$6 Sleep on this Thai Beach Spectacular Sam Roi Yot 

Thanks! But actually it's Thailand and Thai people which makes it easy for me to feel this way :) STL

Loved that guy's camping style! For sure Thai people are so lovely. Fortunately they don't spend hours watching the likes of FOX or MSNBC etc 'shaping' the news and getting angry at the world lol

Agree about music. Some vloggers show nice scenery, but with ugly music.

@mauihowey Nice one Howey! Loved the kayak vid & looking fwd to more of your SRY vids! Cheers, STL

agree!

Particularly fond of this sedate love song: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Lebdv0eUvxs.htmlsi=Vgv_5p1ghhpCxC10&t=11

Wonderful memories! Thanks for sharing :)

Thanks Andy! I've always wanted to do a TW/SK/JP tour too. Will check your channel for that trip upcoming! STL

@shirleyboy Nice one! 'Side trips rule' hear-hear! STL

@@SideTripLife Keep up your Great Work STL...... :-)))

Thank you! 😃 STL

Thank YOU Karl! STL

Great eyes! Yep, the intro is 4K. The rest is usually 1080/60. The reason is 4K files can be 4X larger thus a lot more time consuming to file transfer and cumbersome to edit. Many popular youtubers who post more frequently use cloud storage and have online video editors taking care of the heavy lifting. I'm still doing it the old fashioned way lol

My pleasure!

Thanks eh;) Ontario's lake country and BC's back country are both pretty amazing but camping in Thailand is really becoming a great option too.

@@SideTripLife camping on the beach looked incredible! Another thing added to the “Must do in Thailand” list from Side Trip Life

Thank you! You too! STL

Thx K2P. Best pop over for a reg 2 week vacay first. Good luck. STL

@SideTripLife yh would love to but I'm from uk so I think I'll need atleast 3 weeks as it's 14hr flight ✈️

3 weeks is probably ideal actually, enjoy!

Esp with a portable a/c;)

Welcome! DJI mini 2. Perfect travel drone.

@@SideTripLife thank you for answering my question.

Have a look online for HH Car rentals, also on FB etc. Can usually get a decent late model Vios or other compact for 800 baht/$22 day (or less sometimes, esp weekly or longer rates).

I'm on a yearly visa but from what I hear many are getting up to 180 days on tourist visas with extensions & renewals (milage may vary depending on imm officer, stamps, presentation, etc of course). STL

Thx I Am Hulk. Love my home, especially in summer. Just watched a couple on YT noodle along up the coast in an old Trawler, beautiful nature, beautiful weather, really made me miss home! Still pondering a trip back but maybe Sept after the hols. Meanwhile, Thailand sure has many wonderful Ntnl Parks & much natural beauty to enjoy too. STL

Uh oh, didn't take the 3rd class non a/c train I hope?? The one I took was the 2cnd class a/c, gotta book in advance usually. New carriages are on the way as well as new dual tracks (no more waiting on a siding off the single track). This should make train travel to HH less than 3 hrs (they're saying 2.5 hrs, we'll see).

@@SideTripLife Yeah, on that day the schedule wasn't accurate. The train was broken or reallocated or whatever. The train we took was barely faster than walking and without A/C. Dunno how another train would be faster as we never really got up to speed and it stopped continually.

I'm on a yearly visa and so not up to speed too much on tourist type visas. I hear many are managing 180 days on tourist visas (some longer). But of course depends on the imm officer, how many stamps, border point vs airport, one's presentation, etc etc. Over 50 retirement visa must show either 65k THB/$1900 USD month income or 800kTHB/$23,000 USD in a Thai Bank account 3 months prior to applying. Many under 50's get other visas such as ED/education visa (to learn Muay Thai, Thai Language etc) but they're cracking down on abusers thus milage may vary. There's also the 'Elite Visa' option. Prices range from 600,000 Baht/17k USD for a 5-year visa to 2 million Baht/56k USD for a 20 year visa. Could do a vid on this but I'm no expert and many have already.Cheers STL

lol! JJ, one of my longest subscribers, always hits the mark ;) STL

Sorry bout that! The stats tell me majority of my viewers are online at this time. Yet majority are from USA so something doesn't add up? Have tried a couple 8 a.m. EST Sunday drops which were flops. Might try again and see. Thanks

Noted :) PS, don't watch this vid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZQzlx-KoHeg.html

Primarily needed a certificate of local residence (from immigration or your embassy). This is usually done showing a rental contract but I hear can also ask your guesthouse or hotel to provide (??) I also brought photocopies of my Thai DL and Visa but some say only a copy of PP is 'required' (not sure). A MUST is car must have a blue book (proof of ownership) and also check if road tax is paid up. STL

@SideTripLife hey STL thanks for the reply and information provided, I will look into it! Ps. Your video on Wizdom Connect in Punnawithi is the reason why I moved here so thank you🙏

Peep the band My Morning Jacket if you haven't.

around 32C, late afternoon, June 2023 . Will try lol

Morning Jacket, cool band thx. On One Big Holiday, noted the Indo/Balinese puppets

At Dawn full album is on youtube. And the red acoustic album is a gem. You'll love it. I'm sure of it.

