Why Retirees are Flocking to Hua Hin Thailand

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
  • #huahin #huahinthailand #huahinbeach
    Get Your Hua Hin Retirement Guide Here:
    retireescapepl...
    Download Your FREE Financial Blueprint to Early Retirement in Southeast Asia!
    retireescapepl...
    Retiring comfortably in the West is becoming harder and harder. That's why many people are looking at places like Hua Hin to enjoy their retirement years.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 256

  • @asiawithalex
    @asiawithalex  9 місяців тому +2

    Get Your Hua Hin Retirement Guide Here:
    retireescapeplan.com/a/kqEprrVC
    Download Your FREE Financial Blueprint to Early Retirement in Southeast Asia!
    retireescapeplan.com/a/QfVYGOJB

  • @markusfriemann3486
    @markusfriemann3486 10 місяців тому +10

    Thanks a lot forsharing Alex and all the best for your channel!!

  • @jampasurprenant1794
    @jampasurprenant1794 10 місяців тому +7

    Absolutely awesome explaining how much it cost for retirement in the town of Hua Hin. I appreciate you for sharing your experience with us.

  • @jamespardue3055
    @jamespardue3055 6 місяців тому +8

    Impressive interpretation, I'm an 8 year resident, not a local yet, but this is accurate and covers the basics without overselling or glossing. Well Done, Sir.

  • @GeoArbitragers-hb3jz
    @GeoArbitragers-hb3jz 10 місяців тому +9

    We just arrived here last Sunday to kick off our retirement. Nice video, given us a few new ideas of things we need to get out and experience.

    • @temsedgwick9494
      @temsedgwick9494 10 місяців тому +1

      Do you mind if I ask - what are seeing for rentals in your price range?

    • @GeoArbitragers-hb3jz
      @GeoArbitragers-hb3jz 10 місяців тому

      @@temsedgwick9494. We've had options as low 6500 baht, in Khao Takieb the prices seemed to be in the range of 13,000 - 22,000. We've settled on a place that is 10,000 a month with views of the sea and access to the pool.

  • @BillonBass
    @BillonBass 2 місяці тому +5

    Moved here 3 years ago from the U.S. with my Thai American wife. Just had a new baby born at Hua Hin Hospital (total cost for C Section and private room for two nights $140 US) and we are raising her here in Hua Hin. It has everything, family friendly and don’t see us ever leaving. Can’t recommend it highly enough!

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  2 місяці тому

      Amazing. Thanks for sharing. It's great to know

    • @greythebrown6493
      @greythebrown6493 Місяць тому

      I'd be curious of what your budget will be as my girl is 38 and wants a kid soon. But even the 2 of us and our little Pomeranian can't seem to get under 90k a month. Then I have to pay her 13k a month on top of that and my income isn't enough for this already. I'm scared were going to have to split due to our inability to budget

  • @ianpatrick23
    @ianpatrick23 10 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for this great information about Hua Hin

  • @bouweenvermogen
    @bouweenvermogen 6 місяців тому +9

    I love Hua Hin! Way more relaxing than Bangkok which is too crowded for me 😅

    • @keanul.5216
      @keanul.5216 Місяць тому

      the coastal towns are where it's at!

    • @keanul.5216
      @keanul.5216 26 днів тому

      exactly, i rather been in a chill beach town than smoggy, populated, urban jungle!

  • @wernerbrosel4418
    @wernerbrosel4418 7 місяців тому +3

    Last Year I spent 6 weeks in Pattaya, where after a while I found a soupkitchen, which sold me a very delicious Soup for abot 25 Bath. I loved it, especially it was original Thay, I was the only Farang there. The Girls inside were very friendly and helpful. Bext time, when ever possible, I will try Hua Hin.

  • @Goodmorningmythical
    @Goodmorningmythical 10 місяців тому +38

    To all my friends who are thinking of buying a house or condo in Thailand (or any other foreign country). Please take the advice of seasoned expats and DO NOT BUY a condo or house. JUST RENT! Marcos made a 90 plus minute video on his OVERSTAY ROAD channel where he goes into detail about it.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +13

      I've spoken to a few Expats who have have holiday condos they bought and are super happy (well heeled guys who didnt over pay). But I've also heard bad stuff, too. Personally I wouldn't want to be tied down. One week you have a sea view, next week they start building another condo in front of yours. But as they say..its up to you

    • @dadscat2024
      @dadscat2024 10 місяців тому +8

      Only a fool would buy.

    • @anthonyanderson9326
      @anthonyanderson9326 10 місяців тому +8

      Rent is sooooo low...you would have to rent for decades to make a dent. Plus no maintenance headaches. Many westerners don't grasp the maintenance headaches in the tropics

    • @adamwaz5615
      @adamwaz5615 7 місяців тому

      ​@mino5931sounds old and dilapidated. You will get hit with maintenance soon enough.

    • @keanul.5216
      @keanul.5216 Місяць тому

      Isuz Maria !

  • @asiawithalex
    @asiawithalex  11 місяців тому +5

    Thank you for visiting my new channel. You can bookmark my channel by subscribing. More videos coming out soon.

    • @tonyedwards2693
      @tonyedwards2693 10 місяців тому

      Just subscribed mate, keep the videos coming 👍

  • @smythe62
    @smythe62 10 місяців тому +4

    Great video. Great information. Thanks!

