Alone On Karon Beach In Thailand 2021
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2021
- Ever had a 5km long beach in Thailand all to yourself? Complete paradise in a very surreal sort of circumstance. Thailand and specifically Phuket, is still reeling from the huge drop in tourism during covid. The majority of hospitality and tourism businesses have sadly been forced to shut down as you will see in my walking tour of the Karon and Kata area. Thailand is trying very hard right now to keep cases low, so to be able to open certain parts of the country to vaccinated travellers by July 1st. It's hard to say what will happen, but once it is safer and easier for people to travel, I hope you will consider putting Phuket on your must see list because it is still a phenomenal place to visit! I stayed at the beautiful Beyond Resort on Karon Beach (not sponsored) and would highly recommend their hotel! xx
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Alina
I was in Thailand 33 years ago it looks like it has changed a lot since then .
It really is a beautiful country
Well, Alina starts off with I'm literally speechless, and then for five minutes proceeds to rave about her room, hotel and beach and pool immediately outside of her room and then tells about hell of a deal she scored for this accommodation. She then tours the gorgeous beach area's and basically abandon town. It's sad to think of all the people trying to survive till business's can reopen, but she definitely makes the best of the situation. Thailand and Phuket are showcased very positively by this upbeat traveler. Continue to enjoy your exploring, and thanks for taking us on tour with you.
Thank you very much!
As a Thais people, I would like to say Thank you for your videos showing how our country is and I think by the end of this year, if the Covid 19 situation recover Phuket will come back to live with your great help. Thank you very much, you are great.
My pleasure! I really do hope things will get better soon.
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@@AlinaMcleod visit south africa cape town and durban
Want to know something amazing? We booked to Greece and short after that I found your amazing videos about Greece. Now we know we want to go to Thailand next year, you make videos about Thailand! Just perfect!! :)
haha that is perfect! Hope you have a wonderful time!
@@AlinaMcleod thank you!
You have the whole beach just for yourself...perfect, truly paradise
Some people were born to be alone. So even without a pandemic. People just magically disappear even in Angkor Watt or the Great Wall Of China. When you have been to so many beaches alone, you’d really wish there were at least 4 hot Swedish or French tourist in the view.
@@eduardochavacano amen.
Alina Sunglass or Hollywood Specs always dry when the Waves dunk her. Great VBlogg Patreon. 💃💃💃😎🎩❤️❤️❤️
Something about this channel makes me feel relaxed and comfortable. It could the friendly, informal vibe from Alina. Very nice travel channel!
I want to go to Thailand now and this is thanks to your rather effective endorsement of such a beautiful land Alina!
Happy to hear it!
You will never regret going to that area in Thailand
Karon was always my favourite go to in the past but it has been many years, Thank you for the beautiful reminder of days gone by.
Thailand is the best country❤️🙏🙏
💯💯💯💯
It's just "A Country".
You struck gold !!! Enjoy the less crowds, rushed people, and peaceful tranquility of Thailand. You scored big on the hotels too. Have a radical time and keep the beautiful smiles shinning with more videos please. I do hope life will return back to normal all over the world. Be safe and God bless :)
Thank you very much!
Congrats, Alina! I was supposed to travel to Thailand in 2018 for an extended trip, but my mother fell ill and I became her caregiver. Since then, she and both of my brothers have passed away (all in 18 months) and now that that’s all over, I’m doing it this winter, for sure! Thailand will be the anchor country, but I also plan in hitting Vietnam and maybe Laos and Cambodia for short visits, too. Cheers and congrats again!
I'm so sorry for your loss. May they rest in peace. I hope you're able to see these amazing places once things are better!
There is one huge benefit to this pandemic, and that is nature and the environment gets to renew and recover.
Stfu
@@jay-lm4we but he's right lol
Some parts will, while others will be over run. Moab Utah is being over run by all the Overlanders.
@@jay-lm4we 😂😂😂😂love that comment so true
The island was and still is covered in rubbish. I did a massive clean of the beach in front of Beyond Resort when I was there, but it's still a mess and your average dumbass tourist doesn't help at all. I hate tourists and hope Thailand never goes back to 40 million of them trashing the environment TBH (but they will and the whole place will be like Koh Phi Phi Le in about 10 years 😤)
I really enjoyed this video Alina. A unique thing i noticed in Thailand, despite having no tourists, vendors and local people aren't bothering you on streets; unlike countries like Egypt.
