Mum has lovely garden 😊

The older I get the harder Thailand gets for me. More peace and quiet and sane driving would do me well.

nice to see you and your daughter so close 👍

Annie is beautifully special ❤ Brilliant parents 🙏🙏 Great success miss Annie ! 👍👍

James, thanks for sharing with us your family in the UK. Lovely. I always enjoy your content and look out for your uploads.....

Happy Birthday Annie!! We hope that you had a wonderful visit with your Gramma.

Hi james nice video i am also back in the Uk after 5years in Thailand enjoying the Kent countryside and time with children and grandchildren, now looking forward to returning to Thailand soon

The SW of England is the only part of the country that has yet to fall .. give it 10 years and it will be completely sunk. So sad to see this great country have the rug pulled under its feet … stay in Thailand I certainly would

Keep enjoying yourself James.... I'm Back in the states enjoying time with my granddaughter for the summer.

Thanks for the video mate. Very lovely family. Bless you all!

Moving back to the UK ? Don’t. That’s the simple answer. It’s going to go downhill very fast now. I wish I had the finances to leave.

Hi James, Beautiful camera work in this video. So much clarity in it. Probably having no pollution an a blue sky enhanced it. It is good to see the close relationship that you have with Annie. I can't imagine too many father's here in Australia going for walks with their daughters an being comfortable talking about all subjects.

Deep breath clean air the journey of life carries on cheers 🍻

Great video James when the sun shines in the UK you couldn't be any better place. Hope you and your family enjoy your stay 🙏

Grew up in Yeovil 60 years ago, 'twas a sheetthole then, and has got progressively worse over the years. Happily and thankfully out of the UK these days.

Another good one. Your mom has a beautiful place and garden. Thanks for sharing your trip.

I was hoping for some mincing around in that beautiful turqoise gown. The grass is always greener on the other side, you know. While in Europe I miss Thailand, and vice versa. Balance is the key.

If James is "glad to be back in the UK"; we will see him making a vlog in a UK as a patient in an asylum in his next vlog.

Hi James, great video. Just returned from UK, my mother 90th birthday celebration. Happy birthday to Annie. Hopefully see you soon back in Thailand. Enjoy.

All the best to Annie on her 21st

Green and pleasant land, indeed. Great to see you guys so happy and diggin' the scene. Wonderful stuff...you're the best.

Fun video James! 👍 Your mom and daughter are mazing!.....did not see you wify. 😂

Hoping Annie enjoyed a wonderful birthday!

Beautiful British house! And it’s huge. a great place to return to when you’re visiting parents and the hometown

Cheers James, great to hear you guys are enjoying being back in UK. You both look really happy, and the English country side looks perfect. Happy birthday to Annie! The English summer down south can be really beautiful. I was living in Manchester, and I think we got no more than 3 weeks of sunshine (above 25dC) in summer while I was there. Having lived away from my original country for 15 years, it takes me about 4 weeks of visiting before I remember/see why I left and why where I am is better. Still its great to visit and reminisce and catch up with friends, for a couple of weeks. Hope the rest of trip goes really well.

Now I see where you get your gardening skills from your Mom has a beautiful property. Happy Birthday Annie she is the same age as my oldest daughter! I’ve had a tough time with my daughter moving out and off to University but I’m happy for her. I’ve told her I could move to where her University is to be closer and she said no dad! Lol

Nice video hope everything goes well, I left the UK this week to have a better life in Thailand, the UK has gone down hill big time, think before staying here drive around then the true England will present itself.

Great video Summerset is a beautiful part of the UK.

Welcome back James & Annie, enjoy the weather 😂😂😂 not had a summer this year. As forflights to & from LOS we always fly direct, normally Thai, occasionally Eva, but next November we're doing BA for the 1st time. We'll done with the meal Annie, done ya dad proud. Happy 21st. A Hilman minx, James.

When people get upset when I've complained about the countries I've lived in or spent long periods of time in, I've always said that if I was talking about England, I'd have a lot more negative things to say. It's always nice to go back, have real food and real conversations but I think the last five years (and the elections results) have shown us that the UK is basically fkked...