  • @jcmontecarlo6123
    @jcmontecarlo6123 4 місяці тому +2

    I actually like it here. I am always at the Hyatt Regency in the very south of the city. It’s a beautiful, beautiful hotel, which of course is not cheap but you get really a sumptuous experience. There are lots of cheaper options in that city .

  • @LSutnar
    @LSutnar 6 місяців тому +2

    I live in HH. This is really excellent basic and realistic budget summary. Just to add your extras... ;)

  • @apoloestrada2908
    @apoloestrada2908 10 місяців тому +4

    Thanks for the video and info. Last year, I lived in the Jomtien area for 6 months and my monthly budget was $3K and that's with companionship with a regular Thai lady for 3x a week without buying any LDs and barfines. I did not eat any western food due way more expensive and been eating Thai food in the market. In my early 50's now, I was planning to retire but I changed my mind in the very last second and back to work in CA. Will do this again, next year.

    • @PhilipKerry
      @PhilipKerry 10 місяців тому +5

      $3K A MONTH ??? When I was working full time before I retired my income was £1,600 a month , now I'm retired with both State and Private pensions combined my monthly income is £1,350 ........

    • @apoloestrada2908
      @apoloestrada2908 10 місяців тому +1

      I served in the Navy for 20 years and working as a civilian now, started from scratch as stock clerk and barely through the minimum wages, that's the reason.

    • @ekimandersom4478
      @ekimandersom4478 10 місяців тому

      @@PhilipKerrySo you are poor, whats your point with this comment?

    • @PhilipKerry
      @PhilipKerry 10 місяців тому +2

      @@ekimandersom4478 Wrong I'm NOT poor as my income was the average in the UK and my retirement income is slightly above average . But as we get FREE healthcare and FREE prescriptions our income is actually better than other countries where people have higher incomes as we have less expenditure .

    • @jtns2845
      @jtns2845 10 місяців тому +2

      sorry, £1600/mo is kinda marginal. i hear this free healthcare fairy tale too often from brits, canucks. yeah, free healthcare that you pay for in higher taxes, rationed care, longer waits, invalid when abroad…enjoy.
      apoloestrada clearly made some smart and tough choices throughout his life. as military retirees we earned worldwide medical insurance in retirement and had enough time left for a remunerative second career with a second pension, plus saved more for retirement by living frugally.

  • @bijanbayne3259
    @bijanbayne3259 10 місяців тому +12

    Best value in Thailand. Sort of the Pismo Beach of the country. Minimal bar culture. Moving there when my lease in Jomtien expires

    • @ThatWasThenThisIsNow-yn1eq
      @ThatWasThenThisIsNow-yn1eq 7 місяців тому

      May I ask whey you are leaving Jomtien? I found it to be nice when I visited.

    • @bijanbayne3259
      @bijanbayne3259 7 місяців тому +6

      @@ThatWasThenThisIsNow-yn1eq Hua Hin has a long, lonely beach, far less motorbike and car traffic, isn't bar centric, and is super quiet.

    • @DjinnDjinni
      @DjinnDjinni 5 місяців тому +3

      I loved Pismo Beach! I lived in Morro Bay for a while some days I had that whole beach to myself at great value. Those days are long gone.

    • @bijanbayne3259
      @bijanbayne3259 5 місяців тому +3

      @@DjinnDjinni i adore Morro Bay. I visited it, Pismo Beach, and San Luis Obispo on a solo media tour about seven years ago. Great sunsets, quiet vibe. A U.S. city I could retire in

  • @justinmcintosh6554
    @justinmcintosh6554 10 місяців тому +4

    Hua Hin ticks a lot of boxes for me as I prefer it to the city or high tourist areas. I’d need to spend more time there though. Pity I’m not a golfer with its 15 courses!

    • @keanul.5216
      @keanul.5216 Місяць тому +2

      I'm not into boring golf either bro! Huahin has everything you need like hospitals, major shopping mall, restaurants, tuk tuks

  • @Sofaguy101
    @Sofaguy101 10 місяців тому +3

    I spent 5 weeks in Jomtien (2miles from Pattaya)recently and there was serious talk about having a ferry in operation very soon from Jomtien to Hua Hin, which will be quite interesting

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +1

      I believe a ferry used to run from Pattaya to Hua Hin but got shut down. I took the bus from Hua Hin direct to Pattaya. It took 5 1/2 hours. Lets hope they get the ferry going again.

    • @kippsguitar6539
      @kippsguitar6539 10 місяців тому +2

      Really?. That ferry has been going for years but hua hin is an awful place not worth the visit

    • @leestephenfitzpatrick6373
      @leestephenfitzpatrick6373 10 місяців тому +4

      The ferry shut during covid & hasn't reopened, it was only a passenger ferry, so you couldn't take your car on there. I honestly can't see anyone that goes to pattaya ever wanting to visit Hua Hin, two totally different resorts.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +3

      More likely, farangs from Hua Hin wanting to go to Pattaya

  • @mrbHanoi
    @mrbHanoi 8 місяців тому +3

    Can live on the beach for $500 a month Delicious Fresh affordable Seafood Several nice gold courses Cheap minivans to Bangkok Decent used motorbike for $1000
    Too sleepy for me to live long term but have visited for a few days 10 times. Can live well on $900 to $1500 for a single person.

