Thank you for the video Mike. I love Thailand, especially my favorite island.... Ko Samui! I spent 5 days in Samui in February! I visit Thailand quite regularly & plan to retire (from crazy USA) to Samui in 2 years. 🎉
I'm going to Jomtien instead of Samui because the rentals are much cheaper, there's no way you can get to rent an almost new condo in Samui for the prices you get in Jomtien. However if saving money is not a concern then I guess Samui is nicer, perhaps Koh Phangan even better cause it's built on the right side (sunset side)
Jomtien is also a good option. I don't like Pattaya all that much. To each their own. I rent a brand new house in Samui for 20K per month. Hard to find these days.
Love your channel and check youtube everyday to see if you've posted. You and planet papas are my samui life line .. keep making the great samui content and informative videos
I don't get: what remains of the gem of the island if it get filled up with so many villas and compounds? I own a quite a big property in Lipa Noi, where it is still relatively quite and locals are living. Still, I do not see the advantage when the island is covered these villas and compounds.
"Wales near UK" 😳😳 Wales is IN the UK! 🤣🤣🤣 You can always rely on the Americans to make me laugh with their knowledge of geography. 🤦 Good video though!! 👍
@@AbroadInThailand Tell that to the Welsh or Scottish or Northern Irish or English. 😳😯 Although many of them wish they weren't part of the UK but it's too late now 😯🤣🤣 It's like telling any of the 50 states, they're 'near' America 🤣🤣🤣
@@guyrandom1 🤣🤣 To be fair, Americans are the easiest people to take the pi*s out of, it's the biggest lunatic asylum in the Western world and I'm from the UK, which isn't far behind 😳🤣🤣👍
Would be great to hear some good business investment opportunities in order to retire (not die) on Samui. For me retire means managing MY time on MY conditions..., I love to work if it is what I love to do....!
DTV has nothing to do with working for a remote company. I own my own LLC and have the DTV. And several people I know whose only business is RUclips have already received their DTV.
United Kingdom is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined under one kingdom. Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales (excluding Northern Ireland this time) or referred to as 'Great Britain and Northern Ireland'. Ireland itself (Eire) is it's own nation and republic but Northern Ireland is part of the UK. All nations have their own flags but fall under the Union Jack flag.
Interesting point you made about alot of the remote jobs stating you must remain in the host country, kind of defeats the purpose it's not really a remote job then. Also i see alot of so called remote jobs then saying the job is hybrid and you must be in the office 2 days a week or some bs like that. It doesn't work for me or my lifestyle it's either fully remote or nothing.
Your video good but have problem more time expending working without any connection it's resultresult May be an reduce your subscribers .l mention it for your future . Thanks so much.
@@AbroadInThailand Got back from Koh Samui, with my wife, about ten weeks back. Enjoyed it, but 10 days was quite enough. I am an odd person who likes the cold.
If you’re SUPER RICH….. but for ordinary folks Samui is WAY overpriced, jacking up prices and destroying what was once an idyllic location for one reason only, MONEY!!!!!!!! I was on Samui before you were even born 1980, when there was only ONE place to stay at Lamai Beach. Bamboo huts, no electricity, fish, rice, bananas and black tea for sustenance…. It was purely idyllic….. nothing personal, but all the utoobing and vlogging IS “”NOT A GOOD WAY”” and is simply contributing to the total loss of what once was a true paradise. The more the word gets out, the more people will invade the island , and turn it into what everybody is trying to escape. It’s happening ALL OVER THAILAND…. Phuket, Pattaya Chiang Mai are all already cooked and are mini versions of BANGKOK….. THAILAND is just becoming another mini version of any western country because of all the people hyping the version of Thailand circa 2024. I’m a long long long term expat and seeing what’s happening to Thailand is SADDENING….. and have a few questions “””what’s Thailand going to be like in another 5-10-20 yrs?????”””” and all the hypsters will be directly responsible for its dilution and destruction of what was once the most peaceful unique culture in all of Asia. Do you speak Thai? Or do you expect the Thais to learn English, French, Russian, Mandarin et al??? Have you embraced BUDDHISM? Thailands truly unique religion that informs the THAI way of life, customs and rituals. Do you have a work permit??? As making a living from utoob is deemed WORKING under Thai law, and therefore negates your visa status, therefore disrespecting THAI LAW, the same Thailand most bloggers profess to love…. What gives bloggers the right to come to another country and simply DISREGARD Thai Law??? Other than complete ego and DISRESPECT to their newly found adopted place of refuge, See the contradictions??? I could go on, but it’s so obvious to those who can think what’s REALLY happening on the ground in THAILAND….. it’s being sold out to MONEY by pure ignorance, all under the guise of I found my paradise, so hey all you westerners and Russians and Chinese, just come on over and turn it into what you are all trying to escape…. ………. Revert to Question 1…………….
