For my lifestyle and stage of life, Hua Hin combines the quiet of Chiang Mai, the beach proximity of the South, the cost of Jomtien, and the safety of Bangkok. I'm in Jomtien until my lease expires
If you love mountain and relatively cool temperature during winter, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai may be your choice. If you love Beach and Island, Phuket and Krabi are great choice. If you love big city with lots of infrastructure and business opportunities, Bangkok is the one. If you love night life with Beach with closed proximity to Bangkok, Pattaya is stand out. However, there are other options for retirees such as Hua Hin (a quiet beach town) or Khao Yai (a rain forest Mountain with national park). Hua Hin and Khao Yai are located near Bangkok. (2-3 hours drive) Every place has pros and cons. The north has bad air pollution during burning seasons. The south has heavy rain during rainy season. Bangkok is a busy place. Pattaya is a sin city. Choose the place based on your preference.
I moved to Kamala Phuket from Atlanta Georgia on July 24th. Only been here a month but I've enjoyed it a lot. Big Buddah, famous temples, Bangla Road, Karon Viewpoint, Kamala and Patong Beach, and have tickets to a Muay Thai sporting event in Patong tomorrow night. While it does rain every day for the most part, it rains about maybe an hour, hour and a half, and then you get cloud cover. I'm here until December at the very least. (Thats when my six month lease is up)
Thank you for another great Video. I'm planning to retire to Thailand in 18 months. I've visited Thailand 9 times in the past 7 years. I'm going to start out my retirement in either Jomtien Beach or Hua Hin, and figure it out from there. 😊
Thank you for making a ”customized for me ” video. I will visit Thailand for the first time from Nov 13th to Dec 19th. My plan is arrival in Bangkok, then chiang mai by night train, then flight to phuket, then flight to Pattaya then bus back to bangkok. I have In mind to relocate there. Thanks again
Great one Ian. I am always surprised with the number of tourists that swim in the Jomtien and Pattaya sea water. Don't they wonder why the color of the sea water is coffee brown? In Pattaya's defense, it is rather easy to have access to wonderful clean beaches with transparent torquise blue sea water with soft clean white sand on nearby Koh Larn island --> accessible via ferry or speedboat in just 25 minutes from the Bali Hai pier. My favorite beach on Koh Larn is Tien beach --> but please don't tell everybody about this amazing beach.
True. Although the color of the water in Jomtien and Pattaya is from the rain runoff, it's not particularly clean. Especially Pattaya, but I've swam in Jomtien as well as pratumnak without any issue. Thanks for watching!
Yes, you missed Hua Hin town/ city there. You should visit Hua Hin and recently it seen that now Phuket and Chaim Mai were very badly affected by flood caused by very heavy rain, I think in the past Chiang Mai and Phuket could be better but now seen at present Hua Hin can be better because there was no bad news about Hua Hin been affected badly by flood and rains. Yes, I had visited all these town/cities- Bangkok, Phuket, Hua Hin and Pattaya. I was lucky I had visited Phuket, Chiang Mai and Pattaya during past low season time all one time but including Bangkok I visited more often and like it.
I've been watching lots of videos on living in Thailand and they pretty much all talked about renting condos. I'll be fully retired soon and wondering if it is possible to rent a living space in Thailand, whatever kind it may be, that's ideally, or close to being, independent and in a not too busy area, but with easy access to public transportation, roughly within USD$200 to 280/m rent range. I only need it to be fully functional with no frills needed. It needs not to be big. I'm a single minimalist, not interested in bar / club scenes, more into nature (mountain / water) and eating well. Do you think this is achievable ? If it is, which city would you recommend, and where can I go find them (websites, agencies you'd recommend, etc)? Thank you for this informative video. It helps a lot. ( Forgot to ask: how would you compare Hua Hin to the cities mentioned in this video?) Thank you.
İ will come from my Vietnam trip in december to Tayland and plan to visit this four citys:) So thanks for the video.İ will stay for a month.Any suggestion in which order to visit this cities would be very valuble for me ,thanks in advance
Informative and interesting BUT! It assumes one already knows the months of ‘high season’, rainy season, burn season, low season… please note the months for us newbies…
I'm a runner (over 10 marathons so far), and our visit to Bangkok and Chiang Mai didn't indicate anyplace where runs could be easily accomplished. I noticed someone running behind you in Petaya. Do a lot of people run in Petaya? Do you know of places in Chiang Mai and Bangkok where it's a safe (i.e., no tripping hazards) place to run?
