From small fishing village, to sleazy 2nd-rate Pattaya, to Russian gangster playground, to Chinese casino and gambling scam mecca....
Who did this town piss off to deserve such a fate?
I had no desire to overnight in Sihanoukville, but due to transport delays arrived in town a bit late to head to the islands directly, so spent one night.
God, it's depressing. Streets and infrastructure overwhelmed by all the construction, with potholes upon potholes, piles of garbage everywhere you look, and terrible flooding (even when your hotel is at the top of the hill).
The pictures below are a representative sample - I didn't go looking for especially ugly things to photograph; they were everywhere.
I felt really sorry for the long-term residents and business owners at the mess their town had become.
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