Hey Gabriel. I realize this is not a Koh Phi Phi video but it got me thinking. I think i mentioned to you a year or two ago that it was your first Phi Phi series that convinced my then girlfriend and I to make that our very first Thailand experience. What I was just thinking about though is that I never told you that my then girlfriend and I actually went back to Phi Phi last year, stayed in the same hotel (Phi Phi The Beach Resort), and it was on Long Beach that I purposed to my now wife! And its all because of your videos in a sort of round about way haha. So anyways, I just wanted to drop by and thank you for doing what you do. Without you, so many of us wouldn’t have some of the amazing memories that we do. So thank you, sir. And safe travels 🤙🏻
One thing about Phuket and the surrounding islands is you’re definitely going to be climbing hills all day in every way. It got me into really good shape in no time.
Hi Gabriel! That time warp sequence was SO COOL!! I loved it! SO creative and really really well done too! I'd love to see more of that in the future when you re-visit specific places you've been before. Great editing! You are really finding your groove and I love it. Thank you again so much for all the hard work you do to show us these amazing places, and as usual, please stay safe!!
I recently found you. Need to say thanks for having me in your hand and holding me up like I am with you for real. You are a pleasure to have as a travel companion. Your openness, general opinions, curiosity, choice of destination and generosity makes you my best. Your topic of conversations is exactly what I want to hear. So, how is it to have thousands of invisible friends walking with you?
Well this is a change of pace compared to the other islands. Nice accommodation you have. Loved the back and forth between now and 10 years ago. Looking forward to more of this sweet island. Cheers 😊🍹
Cool video. Your hotel room is AWESOME!!! Absolutely loved the ending of this video with the music. Went back and watched it another time, it was amazing. ❤️👏🏝️🍷👏
Island vibes so chill, you'll forget your phone charger even exists. Until you realize you need it to call a tuk-tuk to get to the other side of the island. I just can't deny how beautiful Ko Tao is! As somebody who visited it last year, this is worth visiting over and over again!
@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 He's just going to take a break..we've gotten spoiled watching back to back videos for 8 months..I'll never stop watching unless he quits or I die..lol
Fantastic video as always ❤ Congratulations on reaching 600 K in advance 🎉 This takes me back to when I visited Koh Tao way back in 2010 😊 Much love and respect from a big fan in Norway 🌍
Crazy I was there at the same time as you a few days ago. Amazing place. Backpacker Central. The wharf is a bit crazy with the different boats but great experience
I hope you go to the viewpoint with the cat that chills next to visitors. It has the " I love Koh Tao" or whatever sign. Definitely a sunset experience.
Wow, things have changed a lot. The last time I was on Koh Tao was in the summer of 2002. Back then, most accommodations used generators for power at night. Seeing this now is really bizarre!! Guess I will have to skip it and go to Koh Phayam.
In my opinion Bans is the best place to stay in Koh Tao. Inexpensive, local to bars/restaurants, good breakfast. I have stayed in places that cost three times more there, and still prefer Bans.
Should have taken the sleeper boat. Not serious. 2 hours for under $20 is incredible. I stayed at Koh Tao heights big apartments for $60 7 years ago with wife. It was so cereal. Best trip ever. The trips back to the apartment were very wild and crazy. You have to take a motor bike and accelerate fast at the start of the driveway and keep the speed up until you get to the top of a football field length steep hill where the apartment is. Not for everybody.
Last year I spent 30$ in Ko Tao for a night in a beautiful resort next to the beach. I think 70$ for Thailand is not reasonable for a simple room, was there nothing else available in this time?
Have not been to Koh Tao since my first time to Thailand in 2000. I understand the popularity as the island and waters are so amazing! I stayed for 10-11 days but the way it looks now I wouldn't stay as long. That was where I first did some fire spinning!! Happy Travels BTW I would love to see what Bottle Beach on Koh Phangan looks like these days!
Hello from Sweden! Would love to visit Thailand, many Swedes go there, infact I heard some people speaking Swedish in this video! I dont think you have been to Brunei yet, small country on the island of Borneo with good international connections at the aiport, you could go there along the way!
@@GabrielTravelerVideos From what I understand, it should be very safe and very clean, a few days will probably be enough! Capital and main city is Bandar Seri Begawan
@@GabrielTravelerVideos yes, I'll be there soon! I've been several times already all over - I think this time I'll go back to Samui/Pha Ngan/Tao and maybe explore some less-known islands: your videos of Koh Phayam were interesting although I need good internet - so not sure!
