How Expensive is Thailand? One Day on a Thai Island
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- Опубликовано: 1 янв 2023
- In this video I explore the lovely little island of Ko Lipe in southern Thailand and show how much things cost.
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Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!
There is something kind of remarkable about watching this video on January 2 and Gabe saying it was filmed on January 2.
The old classic Gabe swimming under the water with his camera pointed at him... Love it!
Gabriel. How do you do it, mate? You`re out here living your best life and I just want to ask how does it feel? Quite a life you`re living. Although I do wonder how you deal with being on your ones so often. Always having to keep track of your surroundings, your documents, making sure folks are trustworthy, you`re a real one, mate. I couldn`t be more stoked for you. I`ve shown my folks your vids and they love them, too. Safe travels all the way. Keep succeeding with no regrets, mate.
Well Said Jordan. Was thinking the same thing, not easy travelling so much...Gabriel tell us your secret mate.
Most important thing is to make sure and put one foot in front of the other. Next thing you know you're on the other side of the world.
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@@GabrielTravelerVideos Rightly said. When I travelled on my first international trip, my flight flew over Greenland. Never in my life would have imagined doing it.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos could you perhaps do an honest story video of how it actually feels to travel like you do? Important things to you that you are missing out on this way or things that you may like to change? Perhaps starting another youtube channel with the type of content that doesnt require such frequent traveling if any at all and thus living a different kind of life? I watched the latest William Taudiems video and i liked the vulnerability and honesty there that he has had enough and is quite sick of the traveling backpacker lifestyle and wishes to have a different kind of life. It was sad to see of course that its not working out and that him and many people dont find the things that they are searching for. I can relate though, the more i travel the more hope i lose to find that place and thing that im actually longing for where things are just significantly better but perhaps its not to be found in this world as there are all sorts of limitations here
Just came back from Koh Lipe. I've booked a private room in Sang Chan Hostel on Walking Street from Christmas till New Year for 6800 Baht/198.16 USD (7 nights). Definitely a good budget option. Though you need to unplug the WIFI router located at the reception whenever you lose connection (the owner actually showed me herself). You'll be charged an extra 400 Baht for AC but you don't need it as the weather gets quite cold at night. I turned the fan off whenever I go to bed. If you don't need WIFI, you can opt for the Varin Village beach chalets on Sunrise Beach, but note that it gets pretty windy at night.
Really enjoying this island series. Can't wait for more
These stunning picturesque beaches are truly a dream for us Canadians who are currently freezing and buried in snow. Thailand is a dream destination for foodies and beach lovers Iike me. Thank you so much for taking us along with you to this paradise 🥰
Just get an all inclusive in the Caribbean and keep your timezone and prices down!
Those rooms were less than 10 bucks 10 years ago , Gabe. Crazy how high Thailand has gotten
Yeah nothing like the old days especially with the rubbish exchange rates now.
@goldshine930 drinking is already more expensive than most places in europe
I was thinking myself that seemed pretty darn expensive, relatively
@goldshine930 ive not been there but i think it will be around 150 baht. In Bangkok now you are at least spending 120b on a small bottle of beer.
ok boomer 😂
LOL you know you are regular follower when in the few seconds of this video I said to myself "oh look there's Gabe's regular blanket!!!" ;)
It's fun to see you exploring another island in Thailand. I first discovered your channel several years back when I saw your video of exploring Koh Mak, which is my favourite place in the world to chillax and completely de-stress.
Beautiful and comfortable place 😁🏖And the beach looks amazing 😁Love the video 👍😁Thanks for sharing and take care 😁✌
Seems everything has gotten more expensive over there since I was last there in 2016. Dang. Looks like it's Mexico again for me this winter
57 USD/night is steep for Thailand for what seems like a budget room
Hi Gabe,
Loving your explore of a beautiful Thai island. I love your travel vlogs always keeping it real for the armchair traveler. I will get to Thailand myself this year! Happy travels.
Gabe, you’re my hero 👌🏻
Thanks for showing us the local prices there. This was really informative. Plus, what beautiful sights, man! Living the dream!