I don't understand how you can get good Greek food in Pattaya. Greek cuisine is based on locally produced ingredients, like meats, local caught fish, local feta cheese, vegetables, it's a basic cooking style mainly grilled or oven baked, those ingredients might be similar in nature, but it isn't anything like authentic Greek food. I've lived in Greece 20 years. You'd be better saying ' Greek style ' food.
Only thing that bums me out about Thai (SE Asia), besides too many tourists is the "Horrible Air Quality" & the "other world" rcd breaking summer heat (Climate Change) .. I'd "love to home base Bangkok" (in a heartbeat) if not for the Toxic Air .. You can get an air filter for your condo, but out there walk around (not wearing a respirator) .. I got very bored in Pattaya, when not partying and it's way too much of the same / so redundant .. What a place, back in 1985' Blew my mind, last time there in 2011 ..
That is the most unique pronunciation of "Pattaya" I have heard yet....have you actually been there? Never heard anyone else mention the name of the place?
ac·cent noun noun: accent; plural noun: accents /ˈakˌsent/ 1. a distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language, especially one associated with a particular nation, locality, or social class.
For my lifestyle and stage of life, Hua Hin combines the quiet of Chiang Mai, the beach proximity of the South, the cost of Jomtien, and the safety of Bangkok. I'm in Jomtien until my lease expires
How is air quality in Hua Hin?
Live in Bangkok and vacation for a few months every year in Phuket, Pattaya, Koh Samui, Hua Hin, Chiang Mai, and Koh Chang.
If you love mountain and relatively cool temperature during winter, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai may be your choice. If you love Beach and Island, Phuket and Krabi are great choice. If you love big city with lots of infrastructure and business opportunities, Bangkok is the one. If you love night life with Beach with closed proximity to Bangkok, Pattaya is stand out. However, there are other options for retirees such as Hua Hin (a quiet beach town) or Khao Yai (a rain forest Mountain with national park). Hua Hin and Khao Yai are located near Bangkok. (2-3 hours drive) Every place has pros and cons. The north has bad air pollution during burning seasons. The south has heavy rain during rainy season. Bangkok is a busy place. Pattaya is a sin city. Choose the place based on your preference.
awesome comment thanks
Makes me want to make thar looooong flight to visit Bangkok and Phuket again....and Chang Mai and Pattaya.....
That would be awesome!
Nice job. Thanks good information. Thanks
I moved to Kamala Phuket from Atlanta Georgia on July 24th. Only been here a month but I've enjoyed it a lot. Big Buddah, famous temples, Bangla Road, Karon Viewpoint, Kamala and Patong Beach, and have tickets to a Muay Thai sporting event in Patong tomorrow night. While it does rain every day for the most part, it rains about maybe an hour, hour and a half, and then you get cloud cover. I'm here until December at the very least. (Thats when my six month lease is up)
Yeah boy ! Love my Tempus TV.
Thanks for always tuning in my dude!
And to see all those places you've shown us in your videos. You make everything interesting.
Haha I grew up in prescott, totally understand the traffic in Phoenix, also appreciate the Supra B roll lol
Thank you for another great Video. I'm planning to retire to Thailand in 18 months. I've visited Thailand 9 times in the past 7 years. I'm going to start out my retirement in either Jomtien Beach or Hua Hin, and figure it out from there. 😊
Solid plan!
so much to see and do!! so many activities!!😅😁
koh samui is reallly nice
Great info! I always wondered about how I would go about getting a place there and if I needed to stay at a hotel first. Thanks for clarifying!
Thank you for making a ”customized for me ” video. I will visit Thailand for the first time from Nov 13th to Dec 19th. My plan is arrival in Bangkok, then chiang mai by night train, then flight to phuket, then flight to Pattaya then bus back to bangkok. I have In mind to relocate there. Thanks again
Loving the quality of your videos now man, well done, so much better than how you were doing it before! 🤙
Thanks a ton!
A kick in the nuts, LOL!!! Great video, would have stuck around even if it was longer. Keep up the good work.
Another informative and helpful video. Since I will be traveling to Pattaya soon, will you share your favorite Greek and Italian restaurants?
@@timwalker2458 if you don't have anything nice to say....
I've cooked and eaten food from all over the world, I do believe im qualified. Have a blessed day!
@@yesplease6127 la'aroma on beach road is very good
@@vinnaaaayyy Thank you for the recommendation.
That supra sounds way nice.
Ijs...the beard really suits you king 👑
Thanks!
Great summary. I thought Phuket was highly overrated. Koh Samui was paradise. Never made it to Chiang Mai.
Great video.... I have a home in Scottsdale since you brough up Phoenix. Originally from Ohio. Awesome stuff... Best, -Jim
Thanks for watching Jim! Small world, my family came to Arizona from Columbus haha
Good idea for a video.
