The Exact Moment that I Realised I Could Live in Thailand

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
  • In today's video, I share a story about the very first moment I realised I could live in Thailand full time and make money online.
    ➡️ How I Make a Living Online in Thailand! ➡ brettdev.com/workshop
    After that, I'll show you a lesser-known gem, Moon Mueang Soi 1, which is probably one of the best places to stay if you're visiting Chiang Mai for a short or long time.
    Join me as I explore this unique nightlife area, discuss my journey to becoming a digital nomad, and show you some of my favorite bars and hangouts in this amazing city.
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    Nicks Chiang Mai Nightlife Video: • Thailand - Chiang Mai ...
    00:00 Hello! From Chiang Mai Gate Market
    01:37 Story about the First Realization of Living in Thailand Full Time
    06:02 How I Became Obsessed with Making Money Online
    06:53 Building Skills and Research to Live in Thailand
    08:14 One of the Best Areas to Stay in Chiang Mai (Moon Mueang Soi 1)
    10:32 Why Moon Mueang Soi 1 Is a Great Place to Stay
    12:15 Closing Thoughts and Emphasizing the Laid-Back Atmosphere of the Area
    #digitalnomad #nightlife #thailand

Комментарии • 55

  • @brett_dev
    @brett_dev  Год назад +4

    Build valuable connections with over 1000 digital nomads at Nomad School 👇🏻 www.nomadskool.com/

  • @uponreflection4704
    @uponreflection4704 Год назад +39

    I have been holidaying in Thailand for many years until one trip as I exited the airport I had this overwhelming feeling of comfort and felt as though I have come home so made the move been here just over 2 years and not missing the uk one bit

    • @davidcole2331
      @davidcole2331 Год назад +3

      Hapy for you bro

    • @jakespeed6515
      @jakespeed6515 Год назад +6

      There is a feeling about Thailand that cannot be explained, only felt. Kinda like The Matrix.

    • @ayebo15
      @ayebo15 Год назад

      @uponreflection i am also planning to stay. thinking about getting a 180 days visa, re-entering on the last few days so i can get another 60 days, then extend by another 30 days, which makes it 180+60+30 days (9 month) then i need to be out of Thailand for 3 month. then rinse & repeat.
      how do you managed to stay there for 2 years?

    • @uponreflection4704
      @uponreflection4704 Год назад +1

      @@ayebo15 Not everyone’s choice apparently due to cost I personally think it was money well spent I invested in the Thai elite visa

    • @simewood2040
      @simewood2040 Год назад +1

      Its really nice to not be living ‘on the clock’ in one of the wealthy treadmill societies.

  • @murrayged8744
    @murrayged8744 Год назад +5

    The moment I realised I can do this was when I met you in the bar the first time round 2018. Never looked back since. Great video again keep it up

  • @billmoeller8897
    @billmoeller8897 Год назад +7

    It clicked the first time I visited Chiang Mai back in 1993. Stayed at Top North Guest House. Was working for the fire service back in the USA at the time, had 7 years to retirement, so kept visiting 'till I retired in 2000. Been going back every year for the last 23 years (minus time for covid). Returned to the US from CM in April for 7 months, then will head back in November. That area around Top North Guest House hasn't changed since back in 1993 & that is a good thing.

    • @trundlesome1
      @trundlesome1 Год назад +1

      I first visited Chiang Mai in 1993 too and also stayed at Top North. And as you say the area hasn't changed.

  • @chelz1972
    @chelz1972 Год назад +4

    I love Chiang Mai old city. I live in the northeast but I plan to visit Chiang Mai at least once a year when i have the time. I visited last month and will go again in October.

  • @amonke4u
    @amonke4u Год назад +5

    Bro this happened to me in 2019. I was in Phuket and was drinking and chatted with this Australian dude name David. And he said he did the same thing online work for a stock brokerage. works 8 months in thailand and goes home for 4 to see his family and friends. Then in 2019 I started into stocks with the goal to make 200k and retire in thailand. Sadly Covid hit allong with other personal matter. Now i just travel to asia and south america. coming home for a bit to see family and friends. I owe that dude for opening my myset.