Fantastic Gabriel and happy new year 👍
Thanks for sharing and happy new year friend 👍🥰👌
Hi 🎉
Happy New Year! 🎆
You are pretty amazing and we never lack for content from you ❤thank you and Happy New Year💕💐
:52 fruit salad looks awesome.
How expensive series is my favorite Gabriel. These videos also performs better than other videos. Keep up the good work
Been able to walk and enjoy the island 🏝 is really a joy , love the walking street 😊 the restaurant on the sand is paradise, everything is magnificent 😍
Hi Gabriel, this island has a hippie vibe to it really relaxing. I would just lay in the water for an hour. Another thing, ever since you traveled to Bali your appetite has increased, it's amazing how to keep your weight down but it's all that walking and swimming that keep you in terrific condition.
Gabriel Koh Lipe looks amazing my brotha! Enjoy thailand
Nice one Gabe. Looks like Greek Islands and Thai Islands combo life.
Nice to see parts of Thailand that I haven't visited yet. Happy new year man 🤙
Happy New Year Jesse, have an epic 2023. ✌👊
Gabriel you are a truly flexible and easy going person, pleasure to watch
Gabriel, every time I plan a trip to a country, you beat me to it by a month or two - which is fantastic as I make great use of your experiences! Greece and Thailand are two countries I am also very familiar with, first trip is Koh Samui - Phangnan - Tao in a month ;D Enjoy the southern Andaman, the weather looks fantastic already.
Loving the videos
Cool, thanks.
I laughed at the “there’s the store on the right” text
basically, prices like in North America. One cannot retire there anymore. Not only there but many other similar destinations.
Beautiful beach!
Very interesting videos, beaches and good food
Everything is 5-10X more expensive than 2004! Partly the exchange rate was amazing back then, but it's still crazy expensive now!
More like 2-3x.
@@gsomethingsomething2658 I paid the equivalent of £3 per night for a bungalow on ko phangan, 50p-£2 for meals and less than 50p per gram for weed. The exchange rate was 74b to the £
Yeah, crazy
@@MrSimonj1970 Damn i was born too late it seems hahah in 2004 i was 3 years old
Your probably in one of the most expensive places in Thailand and high season too , place looks amazing !
Wonderful video.thanks for sharing this beautiful moments with us. It is really worth watching. Greeting from IRAN 🇮🇷❤
Yes, people from other lands often speak English so well that it can be embarrassing to think about how little Americans know other languages.
OMG, that Thai meal at the very end of this video looked to be one of the best I think that you have ever had! 😃 😃
First! Happy New Year sir and safe travels
Third, Happy New Year. ✌
I'm not a beach person at all get bored in a day. Love more of green parks, "non-sea nature" and mountains
@@SkyHeaven9 cool
than you are watching the wrong vid. i am afraid
If you do the cave swim on Koh Muk, do it, go early. Can get very crowded.
Good grief, Thailand a lot more expensive than I thought!! Don't think I will be visiting any time soon. I thought $30 a day would be enough to live like a king there ..
$30 per day wasn't enough for "living like a king" even in 2004.
Maybe $100 per day is enough for a very comfortable existence as a tourist. $200 to live like a king.
@@udishomer5852 that’s rubbish mate. I know many who travelled Thailand and other Asian countries back then on shoestring budget, they lived like kings relative to their everyday in western countries. $100 a day is absurd for Asia. No need to spend that much at all there..
small note Gabe, Chang beer is pronounced shong. Was just in Thailand a couple weeks ago and loved it.
As always enjoyed another video from you. Question, where do you leave your stuff/items when you are entering the water?
On the beach and I keep an eye on it.
You should check out Tonsai & the chillout bar & bungalows:)
We are in Thailand now almost 3 months and believe me it is not CHEAP unless you stay at hostels and eat street food rice and meat
I think Thailand is overrated
Love watching beach videos. What do you do about your stuff when swimming? Ask someone on the beach to watch it? Can u swim with camera? Earthquake in Eureka, 9 miles from Rio Dell, 2nd one in 10 days. Enjoy every minute & many thanks 4 video! Malaysia is a former British colony.