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Sunsets are incredible at Phuket. Thanks for sharing your experience.
The beaches and your hotel, Spectacular. Shops and businesses closed, extremely sad. Fantastic yet eye opening video Aluna. Many thank yous for providing us yet another glimpse into your journey. Cheers.
Thanks for making this channel Alina. It's light hearted and interesting. Just what we need in these times. I've been going through your channel, watching a few new videos everyday. 💐
Thank you very much!
Your channel found its way into my algorithm a week or so ago. I am absolutely loving your content, keep it up. Hello from Calgary and I look forward to getting back to Thailand after not being able to go this winter.
Hey there! Thank you very much!
Have a great day and stay safe and stay healthy, Alina!❤️❤️
Cheers to your outstanding blogs. We could not express how much we appreciate your journey to the beautiful beaches and your story telling. Keep on going. Cheers!!!
I do agree with you, my country is paradise on earth. I’m glad you chose to come here. Please have a lovely time there and stay safe.
I’m coming to Thailand this week can’t wait to get there
Hi Alina - Beautiful Beach & Sunset ! That was some breakfast 😋. Thanks for sharing the visit at a 4 🌟 hotel.
Your video is gonna be very unique for a long long time because of how beautiful and how empty these places are in the video. I travelled to Krabi city and visited those islands on a weekend in late March this year (yeah just 2 months ago) before the covid situation is this bad, they were somewhat quite busy there with lots of Thai people mainly from Bangkok. Thanks for the beautiful and amazing work, Alina!
Alina, I recently was introduced to your channel via my Thai & Vietnamese interests. Going back in time with your videos I feel your multitude of gifts are greatly appreciated by us all. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much!
I definately would not get any work accomplished in such a beautiful setting. Beautiful
Just reached Elora Gorge for a hiking trip but decided to stop and watch this one the moment I got the notification. Great work, especially the footage with your action cam! Seems like you were having a lot of fun playing with the waves 🌊😄
Aw thanks, Rahul! Omg I miss Elora Gorge so much! Have a wonderful time!
Hi Alina, Thank you so much for loving Thailand. Take your time, take care.♥️
Alina, you are a joy and an inspiration. How you got your act together at such a young age is impressive. Somewhere along the way I got on the wrong bus, and it has been a struggle to get back on the right route. Anyone who complains about your travel during these covid times should put a sock in it. U R the best. Keep the good karma flowing.
lol thank you
It's really sad to see livelihoods impacted so much through all of this, but Thailand is resilient and will definitely bounce back! Especially with all of the precautions that the country has taken so far, I'm optimistic.
Union Mall just shutdown. Things getting worse now, even the big mall like that are dying. The Government is at fault for slow vaccination process and the people are afraid of vaccinating because the main vaccine they imported is Sinovac. People are criticizing the obvious that they're China's lapdog. Many wants Pfizer, but. Prayuth never care what the people want only what he wants, so he'll continues to import China's death vaccines.
@@TheBodiesInTheWaterBeckons YOU want Pfizer. I followed the vaccine news since the beginning, Pfizer is quite risky. And the democrazy gang like you ate just BS on a daily basis.
Thank you so much John, for your kindest word.
Yes Thank God that we are here in the kingdom 🌴🍺👋
@@jomontanee >Pfizer is quite risky
What? This is objectively not true. Pfizer is the best c0vid vaccine on the planet. I had the options of Pfizer, Moderna, Oxford-AZ, and J&J, and I specifically chose Pfizer. SinoVac is complete garbage...its efficacy varies wildly between specific variants (was only ~35% efficacy vs. c0vid in Brazilian health workers, 50% efficacy for symptomatic c0vid and only 20% efficacy for asymptomatic infection, compared to 90%+ for both for Pfizer), and it's not even approved by the WHO.
There's a reason China is shipping most of the SinoVac overseas whilst keeping a lot of the SinoPharm for itself. Can you figure out why?
I'd only get SinoPharm if there's nothing else (non-Chinese) available. If all there was was SinoVac, I'd honestly not get it. SinoVac is so shitty that even 100% vaccination rates with SinoVac wouldn't be enough to ensure herd immunity, lol. That's before we even account for potential health effects (which are unknown because China never even bothered to do Phase 3 trials or release trial data to the public).