Well, good to know it is still sweet. 😁 despite all of the reputation i firmly believe you dont encounter what you are not a match to, so definitely a very alive gorgeous island 😍 to visit 🏝
Nice. Last time for me on Koh Tao was 2006 when I also visited Ko Phangan and Koh Samui too. Still looks nice of course but I almost cried when I saw all the cement at Chawen Beach. Visited the islands first time in 1991. I think the change in those 15 years was huge. Of course everthing is not for the worse, but I don't like it as much anymore unfortunately. For someone who has never visited I still recommend it of course. Thai islands will always be nice. This video is where I will continue watching from since I have been in Central America for 6 weeks. Need to catch up. :-)
@@torvaldelletveito9181 That was exactly the situation on Ko Chang island when I visited a week ago. In twenty years I can talk about how different it was now, as I'm sure it will change like everywhere.
Great video! I am currently in Koh Phangan (wich is spelled "Pan-gan", not "Pan-yan", by the way) for the 5th time and will visit Koh Tao for the 1st time afterwards, as i have to escape the Full Moon Party crowd (and the extreme rise of accomodation prices it brings) at the end of the month.
I use a 64 gb memory card in my camera and then back up all the video files on my laptop. After I've edited the video I delete all the footage off both the camera and my laptop, except a few clips that I store on my laptop.
Maybe so. That isn't an original UB40 song, it's a cover on "Labour of Love 2", which I also listened to recently. But "Rat in the Kitchen" is a much better album.
At the beginning I thought wow Gabriel is looking fresh .. what’s your secret 😂… then I realised it was ten yrs ago . Not that your not looking fresh today dug a hole for myself 😂
Second. I don't, nothing against sunscreen. It's a good idea for many people to wear and of course I've used it sometimes. But I don't tend to get burnt easily. I manage it in terms of making sure not to spend too much time in the sun when I have zero tan, then I slowly get tanned over a few days. I usually buy some aloe vera gel in case I get a little too much sun, to spread on afterwards. But once I have a base tan I can spend hours in the sun without getting burnt. So I just let myself get tanned and then it isn't a problem for me to be in the sun.
Most importantly it destroys reefs. Most of Thailand’s coastal reefs have been decimated. Those divers in the pool will have to take a longer trip out if they hope to get a good experience..(something to consider) Cheers
Gabriel looks very much relaxed there. He definitely feels at home in Thailand
Hey Gabriel. I realize this is not a Koh Phi Phi video but it got me thinking. I think i mentioned to you a year or two ago that it was your first Phi Phi series that convinced my then girlfriend and I to make that our very first Thailand experience. What I was just thinking about though is that I never told you that my then girlfriend and I actually went back to Phi Phi last year, stayed in the same hotel (Phi Phi The Beach Resort), and it was on Long Beach that I purposed to my now wife! And its all because of your videos in a sort of round about way haha. So anyways, I just wanted to drop by and thank you for doing what you do. Without you, so many of us wouldn’t have some of the amazing memories that we do. So thank you, sir. And safe travels 🤙🏻
That's amazing, very cool to hear. Congratulations and cheers. ✌️🍺
This was another great video Gabe and also love the hotel you are staying..................... beautiful
Yes, the hotel is beautiful...
Only the price is not reasonable for Thailand. Crazy to pay that much for a night ..
Very cool video Gabe! Loved seeing the one from 10 years ago and all of the backpackers coming and going. Thanks for sharing!
19:40 Such calmness of the sea. No wind whatsoever.
Man Gabriel...i am so enjoying your current journey thru Thailand ! I really miss that place
Wow ! The ending was awesome ! Thanks for sharing 😉
One thing about Phuket and the surrounding islands is you’re definitely going to be climbing hills all day in every way. It got me into really good shape in no time.
great to see the old footage next to the new footage ..10 years ..time and prices change but travel is always awesome
Hi Gabriel! That time warp sequence was SO COOL!! I loved it! SO creative and really really well done too! I'd love to see more of that in the future when you re-visit specific places you've been before. Great editing! You are really finding your groove and I love it. Thank you again so much for all the hard work you do to show us these amazing places, and as usual, please stay safe!!
I recently found you. Need to say thanks for having me in your hand and holding me up like I am with you for real.
You are a pleasure to have as a travel companion. Your openness, general opinions, curiosity, choice of destination and generosity makes you my best.