What are your favorite Italian food places near Pattaya?
Now this is an idea I can get behind haha
Enjoy watching!
Thank you!
Great one Ian.
I am always surprised with the number of tourists that swim in the Jomtien and Pattaya sea water. Don't they wonder why the color of the sea water is coffee brown?
In Pattaya's defense, it is rather easy to have access to wonderful clean beaches with transparent torquise blue sea water with soft clean white sand on nearby Koh Larn island --> accessible via ferry or speedboat in just 25 minutes from the Bali Hai pier.
My favorite beach on Koh Larn is Tien beach --> but please don't tell everybody about this amazing beach.
True. Although the color of the water in Jomtien and Pattaya is from the rain runoff, it's not particularly clean. Especially Pattaya, but I've swam in Jomtien as well as pratumnak without any issue. Thanks for watching!
Yes, you missed Hua Hin town/ city there. You should visit Hua Hin and recently it seen that now Phuket and Chaim Mai were very badly affected by flood caused by very heavy rain, I think in the past Chiang Mai and Phuket could be better but now seen at present Hua Hin can be better because there was no bad news about Hua Hin been affected badly by flood and rains. Yes, I had visited all these town/cities- Bangkok, Phuket, Hua Hin and Pattaya. I was lucky I had visited Phuket, Chiang Mai and Pattaya during past low season time all one time but including Bangkok I visited more often and like it.
I've been watching lots of videos on living in Thailand and they pretty much all talked about renting condos. I'll be fully retired soon and wondering if it is possible to rent a living space in Thailand, whatever kind it may be, that's ideally, or close to being, independent and in a not too busy area, but with easy access to public transportation, roughly within USD$200 to 280/m rent range. I only need it to be fully functional with no frills needed. It needs not to be big. I'm a single minimalist, not interested in bar / club scenes, more into nature (mountain / water) and eating well. Do you think this is achievable ? If it is, which city would you recommend, and where can I go find them (websites, agencies you'd recommend, etc)? Thank you for this informative video. It helps a lot. ( Forgot to ask: how would you compare Hua Hin to the cities mentioned in this video?) Thank you.
what bike do you have? it looks like a honda grom? so dope!
Looking at Hua Hin / Cha Am. Any insights?
İ will come from my Vietnam trip in december to Tayland and plan to visit this four citys:) So thanks for the video.İ will stay for a month.Any suggestion in which order to visit this cities would be very valuble for me ,thanks in advance
Informative and interesting BUT! It assumes one already knows the months of ‘high season’, rainy season, burn season, low season… please note the months for us newbies…
slow season much cheaper, also rainy season is heavy rain
I'm a runner (over 10 marathons so far), and our visit to Bangkok and Chiang Mai didn't indicate anyplace where runs could be easily accomplished. I noticed someone running behind you in Petaya. Do a lot of people run in Petaya? Do you know of places in Chiang Mai and Bangkok where it's a safe (i.e., no tripping hazards) place to run?
How is Hat yai mot on the list it is still upvoming but i pick Hat yai over Bangkok and Phuket.
eat some thai food. Also... do they have gyms there?
I don't understand how you can get good Greek food in Pattaya. Greek cuisine is based on locally produced ingredients, like meats, local caught fish, local feta cheese, vegetables, it's a basic cooking style mainly grilled or oven baked, those ingredients might be similar in nature, but it isn't anything like authentic Greek food. I've lived in Greece 20 years. You'd be better saying ' Greek style ' food.
Only thing that bums me out about Thai (SE Asia), besides too many tourists is the "Horrible Air Quality" & the "other world" rcd breaking summer heat (Climate Change) .. I'd "love to home base Bangkok" (in a heartbeat) if not for the Toxic Air .. You can get an air filter for your condo, but out there walk around (not wearing a respirator) .. I got very bored in Pattaya, when not partying and it's way too much of the same / so redundant .. What a place, back in 1985' Blew my mind, last time there in 2011 ..
where are places that one can walk/jump/dive straight in to the sea, after about 50 paces/steps from sleeping place, that has coral and tropical fish?
Not "Pu-tae-yuh"
Say "Pat-tah-yah"
@@Nader_61 Paw-tay-yaah
That is the most unique pronunciation of "Pattaya" I have heard yet....have you actually been there? Never heard anyone else mention the name of the place?
I've heard it pronounced many ways...nobody cares..
ac·cent
noun
noun: accent; plural noun: accents
/ˈakˌsent/
1.
a distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language, especially one associated with a particular nation, locality, or social class.