OUR FIRST TIME BACKPACKING THAILAND | Vegan Street Food, Sleeper Train & Night Markets
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2022
- our first time exploring thailand (after quarantine 😉) #hollygoesduo 🌎🇹🇭🥭 and just a note: episode 2 before this was filmed just after this so they are just a bit out of chronological order!
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Hollygoesduo has been my favorite series thus far. You inspire me to follow my dreams and travel the world. I really want to live in Tokyo for a year and this is just motivating to get over my fears and just do it 💛
Really enjoyed this Holly, good to show the realistic side of travelling!
Honestly, I am living for these travel vlogs!! So so excited everytime a new one is posted. Have a fantastic time Holly!!
thanks Jess 💚💚💚
I am in love with this new series of yours Holly. makes me miss travelling so much but it's worth it haha
Quite difficult to explain vegan in Thailand. You can just say “Jay” or “J” like the letter or say “Chan kin jay” (= I eat vegan) coz people might be more familiar with “kin jay” rather than just “jay”. If failed, you can show them these เจ (vegan) มังสวิรัติแต่ไม่กินไข่ (vegetarian but no egg). Hope your phone can display Thai. By the way, if you wanna try exotic fruit, durian season is starting now!
That "vegetarian with no egg" phrase is a genius idea.
Much easier to convey to food vendors, especially if they aren't familiar with "Jay".
Thank you very much! I had that uncertainty about the เจ (vegan) pronunciation
thank you for this!! I’ve also been taught how to say no meat, fish, eggs, milk, pork, seafood and fish sauce 👌🏻 I think I’ll get better at it though!
@@MC-ko2mx Yes that’s very true!!
A few more useful phrases
ไม่เผ็ด ‘mai ped’ = not spicy
ไม่ใส่พริก 🌶 ‘mai sai prick’ = no chilies
That Larb from 7-11 you ate looks spicy even for a Thai like me!
Loving these vlogs such a throwback to Australia!
Hi Holly! I’m Thai and I also happen to be a huge fan of your channel. I’ve been watching your vids since your Cambridge days. I hope you enjoy your stay in Thailand! Much love from Bangkok xx ❤️🇹🇭
holly i am LOVING these vlogs so much
Apart from durian, try mangosteen if you're able to find it. And of course, don't forget your mango sticky rice. The sleeper train & your hostel looks so nice btw. I love how everyone in the comments always offer such valuable recs & advice. Looking forward to the next ep xx
Bringing back memories of all the amazing vegan food I had when I was there, great stuff!
I’ve LOVED watching every video of this series so far. ❤️😊❤️
I really enjoyed this video although I am fasting so it was hard seeing all those delicious food especially that coconut 🥥 water 😭😭
Thanks so much for sharing this video with us Holly . Hope you will have more fun time in Thailand 🇹🇭
Love 🥰 seeing the Thailand travel vlog adventures of Holly & Matthew. The food is yummy 😋 & awesome and I would love 😍it because it contains spice. Keep safe & well.
This has given me travel fever and left me so excited to travel. Enjoy Thailand!
You can say "mai ped" (ไม่เผ็ด) to request a less spicy version of whatever you're ordering.
For no chilli at all, I believe it's "mai sai prik" (ไม่ใส่พริก)
Would any Thai speakers care to chime in and confirm this is correct?
Don't want Holly to suffer unnecessarily throughout her trip as she isn't a fan of chilli at all.
I was in a four berth compartment (I think, it's a bit hazy now) on the older version of that sleeper train, and yes, can confirm that everyone pretty much goes to sleep straightaway.
The dude in our compartment demanded absolute silence, so my travel buddies and I had to whisper if we wanted to communicate at all.
And yes, pillow was flat as a pancake. Guess that hasn't changed LOL
You and Matthew did really well navigating yourselves on that train.
We were doing a small group tour and our guide was a champ.
He had us wait at the correct spot on the platform, then hustled us and our bags into the right compartment in 30 seconds flat.
Like you said, the train only stops for 2 minutes, so if left to my own devices, I am pretty sure I would have bungled it.
I am trying to think of some "typical" Thai dishes I tried that could be veganised so you can at least get a taste when you're there.
It would be a pity to be there for a whole month and not get a taste of their cuisine?
I think "pad kra pow taohu" (ผัดกะเพรา เต้าหู้) aka Thai holy basil tofu stir-fry is worth a try.
The minced pork version is popular for lunch and usually comes with a fried egg on top.
You could ask for it to be veganised by saying มังสวิรัติแต่ไม่กินไข่ (vegetarian but no egg) as per the very helpful commenter nuinatnun, plus no chilli "mai sai prik" (ไม่ใส่พริก).
The only other issue I can think of is if they've used fish sauce for flavoring, which obviously isn't vegan.