What a delightful little island ❤
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Gabriel I like your video you visit Thailand
Are you also heading to Koh Samui? I am visiting the Island on the 1st of February :D
Australia next country? 👍if its raining in Cairns the weather is perfect in the southern half of AUstralia this time of year, explore a country you have never been to before like AUstralia
Maybe he's avoiding Australia because of the expense he'd have to put up with compared to an Asian country. But I agree he should look at visiting a country he's never been to before.
@@kapow4 Australias no more expensive then traveling around Europe or any other first world country, he spends plenty of time travleing around europe dispite the expense
Gabe where’s your Singha shirt? Thanks for sharing the fireworks with us, Happy New Year 🎊
I didn't bring the Singha shirt, but I have my Chang shirt: ruclips.net/video/zIDB0G_7who/видео.html
Thailand has some Great ilands to explore!
Good video! 👍🇹🇭 I like all the prices. Be checking you out.
Love Thai islands all paradise on earth, best holiday ever , ❤
Gabriel will you be returning to phi phi Islands?
How long are you in Thailand for? You should head north to the mountains or head back to Nepal ;)
Hmmm..I am on Ao Nang Beach Krabi, and got a four star hotel room with a pool for 25 USD now. The tip is to reserve a refundable room when it's on sale and keep it in the holding until the decision is made. The resort i am staying at are Srisuksant Resort and it's quite good. Now it's 40 dollar if you book it straight on impulse. But as wee see here, we can see that Thailand has gone up to european pricerange and most of Latin America and parts of the middle east is cheaper than Thailand.
Thailand is one of the best country in the World if not the best I love the land of smile to death 😂 I was there in December I can’t wait to go back once again it is a country I’ve been spending my holiday for over 20 years…. On a positive note now I can smoke ganja freely now whereas before you had to be very careful…
Koh Lipe is notoriously expensive anyway luckily the Thai baht has weakened in the recent months years I guess Thai baht will strengthen during 2023 unfortunately 😅….. Chok dee kap Gabriel visiting Thailand enjoy
17:26 was that really a reggae version of ‘ Zombie ‘ by the Cranberrys, interesting 🤔
Enjoying the videos, this island looks idyllic I must say
I was trying to find that song! Sounded great!! I’m only finding trash ones though 😞
Thailand's food is just about the most flavourful and awesome in the world.
Gabriel, about how many times have you been to Thailand, all told?
Not as many as Greece I know, but still ... inquiring minds want to know.
I love Thai clothing, too. It is so colourful and has such lovely patterns.
This is my seventh time to Thailand. I've been to Greece nine times.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Awesome sauce! Many more comments of mine to come under recent videos of yours especially concerning Koh Lipe
Right now in Swiss Temperatur is almost between 9 to 17 degree.
Beautiful lookin place
Your choice on entrees looks healthy and delicious everytime.
Don't go to Koh Tao; we don't want to lose you Gabe!
too true. murder capital of farang in Thailand...
@@israel_started_it_ALL_in_1947 Really?
Yes, Google it. Many documentaries on You Tube made about it!
Are you meeting up with Chad from CB Media ? He seems like a cool dude to hang with.
Are the beaches usually that empty of people? Seems strange to me.
Food seems pretty cheap. Hoping to go Thailand in March end of February
In Tibetan we also say Chang mean beers.
Interesting. 👍🍺
My local Chinese takeaway are all from Malaysia they all speak perfect English and there prices are about the same as the restaurants there in Thailand £25 for a dinner interesting 🤔
Yeah it's bullshit. It's not as cheap there as I would expect.
Stayed at that place 2011 but then it was named Z-Touch 😀
Hello Gabe! Any good snorkeling in Ko Lipe? Best wishes in '23!
I'm sure there is, but I didn't do any snorkeling there.
Come back to Japan. We have so many amazing vending machines! We have vending machines in nature too. And in random neighborhoods and next to convenient stores. So you don't have to walk inside to buy more PET bottles. They are on the street already. Then we send our trash to... Thailand!! But only after greenwashing Japan with "Eco" this and "Eco" that..