Beautiful! I'm not talking about the beach 😍
This video deserves applause.....many congrats!!!!!!!
Huge subs from us.....
Thank you for visiting Phuket. I am glad that you enjoy your holiday there. Today, beaches, sea and nature are more beautiful than the past year. Phuket people are waiting tourists to come to make this island come alive again.
Wow, that sunset was beautiful. Yes, if I could I would go to Thailand for a minimum of 4 month. Have the best of times and be well. 😊👍🇨🇦
Glad we got the slow pan of the sunset later on in the video! Good footage of the menus = long enough for your audience to hit pause so they can read the offerings.
Since tourism is so down, maybe you can have the desk staff at your resort reach out to find you a day charter boat for a cruise to the scenic sea sights? You could launch a drone from the boat to elevation to pan the coasts, beaches, scenery, etc. Could be a smorgasbord of eye candy for the vlog!!!
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Always great vistas coming from you. You are up there with the great vloggers, Stunning!
Im heading to Thailand mid-July - can't wait!!!
*_Karon Beach in Phuket is one of the longest beaches on the island, spanning 5 km of fine white sand overlooking the Andaman Sea. The northern end of the beach is usually deserted, making it an excellent spot for those who want the beach to themselves. The southern end, close to Kata, tends to be busier but it isn't that hard to find a nice spot for yourself._*
Stunning 🤩
Alina, I so envy you right now being in Thailand for a that long. I so enjoy following your channel and learning many things to include the link. Also the song at the beginning goes well with the video. So jealous of your trips.
Beautiful there. Thank you for taking us along. I've never been here before. It is hot out here!
Wonderful！Enjoy the trip reserved just for you.
This must be the most peaceful place. Now..
Wish I can go one day 😭🙏🙏🙏
Chiang Mai is as quiet as a mortuary.
Nice exclusive news coverage on what is happening in Thailand, hope to see more
Спасибо за ролик,Алина.Как всегда выглядишь просто супер!!!Особенно в путешествии по России ты была невероятно прекрасна
Спасибо!
oh wow ..love Thailand
Of course, it is perfection Intrepid and Beautiful Traveler - with you there! Thanx 4 the picturesque video!
Beautiful! I loved the beach too! Enjoy your time there and be safe!
I enjoyed the vlog, well professional and beneficial, keep posting,
If you're still in the area Alina, fellow vloggers Richie and Maybelle just opened a coffee garden not far from Kata beach. Like you, very positive travel vloggers. Love Phucket 👍
Thanks for the tip!
Definitely go to Maybelle’s Coffee Shop!
wow that is amazing! Love the sunset!
Thanks Alina for supporting Thailand in this hard time.
After living in Thailand for 6 years, it is a shock going to or watching videos from places I've been and it is totally deserted. Still, I cannot think of anywhere I would have preferred to be during the pandemic. Although tourists are to Thailand as oil is to an engine, I confess I don't miss the tourists who believe screaming at 3 AM in the street is an art form. I know a bit about Canada. I used to work for traveling concert tours and have done shows in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa,....et j'ai va aux Montreal et Quebec City,...Moncton, Halifax and Sydney. Live well,..it beats the alternatives.
Thai Tourism will definitely bounce back once the world go back to the old normal.. Thailand is the go to hub for all tourists.. beautiful country with kind people and delicious food. Love your vid and stay safe!
That sunset is to die for🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
Amen! Spectacular!
Hello Alina..
A great video. The food looks amazing. It's almost like we are there with you on your tour.
Stay safe.
Looks like paradise
The sunset is very beautiful 💖 🇹🇭 # from Thailand
Good to see you have such enthusiasm for Thailand, seems like you're having a fun time,Alina. I recommend the red or green curry!❤️👍🇬🇧
Relaxing & peaceful place, Loved the video. ❤️
5:57 beautiful sunset
Looking so pretty .God bless you and your family
Perfect ,thanks for sharing ! Glad your there ,amazing ! Appreciated !