The versions I had were flavoured with soy sauce AFAIK.
Fish sauce (nam pla น้ำปลา) is heavily used throughout Thailand though and is usually a "silent" animal-derived flavoring agent, even in seemingly "vegan" dishes like stir-fried vegetables.
Just something to be aware of.
You could ask for it to be omitted by saying "mai sai nam pla" (ไม่ใส่ น้ำปลา) and hope the food vendor will just sub out with soy sauce.
IMO there will be some dishes where no substitutions are possible, like som tum or green papaya salad, which is a shame.
It's definitely an iconic dish and really delicious, with a great balance of textures and flavours.
But som tum with soy sauce would be a hot mess LOL
Finally, substitutions, or in fact any deviation from the menu are uncommon in most Asian countries, Thailand included, at least when it comes to street food.
Most vendors sell 1 - 2 items with most of the ingredients already prepped and ready to go.
Customers drop by, order, eat, pay and leave, pretty much.
It would account for a lot of the confusion you are seeing from the vendors.
They aren't being deliberately unhelpful or anything, they simply aren't used to customising menu items.
I think your best bet would be to rely heavily on tofu (taohu เต้าหู้) and vegetable (pak ผัก) stir-fries over rice at made-to-order places, and ask for fish sauce and chilli to be omitted.
Tofu would be the most accessible plant-based protein option in Thailand IMO.
ps: I think it would be a good idea to have all the food modification requests *in Thai* on your phone, so you can just show it to vendors.
Thai is a very tonal language, and difficult to master at the best of times.
Trying to holler out-of-left-field requests at a food vendor over the noise of street traffic and propane wok burners would be making your life unnecessarily difficult LOL
Thank you for sharing Holly. This video was wonderful and very insightful 🤗⭐️😄
Holly! I'm loving and living for your travel content!!! just keep in mind that England is one of the most vegan-friendly places in the world, and it's going to be harder for you to find vegan things elsewhere :) not impossible, though! I wish you all the best in your travels
Thailand is such a beautiful place! Maybe you might vlog more of sceneres, streets etc... Even talking parts could be taken in front of some bushes LOL. Just a small wish)
Welcome to Asia!!!!! I have been to Thailand and the food there is sooo nice! Hope you enjoy your trip in Thailand😊
I got the top bunk sleeper just like you and the second time i decided to spice it up and get the 3rd class seat from ayutthuaa which was so fun as i generally don't sleep well anyway and it was very social with the locals with people coming around selling food all the time. In chiang mai you can't miss the towering mountain overlooking the city which i decided to climb completely on foot walking from my hostel in the centre of the city as i was trying to be eco as possible exploring by bicylcle or foot only. It was brutal as somehow the day i did it was so bloody hot and i expected to cool down in the waterfalls half way up but as it was the hot season they were all dry. But i pushed myself up to the top having drank all my water and pretty dehydrated from all that effort so got 4 smoothies to hydrate and i found a quiet garden in the meditation retreat temple at the top and just sat for so long mesmerised and in bliss by the monks and students peacefully walking meditating around the grounds. If you're up for a challenge i reckon you should defo do this epic climb walking all the way on foot. You are incredibly fit so they only thing you need to do is take plenty of water and you will be ok. I remember the 7/11 food being so spicy too lol...but for me it was perfect.
Brilliant vlog, Holly!!!
I’m thai and just letting you know that we really do mind about wearing masks, if someone saw you maskless running in the train, it could make the people around you very uncomfortable. Unfortunately, thais are not as open with the masks as the US as of yet. Enjoy ur stay!
ahh I’m so so sorry! I know you need to wear masks in more places here and in this clip I’d genuinely forgotten as I’d just brushed my teeth with it off, but thank you for letting me (and others who read this) know!
No worries 👍
This is my first time commenting. Really excited that ur traveling to
Asia. Take care! Actually Thailand is very close to China, ur welcome to China once Covid is under control. You have lots of Chinese fans (friends😊). BIG love sending from China ❤️
Holly, you should also visit the Philippines. The humidity issue is a real deal tho but we offer gorgeous beaches and rich historical places.
7 Eleven is an international convenience store chain that originates in Japan, you will find these a lot in Asia, Australia and the US, Inc. Hawai’i where theres a large Asian community as well.
I definitely think that you will get start to get very used to the spicy food you are eating. When my family and I went to Vietnam about four years ago, there was chilli in everything as well, and I was never really exposed to chilli in such big amounts, but now I LOOOVE it!! 🌸
i forgot to recommend The vegetarian society in chiang mai....its the best food i've ever had. Its like a charity thing where the food is literally free. from what i can you can just have rice and 1 curry for nothing but most people go and get rice and two curries for 10 bhat. Also you wash your own dishes afterwards and if you desire you can leave a donation to help them continue their great community work. its such a great concept of vegetarianism and charity and the shop they have sell so many great things.
