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Trip Report - Phnom Penh 2016
I arrived via a Thai airways flight from Bangkok. According to the stewardess, as I had an e-visa, I didn't need to fill in any of the forms they were handing out on the plane. Wrong. I had to suffer the humiliation of being sent to the back of the (admittedly short) queue once by the immigration officer and then by the customs officer. I'm sure I must have saved some time somewhere paying a premium for the e-visa but it's not immediately obvious.
My first bout of indulgence, after a visit to the disturbing Toul Sleng Genocide museum, was a visit to Ganesh House for a 90 minute oil massage. I haven't seen it mentioned a great deal, so here's my account for the record.
It didn't get off to a great start as either I picked a boy the manager didn't want me to, or he couldn't make out what letter I was referring to, but he kept trying to declare I'd chosen someone else. This happened four times, but I stuck my ground, and I'm very glad I did.
I had one of the best massages I can remember having. Not rushed but beautifully and evenly executed from a cute boy who has clearly had proper training.
At the end, he asked me if I wanted a special message, and there ensued a really great passionate time.
All in all, I really positive experience in some great premises.
More to follow..
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Yeah, with or without e-visa you still have to fill immigration card at time of enter and to save half of it till time of exit from Cambodia.
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nasherich i am traveling to cambodia in november so i am looking forward to your part 2
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Part 2
Spent the late morning at Wat Phnom, the hill which gives the city its name and took in a few other city sights including the Independence Monument.
Near there is the Feel Good Cafe 2, lovely, relatively quiet, place which serves good lunch snacks and excellent coffee. Highly recommended.
I could get used to the touchy feely flirty nature of the waiters in Cambodia.
On gay Romeo, I made contact with a guy from Siem Reap who was in Phnom Penh for some treatment on his teeth for a couple of days. After an hour of miscommunication about location (he turned up at the cafe I already mentioned above, despite me having told him I'd left and was heading back to my hotel), I had pretty well written off the chances of meeting, but amazingly we finally meet at a cafe near my hotel (a precaution of mine) and it was a pleasant surprise. Not only did he look exactly like his pictures, but he was a good English speaker. After the cafe, we adjourned to my nearby hotel where his other talents became obvious and two hours of pleasure ensued.
We agreed to meet later on, and went to the River House restaurant - also highly recommended. Following that, we adjourned for cocktails on the roof of the Urban Hotel where a cool breeze made for a very pleasant evening.
Then back to the hotel, where the presence of a bath on the balcony, which I'd hitherto thought was ridiculous, especially because it's in full view of the neighbouring property, provided the scene for another hour of erotic bliss in the dark. My God, I think I'm falling for this guy...
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nasherich
I'm sure I must have saved some time somewhere paying a premium for the e-visa but it's not immediately obvious.
Probably not. I had visa on arrival twice (Jul 2014 and Jan 2016), it takes about 10 minutes. For me a no-brainer: it's cheaper and faster (I estimate e-visa would take longer, and then I would have to go to an internet cafe to print it out).
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christianpfc
Probably not. I had visa on arrival twice (Jul 2014 and Jan 2016), it takes about 10 minutes. For me a no-brainer: it's cheaper and faster (I estimate e-visa would take longer, and then I would have to go to an internet cafe to print it out).
Visa-on-arrival takes less time in airports and much more time than e-visa at points of border crossing by land. Also it is sometimes cheaper only in airports - at the land-border officers asking 1000 baht of bribes. Everyone can decline, but then for sure your visa-on-arrival will be not "faster" :)
When I 'm crossing border by land I decline bribes, give them answer like "Don't worry, I have a time" and take a seat with book. It works: usually after that they make visa in 15-20 minutes.
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Glad to know you are having a good time. I love Cambodia and Cambodians. Which property are you staying at with bath on balcony?
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I'm staying at the Rambutan hotel. It's a lovely place, a little out of town but nothing that a tuk-tuk can't sort.
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Rambutan has mixed clientele but is owned by a Dutch/Thai gay couple. Staff are lovely boys around 20 yrs old, not available for anything intimate. Nevertheless, I am in love with at least three of them. Hotel is located about 10 minutes' tuk tuk ride from the Hatha Khmer, Hero and Ganesh massage venues. There is no lift but there are rooms on the ground floor and first floor.