Wow...Alina this is why I love your channel. The story is never about the difficulties we face in life, but about being strong & courageous. About facing the pandemic head on. About thriving & surviving without losing hope. About not giving up on your dreams. You could have played it safe & stayed in Canada to weather the storm. You chose to listen to your heart not your fears & RIDE the storm. Thank you for being brave & a beacon of light. Keep shinning bright little STAR. You are AWESOME at what you do. This reminds me of the following quote: The future belongs to those who DARE and dare you always do. Please stay safe, healthy & strong. God bless you.
PS. Happy mother's day to your lovely Mom & the multicolor sunset is really mesmerizing in Karon beach. Never seeing anything like it.
Aw thank you very much, Samuel! Yes, I agree that it's important especially in these times to stay positive and look for the good that is still all around. Hope you're doing great!
Hello Alina! 😄🙏👋🌟 I hope your having a super wonderful marvelous day! This is really a beautiful magnificent amazing video! I really like the music sounds fantastic! 😁👍❤️🇹🇭📹🏝🎶💯🥇🏆🌟 Wow! The Beyond Resort looks so amazing! I really like the architecture design. The view of Karon and Kata beach is so wonderful! 😄👍🏝💯 The food looks delicious in the Veranda Restaurant! It’s very sad to see businesses closed down, I hope tourism will comeback to Phuket. 🙏🇹🇭 I wish you Alina a wonderful beautiful glorious blessed day. Take care and be safe Alina. Enjoy your visit in Thailand! 😊🙏❤️👋🇹🇭👍🌟
I hope tourism comes back as well. Thank you!
Can I say that green looks great on you Alina!! xx What a lovely thumbnail ❤️❤️
Awesome Thumbnail 💯💯💯🍻🍻🥂
Aw thanks lovely!! 😁
Nice video, can we be friends 🤝👌🙏😀😎
@@elmarlivehappy5443 thank you very much 👌😀😎
You are welcome 😎😀😀😀
Hi Alina..
Wow another great video. The food looks delicious and making me crave Thai food.
Stay safe and looking forward to your next video adventure.
Location looks amazing and you look beautiful as always. Happy new week and I am so glad you're happy and well. 🌹♥️
I went to Phuket two months ago, everything is closed. I regret that I went to discos open at night, so it was good.
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“Alone” is a sad word on this planet lately but Alina is enjoying the beautiful days ahead in paradise just like the first woman on earth Eve 🕊🕊⛵️
authentic and wholesome episode !! Spasibo 👍🏼
This looks insanely beautiful 🤩 thanks for sharing and can't wait to travel to Phuket next week!
When you're in the water alone be careful of the undertow. We used to spend summers at the Jersey Shore. One day a kid, bigger than me, got sucked into the undertow and he was pulled out to sea. It took several lifeguards and a few rafts to get him back to shore. Those waters can be strong.....esp if there's no one around to help. So pls be careful.
That is very true. I definitely felt it in this water, so tried to not go too deep.
I was so close to drowning at Wildwood, New Jersey, so I can attest to this!!
The Andaman Sea is pretty shallow, usually 15 feet is as deep as it gets according to a Thai boatsman who was taking us out to Hong Island. The Jersey shore gets deeper quicker and since a rip tide is when a wave rushes over water going back out to sea, depth matters. I worked as a lifeguard on the stretch of ocean between Cherry Point, SC to south of Myrtle Beach. There was a point where several hundred square miles of swamps and bogs drained into the ocean at low tide and it drained through a narrow channel. The undertow was extreme! If you ever get caught in the undertow, do not panic, it will turn you loose as the current meets the ocean.
Be cafeful n enjoy
@@AlinaMcleod Phuket is known for having strong undertow. As long as you’re careful, and you’re not alone on the beach. That being said, I’ve always enjoyed swimming at Karon beach. I was there just before Covid hit globally. Thanks for sharing your experience. $50 USD a night in a premium hotel is a steal. I once had something similar about 15 years ago on my first trip to Kata Beach, just south of Karon Beach. Lucky you! Glad you could enjoy it!
You had me at breakfast included
Thank you for a beautiful video, Alina!
Glad you liked it!
Great video thanks for taking us on another adventure. Stay safe :)))
Thank you, will do!
🤸♂️Amazing🤸♂️ vlog 😊💐
Wow! Hello from Ukraine. I was on Phuket on 2019. Awesome place!