Reminds me so much the days I spent my holidays in chiang mai in January 2015 ahh what a memory 😭
Just a quickie, having salad can sometimes be risky as well since they wash the leaves with the tap water so it’s similar to drinking the tap water. Just be extra careful! Xxx love these vlogs since I miss Thailand so much!
this is true!! thank you for the heads up 🙌🏻
Mangoes and some other fruits and vegetables in the southeast asia are the best! ❤️❤️❤️
You inspire me to go backpacking one day 🤗❤️❤️
I just want to say that I am so happy to see you, my inspiration for UA-cam and my studies, visiting my home country 🥺Wish I could visit Chiang Mai too during the Songkran holidays but I'm in the middle of my finals season right now so 😢 But I hope you enjoy your stay! 💖
it is amazing here and I already love it, even just a week in!! songkran wasn’t as busy as expected but we saw bits of water fighting (which is in the next vlog) 😉
good luck with your finals!!!
@@HollyGabrielle Literally just finished them yesterday! But thank you so much 💖 Can’t wait to watch the remaining vlogs 😍
Crossing the road! I’d forgotten about that. So scary. It baffled me that there were no pedestrian crossings. I learned to wait for a traffic jam to cross 😂
You should upload a vlog on how you planned your trip which could help prospective travellers planning to travel to thailand❤️
yes, I am doing this on my return to the uk!!
Helpful Thailand travelling tip! There’s tons of laundry places around and it’s about 30-50 baht - just drop it off and they will wash them for you and you can pick up the next day. This is especially easy in chiangmai and pai.
If you go to Pai there are TONS of vegan restaurants.. and in chiangmai too! Check out Blossom, Ci Xi Jai, earth tone, fat cat… so many amazing food places in pai.
Walking street in pai in the evening is also amazing. So many vegan options. Also try the famous cheese toastie from 7-11… ham and cheese toastie for Matthew xx
ooooo this is good to know!! and I am on the hunt for good vegan places 😉😉😉
@@brianna88 thank you for the recommendations Brianna 💚
all of your confused expressions 4:03 i also had while travelling solo to a country that has no english 😂😂
Tuyệt quá, giọng Phúc ấm áp quá
Welcome to Thailand.hope you will happy. ❤
welcome to asia..where all food are spicy😊 Always love all your travel vlog😍
I don't know how spicy it can be that haha, but I'd like to try it
Very nice VDO to see your feeling when you stay in our lovely country. Hope you enjoy and if you have any trouble, our Thai peoples will help you as much as we can do since our visitors are special guest to visit Thailand.
Goodness I'm a day late :-( ... First of all you look great! I died on the crossing scary roads part because I was exactly like that in China. I was terrified of the scooter more than the cars because on some roads pedestrians share the road with scooters so ya I know the hoping for the best part ... Oh man I'm enjoying these vlogs I'll park here for me. You're right for not eating everything Thai. Good to see Matthew on the vlogs. Is he having fun yet? As in enjoying the trip so far?
Holly maybe if you keep a Soya milk carton with you to add to food if it's too spicy? 🥰
would have loved to take that train when I did that trip years ago, we went by coach
I am thai. welecome to Thailand hope you have a good time. 😊😊😊
Welcome to Thailand 🙏😊
If you want vegan foods .You may say in these sentences" Chan kin Jay or Chan Kin Aharn Jay. (I eat Jay food)" or simply I eat vegetables instate of I eat vegan (sound weird but simple word simple understanding).However ,all Thai foods use Nam Pla(Fish sauce )as their main ingredients .so you may find it even more difficult to find total vegan foods here .Search for " symbol for vegetarian food in thailand".You will notic a yellow triangle flag with a red thai lettering . These Jay yellow flag or symbol is a indicator that foods are vegan ,that restaurant or that food vendor sells only vegan foods. In 7-11 there are also a few Jay foods with a liitle yellowTriangle flag symbol shown on the boxes.
Omg this makes me want to go back to Thailand 👍
I’ll definitely be back after this haha 😆
I do not know any Thai at all and I would have difficulty knowing what the words mean in English. The food looked delicious, but it would be too spicy for me since I am not a fan of very spicy food either. Are you and Matthew going to visit Bangkok again?
I recommend you to use AIS SIM CARD when you come to Thailand. It has the highest quality and coverage in Thailand I'm from Thailand and love your video so much. I Hope you have a nice time in Thailand. Thank you so much for comimg to our country. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️💗
I am proud of u...that's what I wanna say 👏
7/11 is all over the United States too ☺️ with free slurpee day on July 11th haha
well come to travel thailand
12:49 I don't speak Thai but I did some research here: เจ (jeh) Vegan versus มังสวิรัติ (Mangsawira) Vegetarian, and that "jeh" in my google translator actually sounds like a "tiii" but could it be just my imagination?🥺
come to Indonesiaa!
