Where was rhe place you showed. You rode a motorcycle and the road was windy over mountains at the end of the drive. There was a new little place like a rasta place the lady you spoke to was Ukranian? It was on the beach. You also saw the little place secluded because you drove down a path you saw.

Here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a85ldLaSrZqocac.html

Thx. Thailand itself makes that easy :)

Noted ;)

My 1st time staying there and the (new) owners seem very nice. Perhaps they're still settling in somewhat. Yep SRY sure is a lovely chill getaway.

Thx Kevin. Barely have time to film and edit one 20 min video per week. More and more vloggers use online video editors from India etc but I just do it the old fashioned way which takes time.

@@SideTripLife Indians need to eat too! I totally understand, it keeps you busy and focused too. Cheers.

We do like the longer videos. Total escapism.

Thanks Nigel. Phuket has some very lovely places, especially North like Khao Lak. Hope to return there in future to do a similar series.

That was some heavy lifting lol

Thanks for coming along Mark. STL

Cheers Joe

Perfect trip route right there, enjoy! STL

@@SideTripLife Forgot to add, congrats on the car! It is very clean.

Fantastic! Thank you :)

Nice, exactly what I aim for, thank you. STL

Get back soon Karl. Cheers, STL

Indeed. Very lovely locals, both Thais and foreigners. Also nice n quiet which suits STL just fine ;)

Thanks Dean!

Loved it being right on the beach. Was surprised how many ppl were there in June no less (weekdays got the place to yourself tho;)

Wow, thank you!

WoW! Much appreciated! STL

Thanks MauiHowey, I enjoy your vids too. You're fortunate (& smart) to live near Cha Am, close to this lovely stretch of coastline and quick trip to Bkk. STL

Wow, thank you!

Lol, of course DebraBLUE ;) Also, if I recall you're Texan? Well the Blue Beach Resort Thai owner is a huge Texas fan (as one can see;)

For sure Ant, this whole coast too, as you know

For sure

Thanks Jo. Enjoy your next trip! STL

It's dead quiet during the week and still pretty chill on the weekends, my kinda spot.

Glad it was helpful, have a great return trip!

Glad you like my vids (many say too long, too boring lol;)

Thx TC

Thanks for watching :)

It is indeed, thanks

Thank you Sharon. The best bits of Thailand are the quieter chill places like this one (and more coming ahead;) STL

Nice, thanks. Have a great trip upcoming! STL

lol

Really is such a beautiful area. Hiking and boating ahead

Thank you! Hope to get to India in the future

@@SideTripLife Please come , i will guide you...

Thanks Nicky! btw I noticed in your recent vid what looked like a softball pitch with backstop, is that a thing in the UK now? (hopefully N America catches on to 'football'/soccer this century;) Cheers, STL

@@SideTripLife Hiya. Yes. Softball. Have a great week.

Pretty special area alright. If I recall you rented a car and drove down this coast plus vlogged some too.

@@SideTripLife yep sure did

Thanks. Keep in mind Nov-Feb is high tide season and the seas will be churned up but other than that still beautiful

Not selling nuthin but glad you watch the vids which helps the channel, cheers

MUCH appreciated AB! Thanks! STL

@@SideTripLife watching your videos are pure joy. you almost take us there. keep it up!

Tack Micke

Saturday 5 pm onwards (weather depending)

Was going to buy a scooter but came across the car for same price and as it all checked out plus cool, dry and hella safer, giddyup.

Cheers BC

lol noted

On a budget but deffo grateful (& no complaints;)

Being this far up the Gulf, of course the sand and water aren't on par with the South. However, has that wonderful chill factor which Khanom also has.

Yikes! Had one at El Goucho Steakhouse in Bangkok 750 Baht/$28 CAD (had to try, once;)

That's a tough one Lee. Would be handy if they had a 'Pet ok' selection in the search. Will keep an eye out. STL

@@SideTripLife thank you

Thx Jim. Everyone seems to like Dec-Feb but that's also the time of the highest tides and roughest seas. Personally prefer Mar-July (ideally after Songkran and before Western summer hols).

Glad to hear things haven't changed much since I made my 1st vid there: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJ12eJWQ29ezk40.html

​@@SideTripLife Yeah it's very quiet here. I was thinking about moving closer to Hua Hin, maybe Cha-am.

Watch this space

@@SideTripLife Will do....Thanks

Actually I have appeared in a few (albeit briefly) but my vids are about the places I visit and what's in front of the camera, not about me, also I'm not into self fame etc.

No, 20 minutes is the sweet spot for viewers' attention. Any longer, viewers start to drop off which is bad for the channel because it sends a message to KZfaq that viewers are not interested in the content.

Thanks Kev, Mark. The reality is this vid already has the kiss o death from YT with this summary noted on my member panel: "Fewer viewers are choosing to watch this video. What’s going on? People are clicking less on this video’s title or thumbnail. Improving the title or thumbnail of this video might increase viewership" So, a video gets assigned failure or success within the first few hours after posting. This one appears failed. Unless one adds a gob-smacked face etc, or butts, boobs etc, or 'WE DIDN'T EXPECT THIS..." blah blah on the title, good luck getting in the YT algorithm. Btw, 90% of vid views come not from subscribers, rather from YT's 'recommended' and 'up next' (if your vid made it 'in' that is). Ah well, I enjoyed making it. STL

@@SideTripLife "We didn't expect this" - yawn. Appreciate the integrity. Great series, this area looks the perfect base for tuned in expats.

20 mins is good, most of us don’t have time for crazy long vids.

STL keep doing what you’re doing. You have great content and please don’t go the way of the clickbait titles and stupid looking mouth open facial expressions. When I see those, I refuse to click on them and go on by to another video…

Depends if you buy local or import (usually Aus). If you buy imported, of course it'll be spendier than back home (shipping overseas in refrigeration + import duty etc etc). But if you buy local, it can be cheaper than back home and increasingly pretty good (ie French/Thai local stock). Having said that, I eat a burger maybe once every six months so not a big factor. Bon appetit Faustino. STL