since last year. So let us know how this turns out.

Good to hear about not checking for driver /bike license b/c it was the reason I didn't rent one and was at the mercy of the thieving motodops/taxi.

[Iching]

I stayed twice in 2008 at the Holiday Palace Resort which is the first hotel on the right as you enter from Poipet from Thailand. First time was in their Century section which was a very basic room. Second in the normal rooms which were nice. Their website is www.holidaypalace.com and the reservation number is on the website. The rate was about 1,000 per night.

Poipet can be very busy on the weekend with Thai visitors. Make sure you have the name of someone if you make a reservation there. I had a problem the first time.

I don't have any information on brothels or chicken farms. I went to see a coyote dancer that was working in the hotel at the time and she took good care of me. Her and her friends all liked to go to the Hollywood disco a few hundred meters from the hotel after work and there were plenty of women in there for the taking.

In the hotel next to the Holiday Palace (same side of street, farther from the border crossing), there was live music and dancers who were available in a lounge.

Be aware that with the new Thai visa rules, that if you re-enter Thailand at Poipet / Aranyapathet you will only be given 14 days in Thailand.

You`ll have to check this up, i think your allowed two 15 days of stay then on the third you have to take an international flight to another country and get 30 days again.

[El Culion]

Yes, certainly. Also many of the freelancers are Vietnamese and Chicken farm has at least one Viet place.

Thanks. That's good news. Any additional information would be appreciated.
Snooky, here I cum!

[Whistleblower X]

Can Viet girls (my predeliction ) still be found at Blue Mountain/Omui Street?

Yes, certainly. Also many of the freelancers are Vietnamese and Chicken farm has at least one Viet place.

[El Culion]

Blue Mountain is operational, prices seem to be 10 dollars these days. Only the "main place" is open, couple of other good joints have closed.

On Omui Street some old well-known places which used to be closed for some time are fully up and running again these days.

Chicken farm is as usual. There was some sort of raid a couple of weeks ago but since then things are as usual. Price 5 dollars as before.

Hi Whistleblower!
Thanks for the update. Can Viet girls (my predeliction ) still be found at Blue Mountain/Omui Street? I've always had a better time with them in Snooky than in PP or HCM. I'm travelling to the East again next month, but having read all the negative PP reports, I was tending not to include Cambodia in my itinerary this time, but a good selection of Viet girls in Snooky will definitely tip the scales.
Thanks!
EC

[Whistleblower X]

there hasn't been much about sihanoukville recently, so i thought i would give a brief heads up on things around there.

blue mountain is operational, prices seem to be 10 dollars these days. only the "main place" is open, couple of other good joints have closed.

on omui street some old well-known places which used to be closed for some time are fully up and running again these days.

chicken farm is as usual. there was some sort of raid a couple of weeks ago but since then things are as usual. price 5 dollars as before.

victory hill has changed a lot. bonobo is gone. tropicana bar has a new aussie owner who is randomly violent towards customers and locals. the place is full of cctv cameras and it is under police investigation. he is digging his own grave. do not go there unless you are looking for trouble! other places on the street are ok, but not my cup of tea. there are a couple of new places on the street: honey bee bar and safari bar, also mosquito and crazy rabbit as before. in some places you can not bar-fine straight-forward but you have to buy a certain amount of lady drinks.

freelancers can be found at freedom as before, but it closes these days at midnight i believe. on occhuteal beach you can find freelancers after midnight at chiva's shack. they used to be at dolphin but now they have been banned from there due to some problems with the lea.

wherever you go, be careful. the old de-facto age of consent for anything used to be 15, but since the new 2008 anti-trafficking law, the limit is strictly 18 if the situation has any similarity to prostitution. this is strictly enforced and ngo's are setting up traps every now and then (christian organizations are hiring **** girls to seduce and have sex with foreigners so that they can do busts to get more publicity and aid money from western donors).

lots of motorbike thefts recently. also, you need to wear a helmet and have mirrors or you will need to pay fines (3000-5000 riel) or your bike might be taken to the police station (expensive). nobody has been asking for driver's licenses any more.

the bus station has moved to omui street.

that is all for now.

editor's note: i would suggest that the author or another forum member consider posting a link to this report in the reports of distinction thread. please click here for more information.

[Paul2020]

Hi again,

Any god hotel advice and brothel / chickenfarm advice for Poipet.

Yes I knew Its one of the dirtysed place in s/e asia.

Thanks a lot!

I stayed twice in 2008 at the Holiday Palace Resort which is the first hotel on the right as you enter from Poipet from Thailand. First time was in their Century section which was a very basic room. Second in the normal rooms which were nice. Their website is www.holidaypalace.com and the reservation number is on the website. The rate was about 1,000 per night.

Poipet can be very busy on the weekend with Thai visitors. Make sure you have the name of someone if you make a reservation there. I had a problem the first time.

I don't have any information on brothels or chicken farms. I went to see a coyote dancer that was working in the hotel at the time and she took good care of me. Her and her friends all liked to go to the Hollywood disco a few hundred meters from the hotel after work and there were plenty of women in there for the taking.

In the hotel next to the Holiday Palace (same side of street, farther from the border crossing), there was live music and dancers who were available in a lounge.

Be aware that with the new Thai visa rules, that if you re-enter Thailand at Poipet / Aranyapathet you will only be given 14 days in Thailand.

[Claudio]

Hi again,

Any god hotel advice and brothel / chickenfarm advice for Poipet.

Yes I knew Its one of the dirtysed place in s/e asia.

Thanks a lot!

[Phantomtiger2]

Phantomtiger. Thanks a lot! Yes long time ago. But I will go back. After Africa-east and west. Need some litle bodys again.

Thanks agian!

No problem Claudio,

Another good thing is that I don't think the rates have changed that much since your last visit to KK.

PT