  • @colinshurey976
    @colinshurey976 10 місяців тому +6

    Im currently in Chang Mai but will be down there in 2 weeks for a look

    • @kippsguitar6539
      @kippsguitar6539 10 місяців тому +1

      It's a horrible seedy little town with no beach, don't make long booking

    • @grahammurray7426
      @grahammurray7426 10 місяців тому

      Its got a beach that goes for miles ​@kippsguitar6539

    • @PatrickDwyer-k9u
      @PatrickDwyer-k9u 6 місяців тому +1

      @@kippsguitar6539 Love the reply. (I love the town, I don't want others there).

  • @coreyworthingtonii9230
    @coreyworthingtonii9230 Місяць тому +4

    Can you swim in the water at the beach in Hua Hin? Is it clean enough?

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  Місяць тому +1

      For sure people swim there. I'm not much swimmer so I can't give a personal recommendation on water quality. When I do go in the water, I typically wear Barefoot water shoes just in case there are sharp things like shells or rocks.

    • @alwaysright3718
      @alwaysright3718 Місяць тому

      No...

    • @patrickglennon7058
      @patrickglennon7058 25 днів тому

      Yes, I swim daily when it's not stormy

    • @jefftanasse6958
      @jefftanasse6958 18 днів тому

      No

  • @beachlife8618
    @beachlife8618 4 дні тому +1

    Thank you for your video , i will come to Hua Hin soon to retire. I just need to do my documents., do you recommend the best agency for the retirement visa thanks Again!

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  4 дні тому

      The only place I know, recommend, and use isn't in Hua Hin, unfortunately.

  • @nightrider12soul
    @nightrider12soul 6 місяців тому +3

    They clean the beach all the time but they become so narrow you have to go out of Hua Hin.
    They have a good restaurants in centre of the town but one tiramisu is 200 bath.
    The best Italian restaurant is little and near the temple with monkeys Khao Takiap.
    The owner has moustache like Gabriel Danunzio and was Berlisconi bodyguard and ex carabiniere.
    His food was delice and not expensive like in the centre of the town.
    Guess a bit further from Hua Hin you can find nice beaches.
    Tho golf courses are very good.

  • @marcd1981
    @marcd1981 10 місяців тому +9

    I was watching several videos about buying condos in Thailand, but it was never mentioned that as a foreigner, you can't own land there. Finally, in one of the videos, someone in the comment section brought this fact up, saying people that do buy property will use a Thai girlfriend to buy it. But that can lead to other problems down the road.
    It seems to me, if you want to check out an area in Thailand, renting a condo would be the way to go. You can rent for as long as you're allowed to stay there, and move somewhere else if you don't like the area.

    • @MikeMike-er7kn
      @MikeMike-er7kn 10 місяців тому +5

      Yeah. I Don't know why people don't like renting. With renting your capital is safe in your own country earning interest and you can move and live anywhere conveniently. Owning can lock you down so badly and if you need to leave the country for political instability or medical reasons, it can be difficult with capital sitting in a property.

    • @marcd1981
      @marcd1981 10 місяців тому +4

      @@MikeMike-er7knExactly.

    • @scottgeen3062
      @scottgeen3062 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@MikeMike-er7kngood point Mike better to rent have you been to bang saray from Scott new Zealand

    • @toddinthemiddle
      @toddinthemiddle 10 місяців тому

      @@MikeMike-er7kn only sensible answer, buddy.

    • @Xeyne098
      @Xeyne098 3 місяці тому

      ​@@MikeMike-er7kn I'd never buy.

  • @krabila
    @krabila 3 місяці тому +1

    Great easy explaining video thank-you

  • @terrymckenzie8786
    @terrymckenzie8786 10 місяців тому +4

    What’s the humid like there. I love many parts of Asia but Saigon was unlivable.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +2

      It's humid! I spent time in Saigon, and it didn't bother me. Worth making the visit here though. I found Bangkok hotter. Where I am at the moment often gets a nice sea breeze

  • @patrickglennon7058
    @patrickglennon7058 25 днів тому +1

    Plenty of hotel rooms for 5,000- 8,000 baht monthly.

  • @normhanson981
    @normhanson981 9 місяців тому +3

    Great video , the UK is too expensive now for a nice retirement , I may look at a Thailand retirement visa , love the climate for jogging and golf. Thanks , liked and subbed.

  • @PaulHaig-eu3hw
    @PaulHaig-eu3hw 10 місяців тому +10

    Wrong ! Hua Hin City Beach from the Hilton to the Buddha Hill is 6 km and adjoing Takiab Beach 8 km ! Hua Hin does not have a rainy season like Phuket or Koh Samui ! It rains very seldom and little here !

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +3

      Thanks for the local info. I was only a visitor. And I'm happy to be wrong about those 2 things

    • @PatrickDwyer-k9u
      @PatrickDwyer-k9u 6 місяців тому

      I would prefer you to write in a language other than English. I do not want my fellow Americans to think this is a safe destination. I mean, you can get food borne illness everyday, and the local doctors will save you from dying via incantations. (I won't even let my family members come here. Only son and daughter. All else, no.) I adore the place so much, I don't want it corrupted. Despite being a farang, I eat Thai, act Thai, and respect and love the culture.

