A thoroughly enjoyed it and loved it thank you very much

Great Video. I love watching all your vids which are cheerful and positive.. we are moving to Thailand in 10 days and we have been watching your travels through Thailand with great interest.. keep them coming please

Thanks to you and your videos my first visit to Koh Samui will be like the 3rd 😉😂 Hopefully in 2022 will be able to come there. 🙏

yes, stay as you are doing now

Thanks so much :)

Still lively in some places but due to a cluster *uck at a club last week, no alcohol in restaurants again since yesterday... (just some coffee mugs;) 7/11, shops, still ok . Thx for the sub btw, subbed back. Cheers!

She really is! And you are so fortunate to have been there on her cooking class! Anyone looking in, to see what your missing, please sub to Ying : kzfaq.info/love/HGr-iWg0esvTJGdnS2u7cA

Ying really is amazing! Your channel is great too :)

Thanks but in my prev vid I visited restaurants, hotels, condos, bars, shops + an entire beach + more (to me, this is how to properly show a place to viewers & it takes a lot of effort). Meanwhile, a youtuber lady sat at a single restaurant I visited and did an entire video on it, talking throughout and got 10X more views (good on her too:). Another chap typically films a couple places, chats through the vids and also gets far more views. Another couple usually films just 1 or 2 places, chats through and also gets great views. Not disparaging this at all, they're smart for doing so, having found a simplified format which gets great views. Meanwhile, I'm filming 10-20X+ more content, which takes 10-20X+ more effort & time to make but gets far fewer views. Makes me think I need to change my format. IE: film/edit far less content and instead add more filler/chat/b-roll (for potentially far more views, ironically with far less effort;) This appears to be what most on YT want and reward.

@@SideTripLife We're just subscribers who happen to love your videos and presentation style as is. If you feel you have to do this for economic reasons who are we to argue. In my opinion you have a far more eclectic viewership than your average KZfaqr who, as you say, has more viewers but considerably less content and info. But again I'm here in Ireland. Easy to comment. My wife and I look forward to your videos so much. You've opened our eyes to so much more outside of Samui ( our default hol destination). But you're on the front line so to speak. Maybe give it a go for a while. You won't know til you try. We will still tune in for what it's worth.

Thank you R B. I've just come to the undeniable conclusion that to remain viable, content is not the key ingredient, rather one must primarily be a 'showman' / entertainer / presenter and I am none of these (nor wish to be really;) Will keep on with same format for now, albeit a tad wearily looking at similar prospects going fwd if I'm honest. Thanks again, it's viewers such as you which inspire me . STL

Hi STL. I wonder could I pose a question to you. Looks like we'll have to cancel Samui again for November as we don't have the time available to have our holiday AND do the required hotel stay. So again very envious watching your videos but we do realise it's hard work too. My question is as you travel around to different parts of Thailand and it's otherworldly beauty do you see it and appreciate it fully or are you 'switched on' the whole time in that every stunning vista you see is material for your brilliant videos. In other words is your first reaction one of awe at the beauty or is it 'that I'll make great content'. I ask because my wife loves the scenery in my town but as I've lived here I don't see it anymore. Hope I make sense🤞

With Samui + program can roam hotel pool, grounds and direct beach if any on days 1-3 then free to roam the island and after 7 days, then free to go to Tao, Phuket etc. But the 1st 7 days costs at limited AQ hotel are a non-starter for most. So what to do? Samui in November may look very different but this is a tough call. If airline tix are refundable or a credit assured, personally would wait and see. This week there'll be announcements lessening some local restrictions. Then, as higher domestic numbers get vaxxed by say Oct, more restrictions may be eased, also the AQ requirement for Samui. I'm guessing this will be morphed to the much less costly & multiple choice (150) SHA hotels soon. Then next phase, show digital vax cert (+booster upcoming) and neg insta test and good to go. This is just my feeling on how it may go. Regarding do I take time to stop and appreciate the beauty? Absolutely! I generally film a few days then camera off and just enjoy the rest of the time (in between editing etc;). I also often return to nice places, just to enjoy and again, camera off.

Thx Pj & about the mic, agree! Just I'm on the road and can't find a Rhode go 2 (the mic; I need;) so will have to wait til I return to Bkk, no idea when that may be tho.... meanwhile, thanks for bearing with :)