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Rambutan is next door to Arthur & Paul where the cute staff are available for intimate activities
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I haven't dropped into Arthur and Paul yet. My last chance tomorrow before heading to Bangkok on Saturday.
Tonight visited Blue Chilli bar (some cute staff), Space Bar for about 1 minute (too noisy for me).
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If you go around to A&P, I recommend the massages. Walter and Guru (Indian) are fantastic for a four hand. Very sensual and Guru is well endowed and pumps a big load. Avoid the spa manager (can't remember his name) he is very good looking and hunky but massage was disappointing and also a hard sell for tips? The cute and friendly guy behind the bar is also keen for some fun once his shift ends.
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I had no idea you could get a happy ending at the massage in A&P. A couple of the guys working there told me there was no funny business going on, only legitimate massage.
If only I'd known - I would have had no need to leave the hotel!
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So I made a visit to Arthur and Paul this afternoon after the 5 pm 'public' opening. It's very nice, clean and stylish, but I think I'm glad I didn't choose to stay there. Not sure I like the vibe, but each to his own.
I visited with my newly acquired companion from earlier in the week but we only stayed an hour or so. There weren't a huge number of visitors. There was some full on groping in the steam room, which is the darkest place I've ever been to. The stairs to it and the changing room are downright dangerous and I'm lucky I didn't end up in the local casualty. I'm normally quite good at seeing in the dark but that was ridiculous.
Decided against a massage as I'll save my energy for Bangkok tomorrow.
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hi nascherich i am always a bit shy when i visit a massage place and hate having to look at all the guys before deciding who to choose, i will be in phnom phen later in the year and any information about massage places will be of use thank you , also which in your opinion would be the best gay bar to hook up with a guy in his say mid to late twenties [ someone who likes a daddy ]
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Bazzabear, just enter "Phnom Penh Massage" in the Search box and you will find numerous reports about massage and night clubs in Phnom Penh.
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Andaman!
If you go around to A&P, I recommend the massages. Walter and Guru (Indian) are fantastic for a four hand. Very sensual and Guru is well endowed and pumps a big load. Avoid the spa manager (can't remember his name) he is very good looking and hunky but massage was disappointing and also a hard sell for tips? The cute and friendly guy behind the bar is also keen for some fun once his shift ends.
Just remembered the name of the spa manager who is the one to avoid. It is Lenine....or at least it was in December 2015. He is very good looking, but massage was mechanical with a rather hard sell at a ridiculous price for a happy ending which was more painful than pleasurable. Walter and Guru are the stars And I loved the experience and their happy personalities. I never got to experience Maurice as my last day was his day off.
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Buzzabear, I only visited Ganesh as I unexpectedly acquired a companion on the second day. However, at Ganesh the guys were behind a glass screen and I was told they couldn't see me. Certainly it would have been difficult as their side was brightly lit and mine dark. So it wasn't awkward at all.
I only visited Blue Chilli, POPP and Space Bar. But I reckon you'd be better off with Gay Romeo or Grindr to find what you want personally
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i arrive 1st june, cant wait.
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paperboy
i arrive 1st june, cant wait.
Don't forget to pack your candles Paperboy.......
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OOhhhh Andaman, i will be bringing a bit more then my candles
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Great report.
The evisa can come in handy in Siem Reap if you happen to land just behind full flights. When I arrived a couple of months ago it was just after flights from SGN and ICN and was glad I had my evisa already in hand. I was first one up to the immigration desks and first one out of the airport. The visa on arrival line has a lot of people in it, but they seemed to have many officers on hand to process them.
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fedssocr
Great report.
The evisa can come in handy in Siem Reap if you happen to land just behind full flights. When I arrived a couple of months ago it was just after flights from SGN and ICN and was glad I had my evisa already in hand. I was first one up to the immigration desks and first one out of the airport. The visa on arrival line has a lot of people in it, but they seemed to have many officers on hand to process them.