Your topic of conversations is exactly what I want to hear.
So, how is it to have thousands of invisible friends walking with you?
This was the very first island I visited in Thailand in 1994 I don’t recognise anything! 🍄🇹🇭🙏
That sucks. I wish you had remembered things
I remember everything, I just don’t recognise! I do recognise your comments aren’t funny though!🍄@@DaltonMirklestein
@@JBwhattodo I'm here to spark your memory, not your funny bone.
Kampot , Cambodia is such an awesome place. I spent a lot of time there 10-11 years ago. Was hard to leave. I hear Phnom Penh has changed a lot,
Kampot changed too.....
Well this is a change of pace compared to the other islands. Nice accommodation you have. Loved the back and forth between now and 10 years ago. Looking forward to more of this sweet island. Cheers 😊🍹
Cool video. Your hotel room is AWESOME!!!
Absolutely loved the ending of this video with the music. Went back and watched it another time, it was amazing. ❤️👏🏝️🍷👏
Sweet, glad to hear it.
Love seeing you get to enjoy a bit of luxury. I have seen it all as a tagalong through those awesome 8 months. What a treat it has been.😊❤
What a nice montage with the music to finish off the video!
Island vibes so chill, you'll forget your phone charger even exists. Until you realize you need it to call a tuk-tuk to get to the other side of the island. I just can't deny how beautiful Ko Tao is! As somebody who visited it last year, this is worth visiting over and over again!
I'M going to miss your videos..I've learned and experienced so much from watching in my home in SC. My dogs are entertained also..
Why are you not watching further?
@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 He's just going to take a break..we've gotten spoiled watching back to back videos for 8 months..I'll never stop watching unless he quits or I die..lol
Fantastic video as always ❤ Congratulations on reaching 600 K in advance 🎉 This takes me back to when I visited Koh Tao way back in 2010 😊 Much love and respect from a big fan in Norway 🌍
So sweet!
Absolutely gorgeous!!
WOW!!! I want to be there yesterday!
Also known as Death Island, watch your back. I filled up too when I got there but didn't even use half a tank.
Those murders happened 10 years ago. Watch your accuracy
Highly enjoyable sir ! 🙏
Sweet 😊 almost 600k! 👏👏😎☀️🌊😊❤
Gabriel , Have a nice time , be careful !
Crazy I was there at the same time as you a few days ago. Amazing place. Backpacker Central. The wharf is a bit crazy with the different boats but great experience
I Believe I Like This Island The Best!
❤ love yr room. I love bungalows but then a bit of luxury after. Yr balcony was cute. Beautiful setting.
Gabriel, wow, what a great day you had, you have so much energy, I wouldn’t be surprised if that was you doing the fire dance…. 👍
Always great music soundtracks Gabriel.
Cool, glad to hear it.
Stop off in Taiwan on the way back, good connections from Bangkok and fly Eva (superb) back to the states.
Alright alright alright ☺️
"watch the leather, man"
Always enjoy when you activate "Gabriel Traveler Mode"!
Cool.
I hope you go to the viewpoint with the cat that chills next to visitors. It has the " I love Koh Tao" or whatever sign. Definitely a sunset experience.
That sounds like touristic silliness
Hi Gabriel...very cool...vid...I liked the flash backs
Hi Gabriel, This is the most beautiful & Modern. Thanks!
Wow, things have changed a lot. The last time I was on Koh Tao was in the summer of 2002. Back then, most accommodations used generators for power at night. Seeing this now is really bizarre!! Guess I will have to skip it and go to Koh Phayam.
Good idea: ua-cam.com/video/2yky_f2FSUU/v-deo.html
In my opinion Bans is the best place to stay in Koh Tao. Inexpensive, local to bars/restaurants, good breakfast. I have stayed in places that cost three times more there, and still prefer Bans.
God bless what awesome adventures
Got to try scuba diving on Koh Tao!
Should have taken the sleeper boat. Not serious. 2 hours for under $20 is incredible. I stayed at Koh Tao heights big apartments for $60 7 years ago with wife. It was so cereal. Best trip ever. The trips back to the apartment were very wild and crazy. You have to take a motor bike and accelerate fast at the start of the driveway and keep the speed up until you get to the top of a football field length steep hill where the apartment is. Not for everybody.
I think ‘86 was the year my cousin introduced me the band UB40.”Don’t break my heart” my first UB40’s song.
