Koh Wai Diving + Islands + Bang Bao Wow! Koh Chang Thailand
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- Come explore Koh Chang's must see Fisherman's Village, Bang Bao. Then hop a boat to gorgeous Koh Wai, Koh Yao Ya and Koh Klum Islands. Dive into crystal seas, colourful reefs and find an idyllic beach all to yourself. Finish a great day out with a perfect Thai dinner and sunset followed by a great night out at Lonely Beach Village. Thanks for coming along, hope you enjoy. Links:
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Bangkok Hotels: www.agoda.com/search?city=939...
0:00 Intro
6:35 Bang Bao
13:15 Diving + Koh Wai
21:38 Thai Food Dinner
23:08 Lonely Beach Walking Street
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Part 2. White Sand Beach++ czcams.com/video/MK6X7cJyKYo/video.html
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Part 6: Top 'Secret' Beach Klong Kloi: czcams.com/video/xfPOAe5oI5U/video.html
Part 7: BEST Beach on Koh Chang? Klong Kloi czcams.com/video/jMJbCNUYHis/video.html
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Let's Goooo, algorithm!!!!!!
Your Island Tour Vlogs Really Are First Class.. Your very thorough and informative, and show us most of the island, keep up the fantastic work, looking forward to the next . Thanks 👍🏻
Seems like you don’t draw the same kind of crowd the usual vloggers but for me, you’re my favorite. Your style is the most immersive.
I’ve been coming to Koh Phangan for well over 20 year but I still might take some of your recommendations when I come back next month 😄
Thanks for everything. It’s much appreciated.
Thanks svnjmr. My style won't be everyone's cup o tea (and that's ok;) but I greatly appreciate the few like yourself who do watch and comment. So, thank YOU! Cheers, STL
STL may need to go the Paddy Doyle face on camera route??? But then again Bangkok 112 never appeared on camera and he was HUGELY popular ... CZcams algorithms work in Strange and Mysterious ways.
Agreed, definitely one of my favorites and helping me plan my trip to boot!
"I'll tell my friends" Little does she know you have nearly 30k friends :) Awesome vid as usual, thanks!
Great vlog, My first and only trip to Koh Chang was in the 80's. No electricity-Kerosene lamp, no running water-thai bath, huts on White Sand Beach were USD$3 a night, great if you liked the quiet life
Wow Colin, 80's, must have been amazing on KC! Curious if they had any bungalows up at the North end back then like the one's I saw at 16:30 in my White Sand vid: czcams.com/video/MK6X7cJyKYo/video.html
Reminded me of Chuck's Huts back in the day on Samui. Of course nothing stays the same anywhere but thankfully still many chill places around Koh Chang by the looks of things. STL
@@SideTripLife hi STL, there were no bungalows at the North end.The whole island was a national park,so just bamboo huts on WSB and each group of huts had a wooden restaurant structure on the beach for meals
I really love your vlogs.....a completely unique style which focuses on the places you visit......its not about you if you know what I mean.
A couple of small islands not many vloggers visit are Koh Phayam (also little koh chang) near the Myanmar border......lovely chilled island plus Koh Jum near Lanta......would recommend them.
Thanks kindly Ash. Thanks also for the recommendation. Would love to visit Jum/Phayam etc. STL
Brilliant vid again. No crazy music and really shows how to get around. Thailand looks beautiful.
I did those islands 3 weeks back. loved it, really enjoyed Koh Chang. Had a coffee only in that restaurant on LB but kicking myself for not trying the chicken panang and morning glory!
Great video.
Did you do a Vlog and stop at Kaibee viewpoint as a you tuber on a motorbike pulled up while we were there! ??
Nice one Mark. Really enjoyed the 3 island tour too. Not likely me you saw but have also seen several youtubers on KC. Panang Gai and morning glory my go-to fav (also pad prik gaeng gai) both were amazing at Porpar.
There you go pristine coral and I thought the sea was dying how amazing
Hello STL , I am going to Koh Chang in November ( I hope , LOL ) this video will be very helpful and save me time . Thank you very much , Enjoy ...
Youre my favorite Thailand vlogger and have been for a couple of years now. You consistently find my kind of bargains and I admire how you seem to be truly relaxed and enjoying your solo trips. My impression was that you dont produce YT content for fame and fortune, but just to keep busy and give yourself an excuse to keep traveling. Of course, thats just my own imagination as youve never said that as far as I know, so I guess its silly that I am disappointed that you’d care whether or not YT recommends your videos or not! But hey, here is my comment after watching this one, as requested. Hope it helps you out.
