Priceless! Only Gabriel Morris would check out that hut on the lil hill! Laughed so hard at your final touch in film making at it's best, sitting on the chair drinking soy milk, watching the sun go down...I can picture you being caught by the owner,,, the cackling laughter creeping up the steps...yikes it's the hitchhicker! lol
Really enjoying this Thailand series. Refreshing to see this side of Thailand and not just the hustle and bustle of the city and tourist areas. Safe travels bro.
Great work mate! It's interesting to see this side of Thailand. Most vloggers wouldn't have the balls to go to places like this. They would rather go for the bleeding obvious like Ko Phi Phi and Maya Bay etc...
Can't wait to be back exploring these lesser known islands! Out of curiosity Gabe, do you ever get the desire to stay in a particular place for a longer time but move on anyway so you can keep creating new content or do you just always have itchy feet?
@@emilye126 have you seen brave wilderness? I would highly recommend them as they show more of the animal and wildlife side of the places that they visit. The ones that you mentioned rarely do that or not enough
In 2006 we stayed in June on Koh Pu at Bonhomie. We where the only guests at the resort, on the island where 2 more turist then. We used the mountainbikes of the resort and exploire the whole island by bike, there where a lot of dirtroads and a lot of mud. The brakes didn’t work 100% and the saddle was broke. But we liked it so much overthere.
Hi Gabe, from chilly Paros, loved this short but sweet video, wish I could have joined you for dinner. We hope otherwise you are good, and also relaxing away from the camera, hugs, Nicole x
That guy did seem drunk.. and then going into a mosque? Great work! These excursions off the beaten path are exciting and real. Food looks amazing but prices are slightly higher than I would expect? Still great quality.. I am dying to get on a moped in another country.. keep crawling excellent work!!! That beachfront shanty on the rock was amazing.
LOL! cool vid. My wife (she is Thai) said you were right, the gentleman who hopped on said he needed to go to the mosque (the man said in Thai "Lamad" which means prayer for Muslim). Ha! we love that soy milk drink too! My wife also noted this may be a fisherman's house, and may be gone for weeks while they are out at sea. thanks for showing us we have never seen!
Gabriel, I really appreciate you doing this. I'm heading back to Thailand next week to Koh Samui but I've been curious which Thai islands are the less touristy ones. I don't care if it doesn't have the best beaches. I just want to feel like a local and be with the locals on an island. Even though Koh Samui was perfect several months ago, from what I understand now, it's packed with tourists as it was pre-Covid times. Even though tourism is great for Thailand, it kills the local vibe I'm looking for personally.
Hi Gabriel, you can't get more laid back than this place. Talk about mellow, your travels have allowed you to do much more seeing and doing you're enriching yourself in the process.
Hi Gabe, nice to visit Thailand through your lense. I could very well retire on this island, away from everything and everyone, and still close enough to "civilization" if you need it. Looking forward to visit Australia with your eyes!
happy new year . rubber plantations nice to see how they look. thanks. you look free in this video. sunset hut my favorite . would have sat in the chair also
Hi Gabriel , ive never been around the islands on the Andaman coast of Thailand , i just assumed they were tourist traps so never bothered with them , cheers for your vlogging insights , im gonna pencil this region in ,the search for authenticity is real , all the best mate
There are some of the most touristy and least touristy islands in this region of Thailand, I guess because there are more islands here than the other areas.
I will put this island on my short list of places to go to in Thailand. It would a perfect iplace to get away the crowds and that noise that comes from it. I'll have to look into it.