    • @ElonMusk4FreeSpeech
      @ElonMusk4FreeSpeech 4 місяці тому

      Wow what a hero you are. ​@@PatrickDwyer-k9u

    • @PatrickDwyer-k9u
      @PatrickDwyer-k9u 4 місяці тому

      @@ElonMusk4FreeSpeech This is odd, I am a member of Elon's fan club, and I have a niece who works for his Space X company, as a "Rocket Engineer".

  • @TrackingArete
    @TrackingArete 5 місяців тому +1

    Love the breakdown, any way to increase recording audio a bit more. Thanks

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  5 місяців тому

      Thank you. Yes the audio is too low. One of the first few videos I made on this channel. Pity I can't fix it

  • @katiegrundle9900
    @katiegrundle9900 6 місяців тому +2

    Im going to have some cosmetic surgeey in thailand in a few years. Will see if i loke it there. And worried the weather will be too hot

    • @Valen-xu2wy
      @Valen-xu2wy 12 днів тому

      Go november. Great hospitals there.

  • @markstanich64
    @markstanich64 Місяць тому +1

    YOU CANT LOSE IN RETIRING IN ASIA 1000 BUCK A MONTH YOUR A KING

  • @DonaldWheelis-xb1lu
    @DonaldWheelis-xb1lu 2 місяці тому +1

    Love Thailand been thee many times!

  • @Truthseeker371
    @Truthseeker371 9 місяців тому +1

    Realestates in holiday destinations depreciate a lot when you want to sell. There are always new and better condos are being built. Slim chance to make a calital gain. If you calculate accirding to the number of years you will be staying in the property, you can get a better idea what to do about buying a property in developing countries.

  • @winnerwinnerchickendinner8809
    @winnerwinnerchickendinner8809 10 місяців тому +2

    ..... Until no longer cheap just like Charing Mai and Bangkok. Definitely, it is for senior retirees place to retire in that area

  • @redneckpress
    @redneckpress 10 місяців тому +2

    MAybe mention what effect the new tax laws will have on Farangs, and if long- term how much for mandatory health insurance. Thanks. It can get more confusing if one does a little deeper dive.

  • @samdavies7665
    @samdavies7665 6 місяців тому +1

    I enjoy your channel. Very informative. How long have you been in HH?

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  6 місяців тому

      Lately I haven't spent much time there as I have been roaming around Thailand

  • @gkprivate433
    @gkprivate433 5 місяців тому +1

    Having been to Thailand 15 times and always planned once I get into semi retirement as I now am to stay many months in Thailand, the recent Tax reporting rules are very invasive depending on how they get implemented and worked out. So I definitely will not be staying more than 180 days in any year. Not a big problem at the moment because I likely was going to split my time between the USA and Thailand, but I was hoping more like 75 per cent time in Thailand, 25 percent in the USA. Will wait until next year to see how the tax stuff gets handled

  • @keanul.5216
    @keanul.5216 Місяць тому +1

    That sounds about right. I’ve been to Ko Samui, Huahin, Cha Am. I’ll look at Jom Tein n maybe Bang Saray next to get a complete idea

    • @greythebrown6493
      @greythebrown6493 Місяць тому

      I've moved from bang saray to Hua Hin because my missus wanted to get me away from the bars as she knows my history and we were living a fair bit cheaper in bang saray. The biggest difference is definitely food. My partners a great Thai cook but we can't cook for less than 300 baht as I eat loads but we could do the same for maybe 200/250 in bang saray

    • @keanul.5216
      @keanul.5216 Місяць тому +2

      @@greythebrown6493 there's still girly bars in Huahin. It's all about control bruh! It's like a gambler living in Las Vegas.

    • @greythebrown6493
      @greythebrown6493 Місяць тому

      @@keanul.5216 that's true but the options aren't as tempting here

    • @keanul.5216
      @keanul.5216 Місяць тому

      @@greythebrown6493 yes it's all about self control. The girl bars and beer will drain you. Are you a guitar player?

    • @greythebrown6493
      @greythebrown6493 Місяць тому

      @keanul.5216 bassist

  • @YouTubeUser7171
    @YouTubeUser7171 9 місяців тому +2

    What do you think about Thailand's new tax law from January? Now, all money transferred from abroad to Thailand could be taxed up to 35%. Of cause for people who are there for 180+ days per year. It sounds like it could really add to the tax burden in Thailand, not to mention all the extra hassle with tax registrations and returns, right?

  • @earthqwest
    @earthqwest 3 місяці тому +1

    Prices are in bat....no idea how much it is.

  • @keanul.5216
    @keanul.5216 Місяць тому +1

    Is Huahin a better retirement area than Jomtein ?

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  Місяць тому

      That depends on what you are looking for in a retirement location. I'll do a comparison video soon, but you really need to visit them both to decide.

    • @keanul.5216
      @keanul.5216 Місяць тому

      @@asiawithalex that would be cool to see a Jomtien vs. Huahin pros n cons quality of life type video. I'm thinking there will be more smog in Jomtein because it's closer to BKK. The wider beach with a sidewalk in Jomtien vs Huahin vs. Cha am

  • @Paul-vu9vo
    @Paul-vu9vo 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the content, however you may want to increase your sound. its very low on my mobile and laptop. Cheers

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  9 місяців тому

      Thanks, Paul. It's something I've fixed going forward.