@@AbroadInThailand no NOT angry at all!!! SADDENED AS I SAID… I’m just calling it out for what it is and that’s what your ignorance can’t handle. And anybody who doesn’t stroke your limited knowledge of Thailand is deemed angry??? lol I notice you didn’t answer one question because I surmise you DONT speak any Thai, DONT have a work permit, DO NOT embrace BUDDHISM in any form, yet sell yourself as some sort of Samui guru after a few years. That’s called the blind leading the blind. Sorry if FACTS about the REAL REALITY happening now in Thailand offends you, but if you can’t understand how encouraging more and more westerners onto Samui is DETRIMENTAL to local customs then you are seriously deluded and just another noobie pretending to know anything at all about how things really are in Thailand. Buddhism teaches to kill one’s ego, so try embracing some spirituality instead of MONEY, stop pretending to be some local real estate agent used car salesman and read those Articles. You will then see that it is the THAI people themselves who FEAR FOR THE FUTURE OF THEIR OWN COUNTRY because of foreigners like your self who are selling the country out for likes, clicks and MONEY,, …. Nah champ, NOT ANGRY AT ALL, just calling you out for obviously what you are and how you are actually part of the problem for DILUTING AND DESTROYING THAI CULTURE…… it’s called NOOBIE IGNORANCE MASQUERADING AS PRETENDING TO KNOW AND DO SOMETHING WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR INHERITANCE!!!!!!! lol suck up REALITY PRINCESS!!! PS I clearly stated nothing personal,,,,,, but because you got called out on TRUTHS you responded personally with your old jaded expat retort… lol ex Marine here sweety and still got what it takes. Obviously you have NIL RESPECT FOR ANYTHING…….. especially Thailand………
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Thank you for the video Mike. I love Thailand, especially my favorite island.... Ko Samui! I spent 5 days in Samui in February! I visit Thailand quite regularly & plan to retire (from crazy USA) to Samui in 2 years. 🎉
Awesome. Let me know if you'd like to schedule a call!
Koh Samui still has some beautiful beaches, but the traffic feels like a big city. Everyone always in a rush, and not very relaxing to drive.
@@genericdeveloper3966 Samui isn't for everyone. I've learned to take the good with the bad.
I'm going to Jomtien instead of Samui because the rentals are much cheaper, there's no way you can get to rent an almost new condo in Samui for the prices you get in Jomtien. However if saving money is not a concern then I guess Samui is nicer, perhaps Koh Phangan even better cause it's built on the right side (sunset side)
Jomtien is also a good option. I don't like Pattaya all that much. To each their own. I rent a brand new house in Samui for 20K per month. Hard to find these days.
Like all the young people of today,waiting gor their parents to die do thry can have a great life instead of getting their finger out
You're all wrong if that's the message you got from this video
@@globetrotterize Agree - many of the tossers are doing that - banking on their parents inheritance and live a life of no meaning and purpose
Love your channel and check youtube everyday to see if you've posted. You and planet papas are my samui life line .. keep making the great samui content and informative videos
@@toddzilla7373 Thanks so much for your support 😁
I don't get: what remains of the gem of the island if it get filled up with so many villas and compounds?
I own a quite a big property in Lipa Noi, where it is still relatively quite and locals are living.
Still, I do not see the advantage when the island is covered these villas and compounds.
Gotta take the good with the bad and ugly
@@AbroadInThailandspoken by one NOT CARING or having any responsibility towards THAILANDS DILUTION of CULTURE ….