Travel to That Phenom for the upcoming festival, it is up on the Mekong and is an amazing place and time of year up there. Very old-school Thailand. It is a place not greatly vlogged. (not many falang)
1) 🤣 Man, that Dude you let hitch a ride ... (or, the things that make you go, Hmmmmm!) 🤣 I would never do that, ever, Gabriel. But, as you like ... I was nervous that you would be robbed, with him in back of you. 2) At 01:16 -- Cuuuuute bungalows. I just love that type of housing. Occurred to me that those little houses might be the size of a family house in Thailand, too. 3) QUESTION: At 01:30 in your hotel room, were you able to wash your clothes, and such? Do hotels into which you check in, usually have washers in them? (Yes, you can tell how naive I am about travelling ...) 4) From timepoint 04:10 to about 08:16 -- Looks like you were in the REAL Thailand, in which most tourists might fear to tread. You do have that marvellous knack of knowing every little nook and cranny to see, Gabriel. 5) QUESTION: Do you e-ver wear a helmet while on a moto? I won't play Mum, but ... 6) QUESTION: At 19:21, how is the refrigeration, Gabriel? Doesn't that soya milk need to be cold enough? 7) 26:30 -- Looks like a ramshackle lifeguard's station! 8) 27:40 -- Squatter's paradise? Yikes ... I'd have gotten the heck outta dodge, after first glance, though. 9) Food at the very end looks marvellous. Do you recall the name of the restaurant at which you ate, please? I mean, not that I would ever go there, but, I am curious just the same.
Gabriel, don't miss Koh Yao Noi. Stay on the east coast and enjoy spectacular views of the islands in the distance, especially at sunset and sunrise. I live in Thailand and it's one of my favorite "secret" places. It's a small but charming island, and largely not visited by tourists despite being an easy short hop from Phuket and Krabi. Definitely worth staying at least 2 or 3 days.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos If you have time, visit both. They both have their charms. You can easily stay on one island and take your bike across to the other and explore as a day trip. The view of the other islands (looking east) from Koh Yao Noi is by far the best view, so I'd recommend either staying there or just hop over for the sunset beer/view.
Basically its called Crab Island in Thai. bpoo means crab (or it can mean old man or grandfather if used as a classifier for persons; old men move like crabs!).
Currently watching your latest Singapore video and then onto this Thailand one . Singapore was expensive when I was living there 2009 and still expensive,! Would like to go but accom prices are crazy! I did speak with a friend recently who found accom for 60 bucks per night!
@@GabrielTravelerVideos I'm thinking it might b more realistic to stay with a friend of mine who lives. But might b a big ask as haven't seen her in a few years plus would b me and E
Hi Gabriël, looks amazing over there! One question: do you need to be vaccinated (twice) to get into Thailand? We follow you for a long time now, Greetings from Amsterdam
@@GabrielTravelerVideos, we have watched your latest video and we are thrilled you mentioned my question! Thanks so much! My stepson is traveling with his family to Thailand, that is what the question was about and I worry about the vaccinations. Hope you understand and we wish you save travels...Greetings from Amsterdam..
Lord palace is where I stayed a few weeks in Phuket. It was under $10 and pretty nice place. I would be curious to see how much it is today. I know it's not the same manager. He went back to Pakistan. The rate for a room there today versus 2019 would give a good idea if Thailand is really more expensive.
you are great I'm a Thai person and still don't dare to walk into other people's houses like this. It's fun to look at, but you have to respect the owner of the house. Another thing, this shows the safety of traveling in Thailand. 👍🙏❤
Yeah, as soon as he got closer, it was clear that was actively being lived in. I would have immediately turned around. Especially with the knives laying around (which proves the point). If you don't know, stay away. A homeless/drunk person could be squatting there, and attack you with a knife. It's not a rich country. And while I'm sure the local community is generally fairly safe (everyone knows everyone, so that keeps most crimes down), looking for trouble is looking for trouble. Things could have turned south real quick there if someone just happened to be sleeping in there when he walked in... Yep, I would have taken some photo from the outside and kept on walking. Nothing personal against Gabe, and who hasn't made a less than ideal choice in a spur of the moment. But as a fellow traveler, this is where the line from "adventurous world traveler" can change to "traveller stabbed to death by local drunk during home invasion".
my best bro looking handsome drive carefully slowly thank you for your huge respect against cpec friendship countries lot of love from your best bro viki 💙
About tsunami They feel it a bit but no injured people The mountain also call koh pu There is a trail to get there but hard 400 meter high And take care the monkey
Is there any open tent camping in Thailand, I want to go Free live as I do in the USA.. I never pay 10.00 us for dinner or 57.00 for sleeping 8 hours... Can you ask a farmer for a hot shower and you pay him 2.00 and help him alittle?