Happy birthday Annie xxx

That was great and I enjoyed seeing the Somerset countryside. You can't beat the English countryside on a good Summer's day. hope you get tome to enjoy a hostelry or two - would love to see a video of Bradford on Avon or Bath. Happy Birthday to Annie and have a great time in Blighty !🍻

Thank you for posting. I really enjoyed that

Good video, its great that you are close with your daughter, make the most of it, as when they get a partner they drift away and its never the same, especially if you struggle with their partner and have varied views (over the top PC) on life etc. But when the grand-kids come along they make you laugh so much. The old Clique "Life is short" rings very loudly as we get older.

Absolute fantastic loving the vlog 👍👍

Have a nice holiday guys

Just been back to UK to visit for 3 weeks Really enjoyed it

Alright James, newish subscriber here, great content. English villages are in the main kept pristinely compared to other places. Still seems like a good sense of community in Somerset. Worth a consideration for half the year in uk autumn and winter spent in Los! Kevin from Ireland.

Mama noodles and pla ra sauce for somtum is what my wife always buys when we go to Thai town in LA

The cucumbers in the UK might be bigger than in Thailand, but I have to hold back the tears when in the UK I see what is labelled as a 'large' or 'very large' avocado and it's significantly smaller than an apple!

Hello mate. Manchester and Liverpool are great areas for Annie to study. They have loads of Asian supermarkets and restaurants, she can find literally anything she needs from back home. Even Durian and Pa la . Everything is in walking distance and great student communities. Should come up north and have a look .

Happy Birthday Annie 🎂 I love your videos James, keep them coming 😊 Was the Thai woman in the video Annies Mom?

Would you say the same thing Nov with storm, -5 and horizontal rain? 😂 Love swedish summer but two months is not enough.

Great stuff James and Annie

Going back home becomes a "Nice place to visit, but i would want to live there"... the usa is going south fast. My thai wife has had enough, same with me

Where did you get the portable bum gun? I want to buy a couple for my next trip to the US.

Wow, a no sky spraying day, proper Studio Ghibli clouds, word must have got out Miss Kiki aka Annie was flying in

For a while my local Tesco had fresh Thai holy basil and I would get some almost every week. Sadly they stopped selling it a few years ago for no obvious reason, particularly as it would sell out as soon as it came in.

for some reason its a cold and almost autumn feel to the start of july here in carlisle uk, noticed straight away the difference between the pavements in Yeovil to any Thai town or city how is the reverse culture shock ha ha, thanks for sharing

Yeoville looks really nice 👍 I’m curious, how much would a 1 year lease, on a 1 bedroom apartment go for? One other question…does the train run north to Liverpool from there, or would you need to go via London? I love your Thailand content, but I enjoy your UK content as well!

Hi James, the list of pro's and con's between UK & TL are for always changing.. greener grass syndrome possibly? the cost to live back in the UK would be a big shock.. perhaps a topic for a video?

It’s a Hillman minx same as Humber 80 or Singer all part of the Routes group family

Well i honestly do not think leaving Thailand will improve anything because after brexit things are not well and you have everything you need in Thailand

So how will you support your family ?

Its great to see your mum (star of the show) looking so well and her beautiful garden. The reason you enjoy the UK its home James family friends local pub proper fish and chips its what we all miss when away. I have not been home for over 3 years as I dont have family there but I fear I might not want to come back here if you get my drift lol. We are heading to our Northern pile (Chiang Rai) next week for the school holidays and we going a different route so will be passing trough your stomping ground Tak this day week. Look enjoy yourself and spoil your mother and give here a big hug from me and another to the birthday girl Annie who is a beautiful young lady....Colin

Happy birthday have a wonderful day 👍😎🎂

Welcome home Thai festival on this weekend in Southampton plenty food, music and Thai beer

I think lab is from Laos originally. My family in Sakon Nakhon are big into lab.

Hope you putting a claim in for a cancelled flight. KLM cancelled mine and the compensation was 600 euros 🤷🏼‍♂️👌

Is it Crew-kurn or Crook-en? West Co-ker or Cocker Many a wind up between the local dialects and the posh un's over the latter in the Quicksilver Mail. I enjoy my winter avoidance in Thailand but I like coming home to Yeovil.

