Battambang
Battambang, Cambodia’s second largest city is a very interesting mix of Thai, Italian, and French and Khmer architecture. Getting to Battambang is not that simple, they do not have an airport, so you must use ground transportation. You can get there from the Thai side, via Thai railway, bus or hired car. And then a bus or hired car (2 hours) on the Cambodian side of the border. You can get there from Siem Reap in about 3 hours either by bus, or hired car. Or you can take nice leisurely river boat trip across the Tonle Sap in about 6 – hours. From Phnom Penh it is about a 4 hour bus / car ride.
The Rottanak Resort Rottanak Village, Gay friendly guesthouse, with Bali style cabins. The Rottanak Resort Hotel is a calm and peaceful retreat, far away from the busy city streets. The resort is one of the finest in Battambang and the first to offer a swimming pool. The resort hotel features traditional thatched roof bungalows for a unique experience. The hotel offers great facilities combined with the warmth of traditional hospitality. Nice swimming pool, good restaurant. Very pleasant tropical garden setting, a great place to relax and sun bathe. Rottanak Resort now offers you a 20% discount for all bookings made from CambodiaOut, just mention that you have been redirected from CambodiaOut and you will receive the special price provided only by CambodiaOut.
Khmer Delights Restaurant Located between Road 2 and 2 ½. By day it looks like any other Hole in the Wall coffee shop in this town. But walk past by night and you will do a double take. Soft lightening classical music, starched linen napkins…oh and great food and bar. Khmer Delights is the brain child of a young gay guy, Seth (who also runs Tola’s phone shop just around the corner). But the panache and standards comes from a South African cum aussi guy, Graham who lives and teaches in Battambang. Graham will be seen any night yelling at the cook and fussing over the preparation (like getting the banana leaf tail of the chicken in the basket “just right”. And where else can you get great plate of prawns for under $2.00 Khmer Delight has become the meeting place for Battambang’s small resident gay population. Huge menu, good booze. Open all day. Its fun and you will stagger home full and merry. Just down from Gekko Coffee Shop on the way to the river. Khmer Delights now offers you a 10% discount on all food and drink. Just show your CambodiaOut Bonus card and you will receive the special price provided only by CambodiaOut.
Pulp Bar Road 2 ½ Gay friendly bar, where you can find some gays in the evening.
Men’s Health Social Service (MHSS) MHSS is a local NGO based in Battambang province with the field offices in Phnom Penh, Kampong Speu, Prey Veng, Kampong Chhnang, Bantey Meanchey and Kampong Thom. It has been actively operating in Cambodia since 2004, in a sectors of health, training and capacity building of health at all levels. MHSS was registered in 2004 and received recognition by the Ministry of Interior. MHSS is a dynamic motivated group working with men who have sex with men and transgendered people, drug users, entertainment workers and factory worker to identify their health problems and other issues and their consequences in resource-poor settings. KHANA supports focused prevention in 8 Operational Districts (Battambang, Sangke, Kg. Chhnang, Kg.Tralach, Boribo, Kampong Speu, O Dong, and Neak Loeung).