Honestly this island is pricier than Phuket 65 dollars for that room and 200 baht for half a day motor bike rent I’m kinda shocked by the fare in that island
Sorry to say, but this Ko Jum or Ko Pu island really looks like Ko Poo(p) as there are so much waste everywhere and some bays are full of it. Not my type of places, looks like a hell to me. :) I believe that in New Zealand or Australia, there is almost no possibility to see that kind of places, just like in much of Western Europe.
quite an expensive island for what it is.. 60usd a night for a wooden bangalow and 10usd for a thai meal! the natural experience? can see why no tourists are there.. not exactly the post card thailand.
Gabriel, You should edit the soundtrack in your videos. You have so many pauses man … … … before you deliver the next noun in your sentence. And you DO drone on “about yourself” a lot… when the SUBJECT is about WHAT you are showing us. I hope this constructive criticism helps you.
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That cackle from your happy hitch hiker was the cackle of a mad stoner i think , perfect crazy hooligans
This island hopping between these local islands seems like a lot of fun and beyond your typical Thailand experience. Good stuff!
I love that you picked up the giggling Thai man 😂 love your videos Gabriel!
Priceless! Only Gabriel Morris would check out that hut on the lil hill! Laughed so hard at your final touch in film making at it's best, sitting on the chair drinking soy milk, watching the sun go down...I can picture you being caught by the owner,,, the cackling laughter creeping up the steps...yikes it's the hitchhicker! lol
lol, exactly my thoughts.
So funny how that guy jumped on and urged you to drive him somewhere. Even better that you agreed w/o hesitation.
Really enjoying this Thailand series. Refreshing to see this side of Thailand and not just the hustle and bustle of the city and tourist areas. Safe travels bro.
Cool, glad to hear it.
The best adventures are often away from the tourist trail. Amazing to see how people live in different parts of the world!
Great work mate! It's interesting to see this side of Thailand. Most vloggers wouldn't have the balls to go to places like this. They would rather go for the bleeding obvious like Ko Phi Phi and Maya Bay etc...
Definitely the best show on the tube!!!
Can't wait to be back exploring these lesser known islands! Out of curiosity Gabe, do you ever get the desire to stay in a particular place for a longer time but move on anyway so you can keep creating new content or do you just always have itchy feet?
Beautiful small island🏝 to walk around is so quite , that guy so funny 😁 but that was scary at the same time , lovely beaches and jungles 🌴
Interesting local island that most of us would likely never see. That ramshackle house on the rock is crazy!
In the summertime. Kinks playing in the background in such a faraway and tropical place. Forever classic and cool 🌿🌟☺️ Swim Gabriel Swim 🙏☺️
The start of the video made feel question if I was watching Gabe or if I was watching the latest video from Bald and Bankrupt
Yuck.
Gabe, Bald, Harold, and Simon are my favorite you tubers
@@emilye126 have you seen brave wilderness? I would highly recommend them as they show more of the animal and wildlife side of the places that they visit. The ones that you mentioned rarely do that or not enough
@@emilye126 who is Simon? I watch the others too
Just tuning in now. Yum! And that guy you gave a ride to😆
In 2006 we stayed in June on Koh Pu at Bonhomie. We where the only guests at the resort, on the island where 2 more turist then. We used the mountainbikes of the resort and exploire the whole island by bike, there where a lot of dirtroads and a lot of mud. The brakes didn’t work 100% and the saddle was broke. But we liked it so much overthere.
Sweet. 👍
Hi Gabe, from chilly Paros, loved this short but sweet video, wish I could have joined you for dinner. We hope otherwise you are good, and also relaxing away from the camera, hugs, Nicole x
That guy did seem drunk.. and then going into a mosque? Great work! These excursions off the beaten path are exciting and real. Food looks amazing but prices are slightly higher than I would expect? Still great quality.. I am dying to get on a moped in another country.. keep crawling excellent work!!! That beachfront shanty on the rock was amazing.