Have you tried mango sticky rice yet? 😍
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You make the best travel videos🥰🥰
aw thank you!!! 🥹🥹🥹
Come to Pai Thailand
Will you come to Phuket
Holly! Get the fricking street food!! Thai street food is a world of its own! Have salads when you’re back in the UK and the food culture is non-existent😂
I am I am!!! I’m not showing all my food and I’m eating local food all the time, but just occasionally I need something more ‘western’ 😅
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In Dallas, TX (United States of America) where I am from, there are several 7-Elevens. 7-Elevens were started in Dallas.
it's a good experience but for GBP35 you can buy a plane ticket from BKK to Chiang Mai and enjoy an hour flight :)
sorry for my English but hope this will help you ,so when you asking for vegan food you can say "Gin - J" (it means eat vegan) or "AA - HAAN - J" (it means vegan food)
ooh like กิน เจ ?? I don't speak Thai. By the way, thank you very much! Don't worry about it, your English it was perfectly understood💪
7/11s are so much cooler in other countries….. in Toronto (canada) they give me an ick vibes
wait there’s no 7 eleven in the UK? is there any similar convenience store of a different name??
Hi! Tesco is usually open from 6am to 11pm so I guess that’d be the closest thing we have?
We do have them in the UK just not very many. There's a hand full in London and a few scattered around the island. I don't think they're as good variety wise as the ones in Thailand though lol.
@@cordeal1 wait we have them in the uk!?? I didn’t know this 😆
Looking for halal food labels on products or in front of restaurants
I'm confused. In the last video you said Matthew got his luggage back, but he didn't?! I hope he gets it back soon. And also how are you managing getting back the luggage, if you are moving around? I thought you'd need to fetch it at the airport in Bangkok.
It says in the description that this is filmed out of sequence.
Who is this matthew?
@@user-mj6qr2ky9d Her brother and travel buddy for this trip.
He's the blonde guy rocking the cool man bun in the background of her vids.
We have 7elevens in the US so maybe it just hasnt expanded to the UK yet
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Is it just me or Matthew's voice was really sexy when he said "UK"
next time when u order food or drink, tell the vendors in English such as "not spicy" or "little spicy" or "no sugar" or "little sweet". They mostly understand.
In case they don't understand. say these to them :
For food ..... "Mai Ped" = not spicy , or , "Ped noi" = less spicy.
For drink .... "No Sugar" or "little sugar" (say these english words easier to understand than saying thai words)
u may use ur phone showing how u want. I everytime order Thai tea with less suger.
Hope u enjoy Thai food and drink throughout ur trip.
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So has the luggage disaster been sorted?
สวัสดีค่ะเข้ามากดติดแล้วนะค่ะขอไห้มีความสุขที่เมืองไทยนะค่ะ
Holly's eyes spark when eating mongo 😂
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mắc cười quá haha
You guys should try using google translate and show them when ordering foods:)
yes, I’ve tried this but I’ve also now been taught how to say more stuff to help me out in Thai 😉
dude you gotta get used to the spice if you visit asia
Switch on Google translator and it will translate Thai announcement to English
Most food in Thailand is spicy unfortunately. I love spicy food but some dishes I couldn’t handle. Have plenty of milk on you as it’s alkaline compared to spice which is acid
Don't you have Google Translate Application in your mobile phone??..You just show them your Thai phrase from your phone 🙏 It's very useful to communicate with local people in Thailand. Enjoy Discovering Thailand 🇹🇭 The land of Everything 👍
Those trains and bunk beds are the most common ones in India. And we should make our beds ourselves. No one will do it for us here.
do you the you are socialising less now Matthew is with you than you would be if you were alone?
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Pls do accept the proposal
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Hello.can me be your new freind please.thank you verry much for sharing video for me watch.sure.
Are you half Asian?
Are you not concerned about saying the name of the hostel in the video? Or do you just post the video after you've moved on? If I'd be there I'd definitely go to the hostel and try to meet you and maybe you don't want all your fans looking for you 😅😅
From her insta stories I think the vlogs are a bit behind so she isn't there anymore.
there is a delay so we’ve moved on by the time I post!
Why do you carry so much stuff ? That is just crazy.
Do you struggle eating vegan? Or are'nt you frustated to not be able to eat most of the traditional food?
tell them no spicy (mai ped).i'm thai but don't like spicy.
Don’t eat too many mangoes
May lead to diarrhoea
It will be easier if you're say with the wrong gramma.
" no animal "
" no spicy " 😆😆😆
Don't speaking too long sentences.
It's like you're understand only "Chaing mai"
Switch on Google translator and it will translate Thai announcement to English