@@mjay6508 Okay
Mike can I get a visa to live in Koh samui if I don’t work
There is a retired visa if that is what your question is.
@@cindybelsher4076 no I’m not retired. I’m 38
Yes check out the LTR Visa
You can schedule a visa consultation call on my website.
I won't consider due to high price for the local insurance, very limited coverage. It only works until you healthy enough
That's your decision. Good luck!
@@AbroadInThailand your responses indicate a complete lack of understanding and empathy of what is really happening in Thailand…..
@@mjay6508 Thanks for sharing your opinion
Would a couple need to put 48k in the bank for the visa over 50 years old?
@@alohastateofmind3565 800,000 Baht or roughly $16K per person
Hello! Could you recommend a place to stay for 2 to 3 nights that has beautiful view and would not cost a lot of money.
Crystal Bay Beach Resort
"Wales near UK" 😳😳 Wales is IN the UK! 🤣🤣🤣
You can always rely on the Americans to make me laugh with their knowledge of geography. 🤦 Good video though!! 👍
In vs near UK. Same same but different 😉
@@AbroadInThailand Tell that to the Welsh or Scottish or Northern Irish or English. 😳😯 Although many of them wish they weren't part of the UK but it's too late now 😯🤣🤣
It's like telling any of the 50 states, they're 'near' America 🤣🤣🤣
@@asiatravels007 Now you're just taking the piss mate 😅
@@guyrandom1 🤣🤣 To be fair, Americans are the easiest people to take the pi*s out of, it's the biggest lunatic asylum in the Western world and I'm from the UK, which isn't far behind 😳🤣🤣👍
easy mistake, btw, I live in San Diego (USA), near California! 😂
Great Chanel Mike, always a wealth of knowledge 👌
Much appreciated and thanks for watching!
Would be great to hear some good business investment opportunities in order to retire (not die) on Samui. For me retire means managing MY time on MY conditions..., I love to work if it is what I love to do....!
Thanks for the advice. Will consider this for an upcoming video.
Why youtube doesn't count for DTV since you can be a freelancer hence no company has to employ you I think.
Perhaps you're right...
DTV has nothing to do with working for a remote company. I own my own LLC and have the DTV. And several people I know whose only business is RUclips have already received their DTV.
Good to know thanks for sharing!
United Kingdom is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined under one kingdom. Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales (excluding Northern Ireland this time) or referred to as 'Great Britain and Northern Ireland'. Ireland itself (Eire) is it's own nation and republic but Northern Ireland is part of the UK. All nations have their own flags but fall under the Union Jack flag.
Okay thanks for the info
You always have such good interesting info thank you
Thanks so much for the support!
I hope that is the beach condition in October, 2024.
Yes I filmed this video in October 2024
Interesting point you made about alot of the remote jobs stating you must remain in the host country, kind of defeats the purpose it's not really a remote job then. Also i see alot of so called remote jobs then saying the job is hybrid and you must be in the office 2 days a week or some bs like that. It doesn't work for me or my lifestyle it's either fully remote or nothing.
My sentiments exactly! 👊💯
mike good walk 15000 b good price expect a rent increase soon rents are going up all over the world keep fit
Your video good but have problem more time expending working without any connection it's resultresult May be an reduce your subscribers .l mention it for your future . Thanks so much.
Thanks for the advice
hi, how do u manage visa ? all the time need to renew ..
60 days visa exemption atm
Great video Mike! I would definitely be interested in watching your villas for rent videos and cannot wait to watch them😊
Awesome. Look forward to sharing soon!
Always dreaming of Thailand
🇹🇭❤️😍
Nearly there Mike! 10k any day now 🎉
Coming soon! 🎉
Too hot and too humid for me
Not for everyone
@@AbroadInThailand Got back from Koh Samui, with my wife, about ten weeks back. Enjoyed it, but 10 days was quite enough. I am an odd person who likes the cold.
South of Wales..near UK...smh.
You know what I mean 😂
Your parents might outlive you?
It's possible I suppose but not too likely
Overdeveloped - lost its charm.