Cheers Gabriel! 1M subscribers in 2023 🎉📈
I'd be happy with 1k haha
LOL! cool vid. My wife (she is Thai) said you were right, the gentleman who hopped on said he needed to go to the mosque (the man said in Thai "Lamad" which means prayer for Muslim). Ha! we love that soy milk drink too! My wife also noted this may be a fisherman's house, and may be gone for weeks while they are out at sea. thanks for showing us we have never seen!
Right on, good to know. But I'm still curious what in the world he was laughing about.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos maybe he knew he was going to be in your video lol
Gabriel, I really appreciate you doing this. I'm heading back to Thailand next week to Koh Samui but I've been curious which Thai islands are the less touristy ones. I don't care if it doesn't have the best beaches. I just want to feel like a local and be with the locals on an island. Even though Koh Samui was perfect several months ago, from what I understand now, it's packed with tourists as it was pre-Covid times. Even though tourism is great for Thailand, it kills the local vibe I'm looking for personally.
That guy you picked up was just excited about being in your video 😄 that's all!
Makes sense. And/or he thought it was cool that he convinced a foreigner to give him a ride.
Gabe the samaratan, not sure of spelling, way to go with the flow, enjoy your vlog
Samaritan. Thanks.
Hi Gabriel, you can't get more laid back than this place. Talk about mellow, your travels have allowed you to do much more seeing and doing you're enriching yourself in the process.
Hi Gabe, nice to visit Thailand through your lense. I could very well retire on this island, away from everything and everyone, and still close enough to "civilization" if you need it. Looking forward to visit Australia with your eyes!
happy new year . rubber plantations nice to see how they look. thanks. you look free in this video. sunset hut my favorite . would have sat in the chair also
Hi Gabriel , ive never been around the islands on the Andaman coast of Thailand , i just assumed they were tourist traps so never bothered with them , cheers for your vlogging insights , im gonna pencil this region in ,the search for authenticity is real , all the best mate
There are some of the most touristy and least touristy islands in this region of Thailand, I guess because there are more islands here than the other areas.
Excellent work
Beautiful small green island. Thai food is very good
I will put this island on my short list of places to go to in Thailand. It would a perfect iplace to get away the crowds and that noise that comes from it. I'll have to look into it.
Awesome thanks for sharing friend 🥰❤️👍
Love it Gabe - look forward to your videos all the best mate
Travel to That Phenom for the upcoming festival, it is up on the Mekong and is an amazing place and time of year up there. Very old-school Thailand. It is a place not greatly vlogged. (not many falang)
Like the way you take charge
Love the music!!! Sweet island (-:
I also like the soy milk in Thailand! It is nice to have something sometimes that isn't beer personally. Happy Travels
Very nice. Definitely an authentic experience:)
Great video! 💖🎉💖🎉
Thanks Maria. 😊
great vlog
That ramshackle beach comber's shack must have an interesting story attached to it.
great video thanks
1) 🤣 Man, that Dude you let hitch a ride ... (or, the things that make you go, Hmmmmm!) 🤣
I would never do that, ever, Gabriel. But, as you like ... I was nervous that you would be robbed, with him in back of you.
2) At 01:16 -- Cuuuuute bungalows. I just love that type of housing. Occurred to me that those little houses might be the size of a family house in Thailand, too.
3) QUESTION: At 01:30 in your hotel room, were you able to wash your clothes, and such? Do hotels into which you check in, usually have washers in them?
(Yes, you can tell how naive I am about travelling ...)
4) From timepoint 04:10 to about 08:16 -- Looks like you were in the REAL Thailand, in which most tourists might fear to tread.
You do have that marvellous knack of knowing every little nook and cranny to see, Gabriel.
5) QUESTION: Do you e-ver wear a helmet while on a moto? I won't play Mum, but ...