Last year I spent 30$ in Ko Tao for a night in a beautiful resort next to the beach. I think 70$ for Thailand is not reasonable for a simple room, was there nothing else available in this time?
Beautiful island! Thanks for the great video...too bad your SD cards got full...You know what you gotta do! lol CHeers!!
Those wifi speeds are impressive for an island!
After what happened to Hannah Whitheridge and David miller why would anyone want to go there?
Very sad incident, but unfortunately these types of things happen all around the world.
People are stabbed every day in london england
Have not been to Koh Tao since my first time to Thailand in 2000. I understand the popularity as the island and waters are so amazing! I stayed for 10-11 days but the way it looks now I wouldn't stay as long. That was where I first did some fire spinning!! Happy Travels
BTW I would love to see what Bottle Beach on Koh Phangan looks like these days!
Wow, didn't expect Gabriel to be visiting "Murder Island" - the only island I'd trade for Skull Island (King Kong, et al). Stay safe, Gabe!
The murders happened in 2014. You're still frightened? 🫣
Hello from Sweden! Would love to visit Thailand, many Swedes go there, infact I heard some people speaking Swedish in this video! I dont think you have been to Brunei yet, small country on the island of Borneo with good international connections at the aiport, you could go there along the way!
Nope, haven't been yet, curious to go there sometime. Sounds like a few days will be enough.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos From what I understand, it should be very safe and very clean, a few days will probably be enough! Capital and main city is Bandar Seri Begawan
Chose your island carefully: some of those islands are like tourist zoos. The best places are in the very South of Thailand, where tourists don't go.
Somehow I feel, your new camera is higher in resolution but dull in colours/vibrancy/dynamic range.. old one looks better
“Mr. Fantasy” 🎵😁👍
Looks like you'll leave as I'll get there - regardless - loved watching this ✨
You're coming to Thailand soon? Where are you planning to go?
@@GabrielTravelerVideos yes, I'll be there soon! I've been several times already all over - I think this time I'll go back to Samui/Pha Ngan/Tao and maybe explore some less-known islands: your videos of Koh Phayam were interesting although I need good internet - so not sure!
I had pretty fast wifi on Ko Phayam, but not on Ko Chang. If you go to Ko Tao, the restaurant I showed at the end has amazing wifi.
Well, good to know it is still sweet. 😁 despite all of the reputation i firmly believe you dont encounter what you are not a match to, so definitely a very alive gorgeous island 😍 to visit 🏝
Nice playlist on your phone, dude.
Wow, ten years later, the video quality and especially stabilization is amazing. Are you using that tiny DJI for this?
Yes, almost all my videos have been filmed with a DJI Osmo Action 1 since July of 2020. It's time for me to upgrade to the 4.
The stabilizer was not very good
@@GabrielTravelerVideos awesome, thank you! 🙏
@@DougDenniscan't handle the truth Denise?
Nice. Last time for me on Koh Tao was 2006 when I also visited Ko Phangan and Koh Samui too. Still looks nice of course but I almost cried when I saw all the cement at Chawen Beach. Visited the islands first time in 1991. I think the change in those 15 years was huge. Of course everthing is not for the worse, but I don't like it as much anymore unfortunately. For someone who has never visited I still recommend it of course. Thai islands will always be nice. This video is where I will continue watching from since I have been in Central America for 6 weeks. Need to catch up. :-)
I was there in 2001, would love to go back.
Do it, you won't regret it. But be prepared for times to have changed.
Grab a ticket and go
Checking tickets! I remember there was no electricity in the daytime, diesel generators started in the evening produced some electricity
@@torvaldelletveito9181 That was exactly the situation on Ko Chang island when I visited a week ago. In twenty years I can talk about how different it was now, as I'm sure it will change like everywhere.
Great video! I am currently in Koh Phangan (wich is spelled "Pan-gan", not "Pan-yan", by the way) for the 5th time and will visit Koh Tao for the 1st time afterwards, as i have to escape the Full Moon Party crowd (and the extreme rise of accomodation prices it brings) at the end of the month.
Enjoy
Just curious, what size Memory Cards do you use and are the videos deleted after it has been edited and uploaded to UA-cam?
I use a 64 gb memory card in my camera and then back up all the video files on my laptop. After I've edited the video I delete all the footage off both the camera and my laptop, except a few clips that I store on my laptop.
Vietnam or Cambodia next ?
Gabe, I thought for 75 bucks in Thailand you'll get at least a happy ending.... 😂😂😂
Well he did get a happy bungalow at least 😂
@@janeldunn65happy ending Janel?