  • @saishore
    @saishore Год назад +4

    I visited Thailand in Dec 2022, fell in love with the country. Trying to figure out how to migrate and make it work, I'm close, but your video is probably my version of "the moment" when I remember the trigger. Thanks mate, will let you know when I get there, and buy you a beer.

    • @uk_bigboss
      @uk_bigboss Год назад

      Just get a online remote job easy

  • @stevenharrison488
    @stevenharrison488 Год назад +6

    Found the beauty of Thailand late in life but as long as the knees hold out I'll keep laying bricks 67 now gov' pension . Will spend my declining years in Thailand 😂😂

  • @212Roger
    @212Roger Год назад +3

    Nice to see you showing off my favorite hangouts. I’ve discovered Soi 1 and 2 back in 2011 and know everyone/place since retiring half the year in Chiang Mai in 2012. Even met you twice at C.U. Live music bar. Like you said, ideal location. I’m due to return in July-September.. as I visit twice a year. “Take care Brett.” -Papillon🦋

  • @beverlyweber4122
    @beverlyweber4122 Год назад +2

    That's my favorite soi as well...so much so that I have it as my screen saver for the past four years! But I wish you wouldn't share it around, please! I like the quieter vibe as tourists really hadn't discovered it before. (sigh) You'd best keep your current gig, mate, cuz' you'd make a lousy spy with spilling all the best secrets!!!
    For the record, I recorded my BEST live video at the end of that soi one quiet Sunday morning, really channelling full-on Anthony Bourdain and chatting for over an hour with locals I met that morning. One of my fondest memories right there.

  • @ByronWatts
    @ByronWatts 4 месяца назад

    2014 after my second trip to Asia I decided to commit to being location independent so that I could entertain locating in Asia...which happened in 2018. Now I enjoy being in the warmer climes of the Philippines and am very glad to be here 🙂

  • @MyOwnWayMusic
    @MyOwnWayMusic Год назад

    great video Brett

  • @benmo7600
    @benmo7600 Год назад

    Another good one brother

  • @Anglophile2012
    @Anglophile2012 Год назад

    Great video!

  • @clivekingshott4323
    @clivekingshott4323 Год назад +1

    I take like this format of vlogging! More of the same Brett!!

  • @marcp108
    @marcp108 Год назад

    Thanks for this Brett. Im in Thailand for three months from July and will be heading to Chang Mai for a few weeks and staying at Tambon Is Phum.

  • @QUANTUM_FIELD_THEORY
    @QUANTUM_FIELD_THEORY Год назад +1

    Great informative video Brett you made me laugh when you said how good those bars were back in the day. I thought you'd gone back to the UK seemingly about the weather in Thailand being not so good. I'm still in the UK in my motorhome. Summer here now just starting I hope. Can't face another winter though I don't think. I need to get planning. Take care my friend.

  • @Doddiloddy
    @Doddiloddy Год назад

    Nice video!

  • @observerstation
    @observerstation Год назад

    Also my favourite place in the old town. Big up Nuts Bar! A great owner and a great place to play pool and hang out

  • @jakespeed6515
    @jakespeed6515 Год назад +1

    Great video Brett, Would love to return to living in Thailand now 😞 but family and schooling would cost a lot more.

  • @user-bs4vb8vh6m
    @user-bs4vb8vh6m Год назад +1

    Have a nice day 🤗😊🎉🎊

  • @badkeiser
    @badkeiser Год назад

    Coming to Asia very soon. Starting in India and I’ll see where it takes me. Thanks for the helpful videos.

  • @binary_ironclad
    @binary_ironclad Год назад

    Moonmuang Soi 1 is the best. Happy Soi 1!!!

  • @TinyMaths
    @TinyMaths Год назад

    I click so fast when I see one of your new vids; largely for the injection of positivity.
    But also to give me the often needed wake up slap.
    The first time I realized location independence might be feasible was when, working a freelance job from home, I made more money in one day at home, than I would have in a day at the office. I thought " if I can do this at home, couldn't I do it back home in Guyana?" (but I got distracted and didn't follow through at the time)

  • @trundlesome1
    @trundlesome1 Год назад

    Moon Muang is a great spot. That is the first place I stayed in CM on my first visit in the early 90s - in Top North Guesthouse. It hasn't changed much, still a little oasis.