6) QUESTION: At 19:21, how is the refrigeration, Gabriel? Doesn't that soya milk need to be cold enough?
7) 26:30 -- Looks like a ramshackle lifeguard's station!
8) 27:40 -- Squatter's paradise? Yikes ... I'd have gotten the heck outta dodge, after first glance, though.
9) Food at the very end looks marvellous. Do you recall the name of the restaurant at which you ate, please? I mean, not that I would ever go there, but, I am curious just the same.
Gabriel, don't miss Koh Yao Noi. Stay on the east coast and enjoy spectacular views of the islands in the distance, especially at sunset and sunrise. I live in Thailand and it's one of my favorite "secret" places. It's a small but charming island, and largely not visited by tourists despite being an easy short hop from Phuket and Krabi. Definitely worth staying at least 2 or 3 days.
Good to know, I was thinking of going there next. Do you think it's better than Ko Yao Yai?
@@GabrielTravelerVideos If you have time, visit both. They both have their charms. You can easily stay on one island and take your bike across to the other and explore as a day trip. The view of the other islands (looking east) from Koh Yao Noi is by far the best view, so I'd recommend either staying there or just hop over for the sunset beer/view.
Love this one 😊
Basically its called Crab Island in Thai. bpoo means crab (or it can mean old man or grandfather if used as a classifier for persons; old men move like crabs!).
hehehe I could imagine you leaving on that shack on the beach Gabriel lol!
Multi-level furnished beach front property with sunset viewing balcony, sounds pretty sweet to me.
Great video!
Cool, thanks.
Go to Krabi the hot springs and the emerald pools are amazing 😊
There are about 1400 islands in thailand. Of course not all are inhabitable. Same with Philippines about 7k, and indonesia 17k.
Are you going to catch the "FULL MOON PARTY"? :D Try the mushroom milk shake @ Koh Phangan
The dude on the bike 🤣🤣
Great music
Happy travels gabe ! lately i'm In rishikesh and during afternoon i swam on the ganga river just like you did quite a few times perhaps
Lucky you, enjoy amazing Rishikesh and the Ganga.
Thailand has som Great ilands 👍😀
Food in Thailand has got more expensive
Amazing
Gabe - LOL, all your hotels seem to have the same bedspread!
Hello gabriel, beautiful Thailand have a good time, hello from Monaco
That is a beautiful scooter, I wish I knew the name, brand and model
Currently watching your latest Singapore video and then onto this Thailand one . Singapore was expensive when I was living there 2009 and still expensive,! Would like to go but accom prices are crazy! I did speak with a friend recently who found accom for 60 bucks per night!
Yeah I found something for around $60 the last time I was there a few years ago. But no luck this time, it was more expensive for some reason.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos I'm thinking it might b more realistic to stay with a friend of mine who lives. But might b a big ask as haven't seen her in a few years plus would b me and E
@@MariaKeswell I see, hmmm, yeah that's a tough one. Too bad rooms are so expensive. Much cheaper in Bali and Thailand.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos maybe backpackers in sg would b better
Going to have a look. They prolly expensive too but not as much as a hotel room
Do you ever think of using the chest mount or head mount for mopeds
Good idea, I should probably get one.
stay safe on them bikes bro
Hi Gabriël, looks amazing over there! One question: do you need to be vaccinated (twice) to get into Thailand?
We follow you for a long time now, Greetings from Amsterdam
It wasn't required when I came here two weeks ago, but they just changed the rules and now require proof of two vaccine shots.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos, we have watched your latest video and we are thrilled you mentioned my question! Thanks so much! My stepson is traveling with his family to Thailand, that is what the question was about and I worry about the vaccinations. Hope you understand and we wish you save travels...Greetings from Amsterdam..
Pretty reasonable accommodation for 60 a night for a nice private cabin right on the beach.
Feels like you may have been the only tourist on this island for weeks or months.
Lord palace is where I stayed a few weeks in Phuket. It was under $10 and pretty nice place. I would be curious to see how much it is today. I know it's not the same manager. He went back to Pakistan. The rate for a room there today versus 2019 would give a good idea if Thailand is really more expensive.