  • @charlesmassaquoi6717
    @charlesmassaquoi6717 7 місяців тому +1

    Is there a condo that has a tennis court in Hua Hin ?

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  7 місяців тому

      Not sure. Im heading back soon, I'll take a look

  • @Johndoe-qn9jr
    @Johndoe-qn9jr 9 місяців тому +1

    Why Hua Hin instead of another location in Thailand ? Thank You

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  9 місяців тому +1

      More videos to come to cover this question!

  • @NeptuneKnives
    @NeptuneKnives 10 місяців тому +2

    Why do you not convert the costs or write on screen

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +1

      Yes, sorry...my bad. I'm going to revisit Hua Hin and do a more detailed cost of living video with prices converted.

  • @fedupwithbs1782
    @fedupwithbs1782 9 місяців тому +1

    Why is beach empty? I dont see anyone in water. Something wrong with the water?

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  9 місяців тому

      No, I film in the morning. Gets busier later on

    • @mikesalt8248
      @mikesalt8248 9 місяців тому

      @@asiawithalex If anything like Australia too bloody hot !

  • @AlaskaSnowQueen
    @AlaskaSnowQueen 3 дні тому +1

    Wish you’d posted bahts equal dollars

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  2 дні тому

      For sure. This was one of the first videos I made on the channel, almost no subscribers. It was a mistake. I can't fix

  • @abdullahhakan1
    @abdullahhakan1 10 місяців тому +4

    İ am from Ankara Turkey and i have eaten one time at D2 hotel , 380 thai baht pork chops one plate with veggies and rice, vat, taxes then afterwards have been added to 380 baht and the receipt has become 450 thai baht during March 2024. Yesterday i have eaten in Hua Hin pork ribs 300 grams with cole slaw 350 baht , pork meat hamburger with pomme frits 200 baht and dessert with ice cream 200 baht ; all has costed me 750 thai baht at newly opened meat restaurant across Marakesh Hotel 5 star. Hallelujah God bless us baptists. İn the Blueport Shopping mall hua hin i have eaten pork meat double burgered whopper menu for 350 thai baht with magnificent pomme frit, very delicious.

    • @johnny_bravo9990
      @johnny_bravo9990 10 місяців тому +3

      I eat pad krapov for 50B , what are you trying to say

  • @CountessRatsazz
    @CountessRatsazz 4 місяці тому +1

    I can’t even get my husband to move to another part of town.

  • @Danoie67
    @Danoie67 9 місяців тому +1

    Hiii Alex....thanks....any Tennis there? Love the Golf.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  9 місяців тому

      To be honest, I didn't look for tennis courts. I'm going to be heading back there so I'll take a look

    • @johnk-pc2zx
      @johnk-pc2zx 8 місяців тому +1

      They got a big fancy tennis complex.

    • @Danoie67
      @Danoie67 2 місяці тому

      @@johnk-pc2zx Thanks John!

  • @tonyhanson1439
    @tonyhanson1439 5 місяців тому +1

    Any gyms there

  • @TheBeachinHuaHinBar69
    @TheBeachinHuaHinBar69 9 місяців тому +1

    Come join us at the Beach in Hua Hin for the coldest beer and the best tour guides in town !

  • @frankkasper5726
    @frankkasper5726 Місяць тому +1

    As of 12/10/24 1000 Bhat = $29.47 - 10,000 Bhat = $294.73

  • @jumpinjehoshaphat1951
    @jumpinjehoshaphat1951 7 місяців тому +2

    Health insurance is too expensive for retirement age seniors.

  • @barebarekun161
    @barebarekun161 10 місяців тому +7

    Good for foreign retirees but bad for locals.
    Cost of living there have skyrocketed in the past few years.
    It used to be dirt cheap and reasonably priced even in 4-star hotel when I was kid there.
    Now it's playground for rich northern European retirees driving up the prices for the locals.
    Mind you Hua-Hin is still a small resort town after all these years so it's just sad to see you won't be able to live there nowadays unless you're already lived there with your family for generations or you're a multi-millionaire looking outside-in to exploit the place.
    Cha-Am in the immediate north of Hua-Hin also suffered the same fate.

    • @PaulHaig-eu3hw
      @PaulHaig-eu3hw 9 місяців тому +4

      What a crap ! Hua Hin is still very affordable ! Yeah when I was a kid 50 years ago everything was cheaper too...

    • @johnk-pc2zx
      @johnk-pc2zx 8 місяців тому +1

      Huh? To buy a house you only need to be a multi-millionaire in baht! It is screamingly cheap.

    • @patrickglennon7058
      @patrickglennon7058 25 днів тому

      Baloney, it's still cheap, shop around, I live on 800 euros

    • @barebarekun161
      @barebarekun161 25 днів тому

      @@patrickglennon7058 Thais wished they earn at least 800 euros each month too.
      That's why I say it's getting expensive to locals that only have monthly salary less most earned less than half of that amount.
      Hua-Hin is targeting western and northern European tourists and retirees it's cheap to them, but locals usually suffered as they feeling the squeeze of all the new places and malls suddenly not targeting the locals' prices.

