Legit, best I've ever had, and I've had a LOT!!!!

Lol. Glad to hear it. You gotta get that passport working.

That's part of what makes living abroad so much fun. Observing how locals simply do things differently. It's almost s pressure release to not be directly involved like back home. 👊🏿. Glad you're enjoying the journey

Glad it was helpful. Had fun making it.

Got the job done on us one way or another it seems.

Every single expat I know refers to themselves as such. And most aren't American. The nomenclature doesn't matter really. It's all the same thing. Just Geopolitical BS and posturing.

the only issue, off season has gotten harder to predict with unparalleled numbers of tourists now. everyone's taking the same "off-season" approach. might be time to fully shift to alternate destinations.

Thanks for watching and commenting

Sooooooo many doors open. And people don't care one but when we mess it. It's the effort they love.

@@Minoritynomad *exactly!*

If you recommend a place that you haven't actually eaten at, your opinion is invalid because you don't actually know if it's good or not. That's part of the problem. It's like me recommending travel destinations I haven't been to. Many influencers do that, and the world is worse for it. This idea that all exposure is good is a fallacy. Large crowds of non paying customers create more issues for businesses that can't be balanced by the possibility some might actually patronise them. There's long been a movement to avoid "tourist traps" and overtourism. Your position is exactly how these places become overrun and thus become unappealing to travelers looking for good businesses to patronise without the annoyance of dodging selfie takers and long lines.

I'm a big fan of no camera policies. And glad to see more and more places taking this approach

Absolutely. My Second home and family. I actually go and don't post online. Like 70% of my life and travels never end up online.

@@Minoritynomad love to hear that, hope we get to see some more of those Romanian adventures

It's called a Phin. Traditional Thai Issan instrument.

100% would be cheaper and less time consuming. The ATM fee here is 220 baht for foreign cards. Usually 20,000 baht per withdrawal. Some banks have started doing 25 and 30K I've heard. Only seen one place doing 30K.

You learn quickly. Nothing wrong with being broke. Lazy is unacceptable. Lol

@@Minoritynomad very lazy, I have to chaperone them, make the itinerary, remember the room number and hotel address. I could’ve just went alone 😮‍💨

Oh hellllll no. Lol

ALWAYS pay in the local currency. Globally. Most will ask you. But just to be safe say, Thai baht please. Or Pesos. Or Yen. Whatever. The exchange rates the banks charge you are significantly higher that what most US banks will charge you.

@@Minoritynomad Thanks man!

Pretty much any convenience store. 7/11 or Family Mart. Most malls have the carrier shops. All have prepaid cards. AIS for example as The One card. It's 200baht for 30 days of data. 100gb. Might be a bit more expensive now. But that's what it was a few months ago.

yup. they've expanded heavily. they were the ones I always recommended. Now I don't. an utter waste of time with ATMs. The only time I recommend using them is if you're coming from another country and have local currency or you're leaving Thailand for home.

You probably mean "Superrich". :-) Yes, still located in the basement, near the entrance of the Airport Link...

@marcelkamermans yeah. He means SuperRich. Lol

try to keep people informed here and there. lol

I was there recently I'm a fan. I generally don't pick destinations based on price. I travel based on what I want to do and see. This was mainly for others to know what's happening on the ground vs in social media feeds.

Totally understand them. While I might not agree with the tactics, I understand the reasoning if that makes sense. And I can honestly blame one company. Airbnb. While the crowds and hotels prices are an issue. Locals are being priced out of their neighborhoods by Airbnb. Almost 20,000 active listings there. Thats a massive number. Especially given the price points.

I never made a comparison to Asia or anywhere else in this video. But the reality remains, Europe is the most expensive continent on the planet. Before I address your last sentence, are you justifying the prices throughout Europe because you believe it's "attractiveness" is what makes it expensive?

The rail prices increase yearly. So yes. BUT, Companies like Flix have helped keep them affordable. Government run rails like DB are insane. Flix, good pricing and route options IMO. I would happily travel Europe entirely with Flix. Protests are happening for the reasons I pointed out in this video. #1 Inflation and governments arent doing much about it. #2 Overtourism is pushing locals out. I don't take cruises.

Oh i'm never upset with those that don't know. Why I tell folks I'll give you just enough information to not get into too much trouble. People have to go on their own journeys. It's the hypocrites that know better and constantly throw shade that annoy me. I generally do these videos for others to see someone call out the BS they deal with.

Nahhhhh. Thailands pretty conservative meaning you won't find anyone really talking about it publicly in English. I'll be starting a Patreon soon where I'll be discussing things like that. Keep getting censored here and on IG.

@@Minoritynomad Appreciate the response. Looking forward to that Patreon discussion. I get the sense that Thailand is more of a covert society (ie. dont talk or write down) on a large range of topics. Reminds me of how a large minority of the privileged members of the community in UAE move. I spent 4 weeks hanging with a local Emirati that happened to be my same age (mid 20s at the time). My guy took me to all kinds of hidden gem nighttime hangout spots in Abu Dhabi. They were playing all kinds of classic 90s hip hop. Doing all our dances. The females there were typical conservative by day (wearing traditional dress) but at night and in this venue...they were super normal and wearing much less! And let's not even talk about the way they were nicely put together in all the right places. Salut!

They'll never get me. Lol. 👊🏿

Thanks for watching and commenting.

I ask why they think that. In some ways, I think we are. In others, we arent. It's a subjective argument presented as an objective one. And I think that's the issue. So many people don't know how to separate the two.

Absolutely. Very important. Especially if there's a chance for border closings. I've had issues with layovers being cancelled. Chaos

I try. lol.

Yeah. People seem to not be looking at this from the other side. How locals feel. And it's largely because most North Americans don't experience this. It's frustrating to see

thanks for sharing your experience. We arent perfect. Americans know very well whats wrong with our country. at least from our individual perspectives. I'm sure Australia has its issues as well. But, I would support any Aussie that loves their country and I hope to be extended the same courtesy. Glad to hear you enjoyed your time there.

I lived in several different European nations. Dated Europeans. Many of my close friends are European. I say all that to say in my experience I don't think it's an inferiority complex at all. If anything, it's a superiority complex. Europeans tend to truly believe their countries are better than the states in many ways. And to an extent, its true. Objectively. Thats where it gets muddy. One side arguing subjectively and the other objectively. They'll never agree. But when you can sit down and have a conversation. The balance comes together. All countries have positives and negatives. And sometimes we cant see those when were inside the cultural norms.

Team North America. lol