  • @barberism24
    @barberism24 Год назад +2

    Went down moonmuang soi 1 plenty of times… but mostly for the reason to get to Pineapple Express bar/dispensary! Literally the fucking best experience to meet locals! Have a brew get a game of pool in while smoke a doobie. Great environment to just immerse yourself in. The small dinky alley ways are absolute stellar! Really makes the entire experience feel like a small town feel. Some regulars slide through and as well as farangs and expats living there. I even was there when they had a few Thai police officers there on break playing a game of pool. It’s was Lw surreal! Meanwhile I’m getting lit 😂

  • @ChiangMaiThaiVideoVlog
    @ChiangMaiThaiVideoVlog Год назад +1

    A friend took me to that Soi at nighttime a few months ago. Really a "Must Visit". It's just like you say, with a special vibe.

    • @212Roger
      @212Roger Год назад +1

      Again Jaco, you should do a video on that secret after hours club I showed you, Bada Boom!🎉

    • @ChiangMaiThaiVideoVlog
      @ChiangMaiThaiVideoVlog Год назад +1

      @@212Roger If the time is right, we will Roger.

    • @212Roger
      @212Roger Год назад +1

      @@ChiangMaiThaiVideoVlog I’ll show you in a few months when I return. 🦋

    • @ChiangMaiThaiVideoVlog
      @ChiangMaiThaiVideoVlog Год назад +1

      @@212Roger Okay, that's a deal !

  • @ericb5328
    @ericb5328 Год назад

    I landed Saturday and I'm going to try to stay as long as possible

  • @beesomsak6727
    @beesomsak6727 Год назад

    Hi Brett first time seeing a video of CU Corner in Soi1. Went there on a Friday night & was a great evening. Have a US friend in a wheelchair who stays at Srithana Condo2 who loves the bar... An old chinese guy was also playing but good vibes.I used to run an expat mag called ChiangMai Trader News 20 years ago & last trip met 2 old friends in Nicks Mad Dog. UK Nick since given it to his head girl??? but one of my haunts when back in CM........also Sandy at the Irish I heard is still there.....

  • @markuserikssen
    @markuserikssen Год назад +1

    Hi Brett! Interesting video! Not sure if you shared this before but I'm just curious: How did you manage to stay in Thailand for a longer period of time? What Visa do you have? I know a lot of people have difficulties with Visas.

  • @rustycongaming8602
    @rustycongaming8602 Год назад

    Hello mate, I’m moving there in March. Would be great to meet up next year

  • @alans.philippines
    @alans.philippines 9 месяцев назад +1

    2023: the moment I realized I wanted to exit the west + leave to Thailand / Philippines forever.

  • @okbilly1
    @okbilly1 Год назад

    When is the burning season in CM? When is the best period to stay

  • @barberism24
    @barberism24 Год назад

    😢😢😢 this was the exact area I stayed at when I visited CM. Stayed about 5-10 mins walk away from that area on the south east corner of the moat. I only stayed for 4days but really started to get familiarized with the area. Shot felt like a second home and started getting in the routine of going to that exact night market before heading home 😩 best $3 spent there! Milkshakes for days! And as well as the soups and roti! Was damn near in heaven and can’t wait to go back! When I do visit again thought wanted to make time to explore pai, chiang rai and tachliek in Myanmar… can’t wait to retire out there! I wanted to go forth with purchasing a condo in CM over these next few years.
    Decided to rather go with purchasing a condo rather then getting a new genesis g80 cause why not! Already have a car that I got on big discount (due to covid) and would rather have a vacation/retirement spot instead. And I only 26 rn 💀

  • @vortexfx420
    @vortexfx420 Год назад

    America - 'Dive Bar' or 'Hole in a Wall' .. Been learning and studying trading, right now im break even but slightly profitable. Fingers crossed

  • @OriginalMJ
    @OriginalMJ Год назад

    i was kind of wondering if you could make any side money while you are there singing in bars, like you were showing there.

    • @RebiGames
      @RebiGames Год назад

      You would get paid Thai salary which is very low

  • @davidcole2331
    @davidcole2331 Год назад +4

    You señt her money 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @koma7778
      @koma7778 Год назад +1

      In the good old days maybe he was a playboy at the time

  • @user-vn3jm6sw9s
    @user-vn3jm6sw9s Год назад

    Nice