    • @davidhall3747
      @davidhall3747 14 днів тому

      In the monetary world everything is relative. Europeans and Westerners are not trying to exploit anyone. They’re just trying to keep their head above water too.

  • @leestephenfitzpatrick6373
    @leestephenfitzpatrick6373 10 місяців тому +2

    & that's why we bought land in Cha Am, far far far too many farang in Hua Hin. It's just too busy, traffic is too heavy. We've found the food far too sweet in both Hua Hin & Cha Am.

    • @cryptoking8060
      @cryptoking8060 10 місяців тому +1

      You can buy land in Thailand as foreigner. You just have tio have the entire property owned by a corporation. So the property gets placed inside a Thai Company and you buy the company. You now own the company that owns the land and the building on it. First thing is identify only properties that come inside a thai company or have thai lawyers make it happen with the seller, if they're game.

    • @stevejohnson2130
      @stevejohnson2130 10 місяців тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @eamesho7723
      @eamesho7723 10 місяців тому

      we could potentially be neighbours mate. I bought a land near cha am as well.. near the Webster University

    • @leestephenfitzpatrick6373
      @leestephenfitzpatrick6373 10 місяців тому

      @eamesho7723 how mad, our land is just off the Phet Kasem rd/ Cha am Pranburi bypass, so not far at all

  • @nexusbob
    @nexusbob 4 місяці тому +2

    stop tell ppl to com hua hin .... els is just go look like Phuket and pattaya soon and full off russ ppl and over price every thing .......

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  4 місяці тому

      Hua Hin was in Forbes Magazine and a bunch of associated sites. My 2k subscriber channel won't have nearly any effect.

  • @clausbrenk4684
    @clausbrenk4684 10 місяців тому +3

    Pranburi is my choice

  • @lucidlifestyle8799
    @lucidlifestyle8799 7 місяців тому +2

    6:33 a Siberian Husky in Thailand? He must be panting all the time.

  • @gozitan5
    @gozitan5 2 дні тому +1

    If they’re ‘Flocking’ there…I’ll avoid.

  • @xxxyyy-h4w
    @xxxyyy-h4w 9 місяців тому +1

    Well, if you own a car and drive ... good luck trying to find a place to park in town ....

  • @greythebrown6493
    @greythebrown6493 Місяць тому +1

    Hua Hin isn't that cheap. My partner and I moved from bang saray in September and while we eat in most nights when we dine out, we eat western food and it's never under 1000 baht. In Pattaya/bang saray never over 1000 unless it's a real up level restaurant. Were struggling to live under 90k a month. Admittedly were staying somewhere more expensive than we should because hua hin has no budget condos that allows dogs which is 🐂 💩

  • @JoeyBlogs007
    @JoeyBlogs007 8 місяців тому +2

    The water quality is the main thing that puts me off Thailand. Oh and the crazy driving.

  • @lahipster3172
    @lahipster3172 8 місяців тому +1

    Show the new #Huahin train station show the new #Tesla Supercharger station

  • @Zerinth
    @Zerinth 7 місяців тому +2

    newish thailand tax rules maybe put the kibosh on this dream maybe ☹

  • @anthonygrimanis1494
    @anthonygrimanis1494 10 місяців тому +2

    430 square feet apartment ? Come on man!

    • @terrymckenzie8786
      @terrymckenzie8786 10 місяців тому

      That’s what I rent if Vancouver .1967 430 sq studio . It’s old and beat up .$2600 a month. Best deal I can find

  • @SebastianLarsen
    @SebastianLarsen 10 місяців тому +1

    Be aware: Nomad doesn't cover cancer treatment.

  • @PatrickDwyer-k9u
    @PatrickDwyer-k9u 6 місяців тому +1

    Dear host, the pronunciation starts with "wha" that's right. "Wha - Hin".

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  6 місяців тому

      Thanks for your comment. I do read Thai (slowly) and speak Thai (low intermediate). I've got a video coming up on speaking Thai and will cover this (with native Thai speakers) If you can read Thai then you know it isn't Waa.

    • @PatrickDwyer-k9u
      @PatrickDwyer-k9u 6 місяців тому +1

      @@asiawithalex No worries. I just wanted you to know the pronunciation of the town's name. (I've lived there, and know the town pretty well).

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  6 місяців тому +1

      All good. There isn't a U in the Thai spelling of Hua Hin. It's written for Westerners. The U sound comes from the rising tone of HW together.

  • @simoncurtis3779
    @simoncurtis3779 10 місяців тому +3

    Who-wah Hin.

  • @ians8820
    @ians8820 7 місяців тому +2

    im late to this video but if you are spending 500 baht a day on food you have a problem

  • @mplt6151
    @mplt6151 8 місяців тому

    Hua Hin Vegan is a great choice

  • @grahammurray7426
    @grahammurray7426 10 місяців тому +3

    Its been known for decades. Love the way these vloggers think they have discovered domething...