Absolutely right. Last time I was in SR, with my eVisa, I was out the airport almost an hour ahead of another traveller who was staying at same hotel and who was at back of queue for visa on arrival after several aircraft landed in quick succession. The "Cambodia eVisa" app available for iPhone and iPad customers makes the application process very simple. Not sure if there is also an Android version.
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I'm sure the immigration officers who are there to "help" you through for their 20 dollars ( in their hand as they simply take you papers away and bring them back stamped) are disgusted at the new evisa and its likelihood of delivering a quite dramatic drop in their back pocket pay.
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Nirish guy
I'm sure the immigration officers who are there to "help" you through for their 20 dollars ( in their hand as they simply take you papers away and bring them back stamped) are disgusted at the new evisa and its likelihood of delivering a quite dramatic drop in their back pocket pay.
NEW evisa ? I don't know when Cambodia first launched it, but I first had one in 2007. Very efficient it was too.
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Andaman!
Not sure if there is also an Android version.
Yes, there is an Android version: http://play.google.com/store/apps/de...m.e_visa&hl=en
However, most of the posted comments about it are not favorable
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"NEW visa etc ?"
Yes, you are of course correct, poor choice of words on my part, what I meant was new in terms of different from the old / standard style queue up at the desks paper stamp visa that the immigration officers so loved as it gave them many opportunities for a little extra take home pay, whereas the "new" (i.e not the paper stamp version) does not.
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hi all as you know i am making a trip to cambodia [ phnom phen ] in november, could any of you guys give me any profiles on grindre that i could look up before i go , i have tried looking on there myself but cannot seem to find any one from there . thanks . just send me a private message ,, many thanks
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I am surprised that you got poor response from Grinder
However gay romeo has many many listings just between 18 and 24
Most are in Phonm Penh as the do not break down initially into locations.
https://www.planetromeo.com/
go to users
online list of countries
you will see
phnom penh 629
siem reap 228
sihounkville 130
Phnom Penhhttps://www.planetromeo.com/v1/img/tree/spacer.gif
Siem Reaphttps://www.planetromeo.com/v1/img/tree/spacer.gif
Sihanoukvillehttps://www.planetromeo.com/v1/img/tree/spacer.gif
ยป Otherhttps://www.planetromeo.com/v1/img/tree/spacer.gif
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bazzabear
hi all as you know i am making a trip to cambodia [ phnom phen ] in november, could any of you guys give me any profiles on grindre that i could look up before i go
You can search for profiles on grindr, that's news to me ??
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bazzabear
hi all as you know i am making a trip to cambodia [ phnom phen ] in november, could any of you guys give me any profiles on grindre that i could look up before i go , i have tried looking on there myself but cannot seem to find any one from there . thanks . just send me a private message ,, many thanks
1 Download a "fake GPS" app.
2 Use it to set your phone location to Phnom Penh
3 Search for boys on Grindr.
This also works on other phone apps, such as JackD, Hornet & Planet Romeo. Although of course some of the apps have the facility to move your location built in.
For what it's worth, after multiple trips to Cambodia, I've not met a single person as a result of pre-trip contact on an app. They have all been met in bars, on the street or via contact on the apps after arriving there.
In Pattaya, you are dealing with professionals who may be logged in to the apps for over 12 hours per day, ready to take your money. In Cambodia, some of them might not log on for several days. This can coincide with your trip to town.
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thanks guys always helpful as usual. northern irish. on my grindr ap i can access lots of asian guys from around the world but all it tells me on there pics is the k. away from me that they are . so finding any is difficult to say the least. but goji if you had to reccomend a good bar that would be very useful to me . once again many thanks
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Blue Chilli is basically dead during the week. Best to on the weekends.
Try the Space Bar. There was a guy who worked there who could hook you up with a guy. You may also find guys at Rainbow bar if you're lucky.
Heart of Darkness disco is also a possibility to find a partner.
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hello paperboy how is your time in cambodia i am still looking forward to your report thanks
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oh and are there any good cruising places in phnom phen?
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im still on my travels, will arrive cambodia i hope next week after i get my ass to BKK first.
i will keep you informed, dont worry lol.
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thanks paperboy looking forward to that. hey wish i was going next week too haha. dont forget want all the info thanks and enjoy the rest of your travels