Lamp is beef/pork/chicken salad

20:57 "Nice Audi" but even better Aston Martin 😲

Have to admire you come all this way just to vote

Fantastic ❤

Hi James I've been watching your videos for some time and I used to live in yeovil you picked the best part of town to show, if you had gone to the bottom of town you would have seen some men from the stone age

Mate spend 1 year or 6 months in uk see if you realy like it again and want to live there

Came back to Bkk on Qatar Q biz class last year. 35 mins waiting in the heat on the loading bridge, they cancelled my paid for reserved seat, no refund (64quid). No special meal, they got it wrong for the first time on any airline. Seat did not work and all in all a big disappointment. Their economy food was better, Emirates is far better all round.

£60 a train ticket??. What on earth is that? Madness.

Nice thanks! Your not the first I have heard say the last hot season did something to them. Kind of scary to consider the "Climate" folks say it is only going to get worse 🤔

Beautiful looking area James 👍

@jamesabroad8589 this was lovely video. You have a beautiful family. It makes me miss the UK.

them walls wont keep me out yeoville what a dump 🤣🤣

No guarantees, even with emirates. Two years ago, i booked a flight (and also immediately purchased an extra legroom seat) with them to BKK and afterwards i had a onward flight with thai airways to Laos. Within weeks of booking and still many months away from travelling, they suddenly send me an automated email that they had put me on different flights. No explanation and no apologies, but at least everything was rescheduled automatically at basically the same travelling dates. I had to reschedule my thai airways flight and luckily my fare allowed changes without extra cost.

You should get Hire car Excess insurance, £35GBP per year. Eversure.

oh I miss clean air...

Larruped is a word I've not heard for a,while. Your England is far different from mine. North London.

my Thai g.f wont cook with that MSG she says its very unhealthy

Mini Clubman traveller and an early Hillman Minx.

Is that click. No way James ffs.. Watch soon ka 💯

I just spent 4 years back in the UK after 17 years in Thai after 1 year I realized I had made one big mistake but my Thai wife liked her job earning money and saving it all so we stayed ,the UK is now a dump in many areas well that's my opinion places like where your mother lives and few like it the upper middle classes have not been invaded yet I hope for her sake it is not she would soon change her not so bad statement anyway enjoy I am sure you will if you stay where you are you sound very up market matey

I would suggest you take your daughter to Luton or Bradford or Birmingham or Slough for a few nights to see the real England before she decides whether she wants to live in the UK. Somerset is not your typical England of today.

16:18 is that your wife?

❤👍👍👍🙏

finally caught your wife on camera

James and Annie. Enjoy Britain while you can, but don't move back here. In around 30 years, the UK will have sharia law, and all that comes with it. Today, we got a new Labour government. It is going to be brutal if you are not of a certain demographic.

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Happy Birthday to the beautiful Annie. James you are lucky to be able to live in two amazing places. Enjoyable video watching Annie cooking and presenting her Thai culture. Quaint rural English countryside and the airy summer weather would make me want to be a resident. Cheers!

Overpriced EVERYTHING, NHS that is nowhere near to those superb Thai clinics, immigrants (of the bad kind), miserable cold weather.... No no no no no... Thailand any day of the week over northern part of europe.

Qatar Airways sucks. Had 4 flights a couple years ago… the experience was terrible. They hire South Asians and Filipinos - and basically imprison them in dormitories outside of Doha - forbidden to leave except to work. (Modern slavery and you can sense it from the mood and poor service quality.)

🥰🥰🥰😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍🥰🥰😁😁I like to see greeny gardening of uk style.

You can moan about the UK but if you come back to a house and garden like that its paradise. Your mother is one of the elite 10 % .Bless her and i am sure she is thankful for it .

Back in time for a new government

Flights, Qatar are very good, or were when i worked there. Don't understand why you are not thinking about Eva air, 12 hours or so direct flight. Economy is good but premium plus is even better.