  • @kanoonbakmee4579
    @kanoonbakmee4579 10 місяців тому +1

    I used to stay in Hua Hin for 15 years. Everything was fine until 5-6 years ago when Hua Hin goverment desided that they wanted older retired couples to come and stay there. From one day to another every restaurang small or big changed menu, putting white cloth on the tables and incresed the price eating with 100 %. I desided to change playground and sold my condo there bought a new one in Pattaya which is much much cheaper then Hua on everything. Please folks not belive any youtubers, go find out for yourself what is good for you. It might not be good for your friends.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +1

      Always put boots on the ground.

    • @johnv5156
      @johnv5156 9 місяців тому

      They forced the broke foreigners to go somewhere else. Awesome.

    • @johnk-pc2zx
      @johnk-pc2zx 8 місяців тому

      Though HH has the advantage of not being an open-air brothel, so it depends on your preferences.

  • @coachjones6104
    @coachjones6104 Місяць тому +1

    I'm hearing Thai money and need to hear the U.S. dollar equivalent

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  Місяць тому

      Apologies. This was one of the first videos I made on the channel when I had maybe 10 - 20 subscribers. Didn't think it would be important at the time. Doh!

  • @jimlawrence4046
    @jimlawrence4046 10 місяців тому +2

    At least you could pronounce Hua HIN properly

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому

      Please see the comments below.

  • @TripsandFeasts1
    @TripsandFeasts1 2 місяці тому +1

    No pavements?

  • @bobm1353
    @bobm1353 10 місяців тому +4

    And they have great AA meetings there

    • @johnk-pc2zx
      @johnk-pc2zx 8 місяців тому

      Yes, lots of bars. It's great.

  • @beerman204
    @beerman204 9 місяців тому +2

    "sleepy"?

  • @mlpoteat
    @mlpoteat 10 місяців тому +1

    Give prices with approximate US dollar

    • @jimlawrence4046
      @jimlawrence4046 10 місяців тому +3

      If you can’t work that out for yourself, maybe travelling isn’t for you

  • @mikeg3281
    @mikeg3281 5 місяців тому +2

    if you are a young guy, you dont want to be here.. I think the average age is 60

  • @anthonycarney7849
    @anthonycarney7849 7 місяців тому +1

    U sold it to me

  • @peterhoward7521
    @peterhoward7521 7 місяців тому +2

    Why do all you U tubers all mis pronouns Hua Hin? It’s not Hooie Hin don’t any of you speak to the locals? or just put these videos together a home.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  7 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for your comment. This one has been covered a few times already.. I speak Thai. Low intermediate level. I also read Thai (albeit very slowly). In an upcoming video I'll be asking Thais in Hua Hin to pronounce it because it's getting slightly comical.

  • @geoffwales8646
    @geoffwales8646 6 місяців тому +2

    It's Hwah Hin, not Hooah Hin. 🙂

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  6 місяців тому +1

      I thought it was, Whoohah Heen! Both Thais and Google Translate understand my pronounciarion. I actually cut a section out of the video that had me asking the correct prounounciation of Head Stone/rock. It just didn't fit in with Cha-Am. I read thai (slowly) and speak low intermediate. One things Thais do comment on is my prounounciation being good. Anyhow, I'm kinda shocked you are the first to make a whooohah heen prounounciation comment :)

    • @geoffwales8646
      @geoffwales8646 6 місяців тому +1

      @@asiawithalex I've been living in Hua Hin for 7 years. I've never heard anyone say Hooah Hin or Heen. You could argue it's Hooah, but the accent should be on the ah part not the hoo part. 🙂

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  6 місяців тому

      If Thais can understand me and Google Translate can also...then I'm good with that. Btw can you speak Thai?

    • @geoffwales8646
      @geoffwales8646 6 місяців тому

      @@asiawithalex Nidnoi

    • @geoffwales8646
      @geoffwales8646 6 місяців тому

      @@asiawithalex Nidnoi

  • @roybatty4687
    @roybatty4687 5 місяців тому +2

    Hua hin is a rip off for foreigners. Vastly overpriced food on the beach and rip off tuk tuk drivers.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  5 місяців тому

      I think you may just be talking about most places in the world when it comes to beach food. (australia is hurrendous for that). But I'm guessing the food would still be cheaper than the West... Personally, I would never take a Tuk Tuk. It's almost a given that you will pay 2x to 4x.. Open the Grab or Bolt app, and it will always be cheaper.

  • @jefftanasse6958
    @jefftanasse6958 18 днів тому +1

    Oh ...well...if theres a KFC and McDonalds then what are we waiting for? Lol

    • @Valen-xu2wy
      @Valen-xu2wy 12 днів тому

      That's a quick way to no money. Local meal 60 baht. US fast food about 4 times that.

  • @pommie111
    @pommie111 10 місяців тому +4

    Lived in hua hin 6 years ago god it was so boring there.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому

      What area do you live now?