They keep bringing up the possibility every couple years (perhaps just sending up trial balloons to test public reaction as is often the case here). Meanwhile, my own home of Vancouver plus Toronto have instituted restrictions on Foreign home purchases (and now Australia and others considering same). Makes sense in that if Thailand simply said ok foreigners, you can buy land now, it would have a dramatic effect and likely price the avg Thai out of their own home market (sound familiar?). Perhaps a modified plan and restricted to niche zones (ala Phuket Laguna area) etc may come around again, or married to a specific visa like the 10 year LTR visa program (ala Malaysia's M2H - but now increased threshold). We shall see. STL

@SideTripLife that's true it will most likely cause the price of homes to be out of reach for the many locals. I just don't like apartments and would love to live in Thailand permanently in a home. We'll see. Cheers mate.

​​@sidetriplife any Thai I have asked their opinion about this - they are All Against allowing foreigners to buy houses freely ( some very passionately against ) so I really can't see any official plan being ever implemented - despite our wishful thinking It would just drive up prices for locals

Last year few of my Thai-centric viewers watched my Lombok & Toba series but the few who did seemed to really enjoy. Despite low view #s, I may still head back (watch this space;). Meanwhile, in case any would like to see: LOMBOK: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9wn77A0qhcw.html SUMATRA: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I_p-PLQo5CM.html

My vote is to definitely head back. Those were my favorite videos.

Wasn't bad at all but mossie spray in case of course

Thanks SenorBeaver (great handle lol;). The camper in the vid said fires were not permitted at least at that site (officially rainy season btw). Poco? Love Golden Ears Park in your backyard too! STL (N. Van native;)

@@SideTripLife Yes Poco. Heading to Golden Ears this weekend actually for a night. The wild fires haven’t hit BC as hard as the East coast yet (hopefully not at all) so camp fires are still allowed. Love the content btw. Heading to check out some spots in Thailand hopefully in the new year. Your videos really help with planning and the price breakdowns are stellar. Safe travels and maybe we’ll cross paths in the future.

Thanks! Based in Bangkok. Pls see: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4hsZiL3q2Bc.html And: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u1da9EMK8jA.html

@@SideTripLife Thank you

Apologies Scott. I get that the recaps & previews can be annoying esp for reg viewers. However, it's really for newer viewers to bring em up to speed on what's up and where. Will try to cut them down to under 30 secs from current 50-60 seconds. STL

Fair comment Frank. Also, for sure Expats contribute much more per person to local Thai communities and families. However, the other inequity would be Thai min wage which is still officially 353 Baht/$10 per day (Bkk). Since many Thais work 12 hours per day that works out to less than $1 per hour. Compared to the West that's avg 10x+ less. So to be truly fair, Thais would have to make 10 bucks per hour, not per day. Of course then Thailand would really become as expensive as back home and many Expats who complain about dual pricing would complain about equity pricing (not saying you btw). My own view is if my paltry subsidy allows even 1 less fortunate Thai kid the ability to access their own Ntnl Parks, great! Thailand will be like Singapore soon enough, meanwhile perhaps best to ante up a couple bob more once in a while and just enjoy as is. Cheers, STL

That was quite a gymnastic penmanship effort evoking civil rights etc with a Park fee lol. I'm simply pointing out the reality: This isn't just a Thailand thing and one can choose to get bent out of shape over it, or, pony up a couple bucks more and enjoy a day out at a fantastic site. Will paste my longer response to another commenter below: -For sure Expats contribute much more per person to local Thai communities and families. However, the other inequity would be Thai min wage which is still officially 353 Baht/$10 per day (Bkk). Since many Thais work 12 hours per day that works out to less than $1 per hour. Compared to the West that's avg 10x+ less. So to be truly fair, Thais would have to make 10 bucks per hour, not per day. Of course then Thailand would really become as expensive as back home and many Expats who complain about dual pricing would complain about equity pricing (not saying you btw). My own view is if my paltry subsidy allows even 1 less fortunate Thai kid the ability to access their own Ntnl Parks, great! Thailand will be like Singapore soon enough, meanwhile perhaps best to ante up a couple bob more once in a while and just enjoy as is. Cheers, STL

@@SideTripLife You can ‘pony up’ all the extra money you want… I don’t think I, nor anyone else should ever pay a different price than any other human being, anywhere, anytime. Fair is fair.

Yep, fair is fair. Thus, glad to hear you're all for giving the Thai kids a 10x min wage raise to Western standards so we're all equal then. Of course everything else you pay for here will have to rise commensurately and exponentially, ie food, housing, hotels, transport, etc etc etc. But we'll all be equal, earning/paying same, good stuff. As we've both had our say, let's call it a done discussion and thanks for sharing your views. Cheers, STL

@@SideTripLife I was going to continue to subscribe until you decided I shouldn't be able to speak anymore. You're a real gem Pal, it was a good ride while it lasted. Oh, and also feel free to always share your opinion and say what you feel like. Unlike you, I have no interest in squashing what others have to say, Cheers!!!