You could say that and maybe you'd be right but I still love it here
Koh samui over developed?? Get real it’s nowhere near over developed
And haven't noticed it being over developed and I was there in May
@@kerryjames8932 I was there 20 years ago.
You ❤ lady boys? 😂
No, why?
If you’re SUPER RICH….. but for ordinary folks Samui is WAY overpriced, jacking up prices and destroying what was once an idyllic location for one reason only, MONEY!!!!!!!! I was on Samui before you were even born 1980, when there was only ONE place to stay at Lamai Beach. Bamboo huts, no electricity, fish, rice, bananas and black tea for sustenance…. It was purely idyllic….. nothing personal, but all the utoobing and vlogging IS “”NOT A GOOD WAY”” and is simply contributing to the total loss of what once was a true paradise. The more the word gets out, the more people will invade the island , and turn it into what everybody is trying to escape. It’s happening ALL OVER THAILAND…. Phuket, Pattaya Chiang Mai are all already cooked and are mini versions of BANGKOK….. THAILAND is just becoming another mini version of any western country because of all the people hyping the version of Thailand circa 2024. I’m a long long long term expat and seeing what’s happening to Thailand is SADDENING….. and have a few questions
“””what’s Thailand going to be like in another 5-10-20 yrs?????”””” and all the hypsters will be directly responsible for its dilution and destruction of what was once the most peaceful unique culture in all of Asia. Do you speak Thai? Or do you expect the Thais to learn English, French, Russian, Mandarin et al??? Have you embraced BUDDHISM? Thailands truly unique religion that informs the THAI way of life, customs and rituals. Do you have a work permit??? As making a living from utoob is deemed WORKING under Thai law, and therefore negates your visa status, therefore disrespecting THAI LAW, the same Thailand most bloggers profess to love…. What gives bloggers the right to come to another country and simply DISREGARD Thai Law??? Other than complete ego and DISRESPECT to their newly found adopted place of refuge, See the contradictions??? I could go on, but it’s so obvious to those who can think what’s REALLY happening on the ground in THAILAND….. it’s being sold out to MONEY by pure ignorance, all under the guise of I found my paradise, so hey all you westerners and Russians and Chinese, just come on over and turn it into what you are all trying to escape…. ………. Revert to Question 1…………….
You make some good points but at the end, of the day you're just another old angry jaded expat. Not worth my time.
@@AbroadInThailand no NOT angry at all!!! SADDENED AS I SAID… I’m just calling it out for what it is and that’s what your ignorance can’t handle. And anybody who doesn’t stroke your limited knowledge of Thailand is deemed angry??? lol I notice you didn’t answer one question because I surmise you DONT speak any Thai, DONT have a work permit, DO NOT embrace BUDDHISM in any form, yet sell yourself as some sort of Samui guru after a few years. That’s called the blind leading the blind. Sorry if FACTS about the REAL REALITY happening now in Thailand offends you, but if you can’t understand how encouraging more and more westerners onto Samui is DETRIMENTAL to local customs then you are seriously deluded and just another noobie pretending to know anything at all about how things really are in Thailand. Buddhism teaches to kill one’s ego, so try embracing some spirituality instead of MONEY, stop pretending to be some local real estate agent used car salesman and read those Articles. You will then see that it is the THAI people themselves who FEAR FOR THE FUTURE OF THEIR OWN COUNTRY because of foreigners like your self who are selling the country out for likes, clicks and MONEY,, …. Nah champ, NOT ANGRY AT ALL, just calling you out for obviously what you are and how you are actually part of the problem for DILUTING AND DESTROYING THAI CULTURE…… it’s called NOOBIE IGNORANCE MASQUERADING AS
PRETENDING TO KNOW AND DO SOMETHING WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR INHERITANCE!!!!!!! lol suck up REALITY PRINCESS!!!
PS I clearly stated nothing personal,,,,,, but because you got called out on TRUTHS you responded personally with your old jaded expat retort… lol ex Marine here sweety and still got what it takes. Obviously you have NIL RESPECT FOR ANYTHING…….. especially Thailand………
3500 dollars for 6 weeks - grifter
Yeah that's right. Take it or leave it.
@@AbroadInThailand BS
ya now us dream is run away from usa ,
No time like the present!