The roads are in a good condition.
Look nice,
you are great
I'm a Thai person and still don't dare to walk into other people's houses like this.
It's fun to look at, but you have to respect the owner of the house.
Another thing, this shows the safety of traveling in Thailand. 👍🙏❤
Yeah, as soon as he got closer, it was clear that was actively being lived in. I would have immediately turned around. Especially with the knives laying around (which proves the point). If you don't know, stay away. A homeless/drunk person could be squatting there, and attack you with a knife. It's not a rich country. And while I'm sure the local community is generally fairly safe (everyone knows everyone, so that keeps most crimes down), looking for trouble is looking for trouble. Things could have turned south real quick there if someone just happened to be sleeping in there when he walked in...
Yep, I would have taken some photo from the outside and kept on walking.
Nothing personal against Gabe, and who hasn't made a less than ideal choice in a spur of the moment. But as a fellow traveler, this is where the line from "adventurous world traveler" can change to "traveller stabbed to death by local drunk during home invasion".
I am bit sad that you skipped Koh Lanta. But it’s also nice to discover Koh Jum
I visited Ko Lanta five years ago and made a bunch of videos there:
www.youtube.com/@gabejedmo/search?query=Ko%20Lanta
my best bro looking handsome drive carefully slowly thank you for your huge respect against cpec friendship countries lot of love from your best bro viki 💙
Hello from Iceland 😎
Hey there. I hope you're staying nice and warm. 🥶
About tsunami
They feel it a bit but no injured people
The mountain also call koh pu
There is a trail to get there but hard 400 meter high
And take care the monkey
Perhaps that beach shack got washed up by the tsunami?
Koh Jum means "Remember Island" in Thai and Koh Bu means "Crab Island" in Thai
I'll try to remember that. 😛
I apologize if I missed it somehow but I wish u had shown your bungalow.
It's right at the beginning of the video.
Is there any open tent camping in Thailand, I want to go Free live as I do in the USA.. I never pay 10.00 us for dinner or 57.00 for sleeping 8 hours... Can you ask a farmer for a hot shower and you pay him 2.00 and help him alittle?
Looks like Africa wow...
hahh the food is too expensive even though it's only vegetables and potato tofu like that more than 10 dollars is amazing wow
Honestly this island is pricier than Phuket 65 dollars for that room and 200 baht for half a day motor bike rent I’m kinda shocked by the fare in that island
Yea that's the best wen get out of the city and go to the real asia in the province
Sorry to say, but this Ko Jum or Ko Pu island really looks like Ko Poo(p) as there are so much waste everywhere and some bays are full of it. Not my type of places, looks like a hell to me. :) I believe that in New Zealand or Australia, there is almost no possibility to see that kind of places, just like in much of Western Europe.
quite an expensive island for what it is..
60usd a night for a wooden bangalow and 10usd for a thai meal!
the natural experience? can see why no tourists are there.. not exactly the post card thailand.
$60/night is a lot more expensive than on Patong beach.
Your meals seem expensive . I’ve never paid over 3$ us ,unless I’m having Guava ( farang) food
0:43 what was that lol 😆😄😅
Lovely video tho. I’m just angry at the governments ruining it for ordinary people with more pointless restrictions
There bis not town
Only 2 small village
Koh pu
And koh jum
Pretty low Thai at that beach ;)
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agreed a freaky dude lmao
Been first for many times
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When will you go to Pakistan 🇵🇰
JACK FRUIT
Durian you would smell 😉
สวัสดี
How about 🇫🇯
That would be cool
@@no_soy_rubio 🎆🎆
The Northman sent me here i approve👍
Who's the Northman? Harald Baldr?
@@no_soy_rubio yep 😉
Gabriel, You should edit the soundtrack in your videos. You have so many pauses man … … … before you deliver the next noun in your sentence. And you DO drone on “about yourself” a lot… when the SUBJECT is about WHAT you are showing us.
I hope this constructive criticism helps you.