? Do you ever get lonely on your solo travels? How do you deal with if so?
06:07 Did you change the camera there?
It suddenly looks like a video from a few years ago.
You're onto something. Keep watching. 😊
Are you going to China anytime soon? Would be fab to see some rural non touristy parts if possible
Which DJI Osmo Action are you using now?
I'm still using the 1, need to get the 4.
Very interesting that ALL of the visitors to these islands are farang. Are these places too expensive for the average Thai ?
The legend of Death Island.
Stay at home,please,you are depressing
04:39 Wouldn't "Kingston Town" be more appropriate for the tropics you're in?
Maybe so. That isn't an original UB40 song, it's a cover on "Labour of Love 2", which I also listened to recently. But "Rat in the Kitchen" is a much better album.
What is the name of the hotel ?
Beautiful place Gabe! U sure u want to come back to US ? 😆
Hello Gabriel, do you have 4k camera or my wifi is on low speed?
Hi, I film and process my videos at 1080p. Not sure about your wifi speeds. ✌️
Just wondering is there still an issue with tourists getting murdered there ?
Google it pal. What's your deal?
There's been no "issue" for 10 years
Huge issue,lock your front door
@@Stevonthemove hide in your basement. Don't travel
Nice digs
It would be been astonishing if not hilarious if that same lady approached u 10 years later after u got off the pier with her accommodation offer
Woo hoooooo 🎉
What nationalities are mostly there?
Syrians and Mongolians
In Thailand? Mostly Thai people. If you mean foreign tourists, a real mix, hearing lots of different languages.
I've heard there are many Bengalis and Algerians
Eskimos and ancestors from from ship bounty
When the ancestors of the HMS Bounty mutineers arrived on the island, reports of incest suddenly spiked. Koh Tao officials were caught off guard.
At the beginning I thought wow Gabriel is looking fresh .. what’s your secret 😂… then I realised it was ten yrs ago .
Not that your not looking fresh today dug a hole for myself 😂
Does not make sense. How could you have dug a hole for yourself if you explained your mistake?
It was a light hearted comment not a serious comment but thank you
@@janeldunn65 therefore you dug no hole for yourself
ever go fishing ?
Yes, in the mountains back home in California. I've never done sea fishing though.
Think I prefer Koh Phayam 😂
Agree ! Ko Tao looks far too touristy now !
Gabriel why don't you go to Shanghai for a few days, China is open for tourists at the moment.
Repressive govt. No thanks
Also known as death island…
Dr Death ☠️ lives in the hills
So spooky.lock yourself in your house.never leave ok?
@@Stevonthemove Yes, you must hide. Always
Read "Surfing the Himalayas" by Frederick Lenz. You can download it for free... 😊
First!
Do you wear suncream gabe? Can never see it on you lol
Second. I don't, nothing against sunscreen. It's a good idea for many people to wear and of course I've used it sometimes. But I don't tend to get burnt easily. I manage it in terms of making sure not to spend too much time in the sun when I have zero tan, then I slowly get tanned over a few days. I usually buy some aloe vera gel in case I get a little too much sun, to spread on afterwards. But once I have a base tan I can spend hours in the sun without getting burnt. So I just let myself get tanned and then it isn't a problem for me to be in the sun.
Most importantly it destroys reefs. Most of Thailand’s coastal reefs have been decimated. Those divers in the pool will have to take a longer trip out if they hope to get a good experience..(something to consider) Cheers
@@Jack-2day Solid point.
False claim
live the dream
❤
where is the lady 10 years laters?
They say she went to Manila to live with her cousin
@@DeputyDog-mh1yo thank you
Hardly made it off the dock with all those people not paying any attention at all.. smh
👍👍👍
dejavu!
😊😊😊❤🇧🇦🇧🇦🇧🇦
You going to have a break from. Travelling after 8 months
First and a half 😮
False claim
😁👍
Your Bike has a rattle, be careful
It's a cell phone holder that's attached to the handlebar. Annoying, but not critical.
sounded like suspension, glad its fine.@@GabrielTravelerVideos
Told my friend I wanted to go to Ko Tao but he wants Phucket
He wants Russian girls
the murder island
Lies
@@DaltonMirklestein you have not even been there
@@dudu88xx apparently you were there, and had a safe visit
@@DaltonMirklesteini diiid
@@dudu88xx you must have captured the bad people