    • @pommie111
      @pommie111 10 місяців тому +1

      Pratumnak hill
      @@asiawithalex

  • @paulfaulkner9365
    @paulfaulkner9365 10 місяців тому +9

    They will be running away when the new income tax law comes into effect 😂

    • @stevejohnson2130
      @stevejohnson2130 10 місяців тому +6

      Don't talk bollox

    • @ekimandersom4478
      @ekimandersom4478 10 місяців тому +1

      Most countries have an agreement to avoid double tax.
      But the paperwork sucks

    • @KingBrew187
      @KingBrew187 10 місяців тому +2

      Double jeopardy tax laws man

    • @retiredsailor4
      @retiredsailor4 10 місяців тому +1

      Whatever dude

  • @trevorleggett1777
    @trevorleggett1777 2 місяці тому +1

    Hua pronounced wha

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  2 місяці тому

      Hi Trevor, this debate has been going since I launched the video. I speak and read Thai to intermediate level. If you can read thai, then you'll know that to non Thais, it might sound like Wah or Waa. The word Waa (falling tone) has a different meaning similar to the word 'that'. The signs in english say Hua Hin, but like most signs, they are not direct translations. This part หัว phonetically is HWA (rising tone) and literally means head. In this case, the H is not silent. But hey, call it what you want.

  • @emporioarmani2538
    @emporioarmani2538 10 місяців тому +2

    Too many traffic jam between bkk hua hin

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому

      I took the train from BKk to Hua Hin. It was 3 hours 15 minutes

  • @JayWalker200
    @JayWalker200 4 місяці тому +2

    This is pretty basic information! Nothing that I don't already know!

  • @roygoad2870
    @roygoad2870 10 місяців тому +2

    I prefer Cha Am !😊

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому

      Awesome. Do you live there or visit?

    • @roygoad2870
      @roygoad2870 10 місяців тому

      @@asiawithalex Not yet? Yes visited many times!

    • @kippsguitar6539
      @kippsguitar6539 10 місяців тому

      I prefer anywhere but hua hin

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому

      One man's paradise is another man's purgatory

  • @davidramsy3048
    @davidramsy3048 10 місяців тому +1

    I like living in pattaya better😊

    • @Merq-ko8di
      @Merq-ko8di 10 місяців тому

      I wonder why 🤔🤔🤔

    • @davidramsy3048
      @davidramsy3048 10 місяців тому

      @@Merq-ko8di everything

  • @samiam8114
    @samiam8114 10 місяців тому +3

    Your audio is too low. I can barely hear you with the volume all the way up. If you like beaches then Cha-Am beach is nicer than anything around Hua Hin. Maybe you mentioned that but I can barely hear you.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому

      Sorry the volume wasn't loud enough for you.

    • @oderblock
      @oderblock 10 місяців тому

      that is your system, audio is loud and clear

    • @easystreet3429
      @easystreet3429 10 місяців тому

      ​@@oderblockIf you click on stats for nerds you will see the content loudness is -16.5db, which is quite low. Compare that to other videos if you don't believe me. There is nothing wrong with 'my system'.

    • @oderblock
      @oderblock 10 місяців тому

      @@easystreet3429 read the comments, how many people have that complaint? One person.

  • @mcm95403
    @mcm95403 10 місяців тому +4

    It's "wha hin" not "whoo ah hin"

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +2

      Hua Hin (Thai: หัวหิน). Not if you read Thai..although I didn't give the correct tonal pronunciation.

    • @oderblock
      @oderblock 10 місяців тому

      bullshit

  • @PaulHaig-eu3hw
    @PaulHaig-eu3hw 9 місяців тому +1

    So many wrong information ! The City Beach of Hua Hin is 6 km long, next to it Takiab Beach 8+km ! There are 3 Night Markets, 1 in town the other in Takiab THU-SUN ! There are 2 big Shopping Centers here ! No the 3 Hospitals are not close together ! The Government Hospital is out of Town about 6 km ! Next time do better research !

  • @noellylestirling4596
    @noellylestirling4596 10 місяців тому +2

    Learn to oronounce the name . Its pronounced Waheen

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +1

      Sorry, you are wrong. See the other comments on this . Further proof..please go to Johnny There Is Something Happening yt channel for an explanation by a Thai person.

  • @armyguynyc1
    @armyguynyc1 10 місяців тому +3

    Pronounced, "Wa Hin," not "Hooa Hin." Do your research.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +4

      Thai: หัวหิน IPA: [hǔə hǐn] . Neither Thai nor the IPA pronunciation start with W. The ห which gives the "h" sound, can be silent in some words (used as tone modifier ) but not in this case due to 2 consonants being together. If you want to test prounounciation, open Google translate and see which version it recognizes.

    • @rayronald7269
      @rayronald7269 10 місяців тому +2

      My goodness!😆
      Thais pronounce the' H'
      Hua means head.
      Do more research, maybe even ask a Thai person 😄

    • @harveythompson1756
      @harveythompson1756 10 місяців тому +1

      ..its all very well to make a fool of yourself,... but to do it publicly on UA-cam is a big mistake.

    • @oderblock
      @oderblock 10 місяців тому +2

      bullshit

    • @nixworld767
      @nixworld767 10 місяців тому

      Well ok….dad. 🥸

  • @wildbill6366
    @wildbill6366 10 місяців тому

    Hua Hin it's dumpy.. there are much better places to live.

    • @asiawithalex
      @asiawithalex  10 місяців тому +1

      For viewers, where do you recommend they retire?

  • @kippsguitar6539
    @kippsguitar6539 10 місяців тому +2

    Why indeed? The.most boring seedy little town in Thailand with no beach, dont get it

    • @oderblock
      @oderblock 10 місяців тому +1

      yeah, no beach, hahaha

    • @johnk-pc2zx
      @johnk-pc2zx 8 місяців тому

      All it has is a beach!