Woah $23 for a DORM?? I was on the Thai islands only like 4 years ago and could still find a private room with fan for under $20 - on koh Tao I found a private bungalow on the beach for like $15 is this just gone now?? ): hope not
Maybe Ko Lipe is a little more upscale plus peak season prices.
yeah there's no way I am paying $23 for a DORM! For that price in Thailand you should be able to get a nice room in a good quality hotel ..
@@GabrielTravelerVideos just realized you’re in Lipe you know what yeah that makes sense then - you should try koh tao and phagnan you should be able to get a private bungalow for that price , have fun!! 🎉
Fried bananas with honey sounds amazing.
It was super delish.
Prices in Thailand are no longer what they used to be. Yes I know you can find cheaper options however it is nice to eat in a proper restaurant at times. Flights to thailand are also no longer that good. So as a backpacker from Europe you have now better options!
OMG'!! how bad are the hotel rooms there
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Gabriel, but wait there's more ... As with me, you knew there would be!
1) 00:53 -- Who the heck puts cheese in a tunafish sandwich? I mean I ask you ...
2) 01:25 -- What WAS that green animal who scurried at the bottom of the screen? Looked like a green gecko of some sort.
3) Will you go to Koh Adang, ever?
4) I love the size of food portions in Thailand. For the price, one can really eat one's fill, because they give you a mountain of food for the price, usually, although ... as times go by, stuff will get more expensive.
It's funny that there's a beach named Pattaya on a paradise island such as Koh Lipe. Anyone who has been to the original Pattaya understands the reason! LOL
Exactly: ruclips.net/video/dHgIKvMfWqE/видео.html
Are there no any flyspecks in the holes where ordinary Poor Men James Bonds can eat for half dollar or so, having in mind average salaries there?
visit to nepal sir.
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Thais always sing "Zombie"- it's that or Hotel California.
711 has the best ice coffee in Thailand
That fruit salad looked delicious.
What was it?
Banana, ?, pineapple, watermelon
Yes, and mango.
Chok dee . Good luck , easy Thai phrase
This makes me want to quit my RUclips vlogging in Mexico and head to Thailand instead. LoL
I feel like Indonesia or the Philippines can’t be beaten these days if you want a dirt cheap tropical paradise. It’s like Thailand 30 years ago.
Laos and vietnam as well.
What is the cheapest way for a family to spend few months there and still be comfortable?
Rent something long term.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos rent upon arriving or in advance?
Any sharks around beaches that you heard of?
152 views Premiered May 2, 2022
The attack comes as Thai authorities are battling to prop up the shark numbers off the kingdom’s coasts with a falling population and birth rate. There have been other isolated reports of shark attacks on Thailand’s beaches in recent years most commonly linked with bull sharks. Officials in Phuket led by Deputy Governor Pichet Panapong have assured the mother of the boy in this latest incident that everything possible is being done to respond to any potential danger and protect the public using the beaches on the island, among the most popular in the world which, in the past, have attracted up to 10 million visitors a year.
How are the current corona measurements? Are masks mandatory? Do you need to be vaccinated?
None, everything is completely normal. Nothing required to enter and almost no one is wearing masks.
my best bro looking handsome thank you for your huge respect against cpec friendship countries lot of love from your best bro viki 💙
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The another country mby price is product expensive but Thailand no same in quality or taste product litle more expensive. And many place free in Thailand or litle more price for anything example your beach enter swiming. Beach you explained same beach Nunggalan in Bali Island because a see front ship in beach. Taste everything good any country local drink. Who country local not good taste Mr.Gabriel ?
That's an expensive dorm!
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Gabriel you making good videos, how much you earn from videos
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@@GabrielTravelerVideos thanks Gabriel, you are doing really well keep it up. How you assigning trips in a country, like what basis's you choose the location, where. I hope you rear you choose hitchhiking.
Please show next time the weed shop.!
I showed it in another video: ruclips.net/video/dW8ZJnx10Sc/видео.html
1st one gabriel..!
Second, so close. You were two seconds too late.
420 blaze it