You are visiting heaven on earth here! It is sad on one note to see how struggling to stay alive for those that live there, but on the other hand, once again you found a gold mine there. As you know I really enjoy the eating places that are open. Your playing on the beach was a very beautiful site to see you taking some enjoyment time for you. Enjoy it there Alina, and take time every day for yourself and stay cool, don't push yourself, you always come through in these wonderful video's. Love this one a lot.!!! Cheers!!
Thank you, Michael! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you foryour support to Thai tourism industry which has a very tough time.
Amazing!!! Covid is actually a blessing in disguise for over-visited destinations. Let them heal...
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Чтоб её дикари там в рабство утащили?
Good video. I’m glad you’re still traveling around Thailand. You’re supporting Thai’s fractured tourist industry which it needs to keep going.
Great video. We visited Phuket for the first time ourselves back in December. Never had any interest in going there before because of the huge amounts of tourists, but I'm glad we gave it a go because there is a lot more to Phuket than just the bars and clubs.
Yes there is definitely so much more here than I expected!
I am still getting used to how you....en-nun-ci-ate ev-ry syl-la-Bill of ev-ry word!🤣😂😎
She speaks better English than most other Canadians-I should know, I’m one too.
@@glengamble526 I agree...perfect English!😎
Somehow her speech pattern is very pleasant to my ears. I can't pinpoint why. That could be one factor.
@@jaylinn416 I agree...make you listen carefully! Love it!😎
That water just 100% hotter, when you jumped in
I went to Phuket twice, returned for 3 weeks in 2018 and explored almost every street, beach and even some villages in the outskirts on rented motorbike. A real touristy place, scenic, lots of great food, bustling and wonderful ! Seeing Phuket now so bare (even Walking Street) makes my heart cringe. Thailand will bounce back !
Fantastic and inspiring video! Thanks a lot and keep up the great work. Enjoy your day!!
Be careful walking around at night by yourself like when you said you went to get some groceries, you’re a young pretty girl walking around a deserted area and remember there are a lot of locals there who aren’t making much money at the moment.
Right, I'm thai also agree to this
Yes, but Thai Police will always find the Cambodian responsible!!! 🤔
Be safe 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Shut up!
Канадская девушка с украинскими корнями посетила русский ресторан в Тайланде и поела удмуртские пельмени с греческим салатом 😁😁 Take care, Alina🤗
lol
The beach is gorgeous there, recognized some of the sights from my trip years ago.
I'm so living vicariously through you right now. Love the videos. Had a blast in Phuket. Amazing place.
Thank you!
Finally I’m one of the 1st people on comment
The sand looks so soft, the sunsets 🌅 looks so beautiful like you in your ❤️ bikini 👙
Why are you alone you have such a awesome personality and you are a very Beautiful young Lady.
Wow thank you for a lovely tour of Thailand from such a lovely girl and from Saskatchewan too. You make me proud Alina to be from Saskatchewan also! Please take care and be careful.
Lovely beach and perfect spot to be in d hotel, lovely video once again
6:09 "She got legs and knows how to use them." Came for the beach, stayed because of the legs. I'm a man so I can't help it.
Harvey Weinstein on youtube now?
@@bookooc5605 let him be, why insult him because he is admiring?
Comments like these are the reason the "Me Too" movement exists
@@goldenboyi1989 Because it makes her uncomfortable and made to feel objectified? (if that matters to y'all)
@@DrifterDave SHE TOLD you that?
У тебя есть план завести ребенка?
I have been to Phuket 2 times in last 4 years. This is such a lively and touristy place. Heart-breaking to see the deserted streets. Beautiful camera capture Alina and video quality. This is exactly the positivity required in these Pandemic times. Although be careful while crawling deserted streets /beaches. Never can be enough cautious. the Super helpful locals are always available to guide. Not one misadventure to me while my stay there. Best wishes. Keep making more videos.
Awesome video, the sunset view at 6:25 is just stunning! Not going to lie, pretty jealous of your private beach ahaha. It’s been rainy and pretty chilly in Toronto lately...waiting patiently for summer to arrive. Btw, looking beautiful as always Alina!
Thanks! Yeah it was pretty epic to have next to no one there!
Alina you are in perfect place, Thailand is beautiful as always.