Thanks kindly Acta NonVerba. Deffo not in this for fame etc, just rather disheartening to spend hours filming/editing and get few views. Tempted to do mainly walk n talk style as these are dead easy, take little time and seem far more popular (joking, never going that way;). Or, just enjoy my travels with no cam (seriously). Btw, my latest vid is now also dying on the vine as it's again not on the YT 'suggested vid' algorithm train (where 90%+ views originate from) sigh... STL
You are my favourite travel guide ever
Thank you kindly (blushes;) My fav comment ever lol
Me too..
Love the rasta
music !
Yep, always enjoy the mainly positive vibe of reggae music
Awesome video. 👍👍👍👍Ciao from friend from italy 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Another hit video with tons of great information! Really enjoy your music choices too. Keep them coming STL:)
13:20 nice boat
That is a great price for the room and cheap breakfast. Liked, we have no idea how CZcams works.
Thanks for the like BigJed. YT can be a tough master for sure. If your vid doesn't 'pop' on 1st day or within hours of upload, you likely have a vid which won't get recommended by the algo.
17:00 beautiful Island
Hiya. Great video. Always informative. Beautiful destinations and views. Nice snorkeling. Your food looked good. Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend.
Thanks Nicky. The food on your channel always looks good too ;) STL
@@SideTripLife Thank you so much. Have a great weekend.
Hi' there🤓👍You have the best islandmovies by far, keep up the good work. Best wishes from Sweden
Thank you kindly :)
Love Watching Your Video's Always Calms The SOUL & Keeps Me Dreamin*
Koh Chang looks 😍. That shot on the beach with the swing was Thai perfection 👌🏻. Can't wait for the next adventure 🙏🏻🇹🇭💗
Thanks Heather. Was so glad I wandered off to see the next bay. Altho shouldn't really do that on boating/snorkeling/dive tours (but getting left behind all alone at that spot wouldn't be too bad either lol;) Next beach & adventure should be TOPS! See ya. STL
@@SideTripLife 👍🏻
I am so happy I live in Thailand
Aye, same-same, grateful for every day I'm here
Always love your videos. Good vibe and good music. I like your style. 🙂👍🏾
Always good to see a video from STL...!
As always a great video. Always looking forward to another one
Looks fantastic. Thanks, STL!
Thx Up2U (also for being a long time viewer:) STL
Great stuff 👍🏻 especially the underwater footage. Incredibly beautiful.
Thank you Bert
I had a great day at the pier my self.
Re watching and commenting because you asked ever so nicely.
Keep up the good work STL!
Thanks much David! Reality is, if a vid doesn't reach a certain spike within 1st few hours, YT doesn't add it to recommended lists (thus DOA essentially): So CHEERS for the watch and like, all of which helps boost it to recommended status. STL
Best video yet! One day I’ll be back to Koh Chang!
Thanks @Rocker's Beer Review (a great channel in the tasting ;) STL
Thanks for the video 🙂👍 it was great as allways.
Thanks for watching and commenting as always Jamu80, appreciated. STL
Another great 👍 video, keep up thr great content. Cheers 🍻
So much to see and do - you might be there for a while 😄🍻😎👌🙏👍 great footage and detail as always
Thanks Ant. My 1st visit to Koh Chang and can see why so many love it :) STL
Great video! You're living the life others dream of!
Thanks James. I live pretty modestly actually but feel absolutely grateful every day to be here for sure :) STL
Keep them coming love your videos
Your Vlogs are really enjoyable mate. Keep up the great work. Best on this platform. 👍👏
Cheers Damien!
Great Vlogs mate I love all the info food, accomodation, maps, great islands, prices in AUD 👏.
Thanks again Mark, also for watching and commenting on my Lopburi Vids -another ton of work which got ghosted by the yt algorithm (but I had a blast making the vids anyways;) For the many who missed my monkeying around up Lopburi way, here's an intro: czcams.com/video/LStovemShpY/video.html
What a great adventure. Looks like an amazing place, so chilled. Can't help but love everything about Thailand. Appreciate your vids and how you capture it all, just fantastic. Thanks :)
Excellent video… as always. For sure u produce the best content on tube
Really? Wow! There's many more popular Thailand vlogs but thanks Jorgen D :)
Exellent Video, cant wait to see more from you. STL you do a great Job
Thanks kindly JLL. More upcoming. STL
Learning English with yours nice videos 👍🏻thanks
Thanks Lionel. Just a word of caution, if you look in the previous vid I can't even pronounce 'Thaitanic/
This vid has made me decide for sure that Koh Chang and these islands are my next vacation! Great vlog!
Another needed mini vacation. Thanks!
Thanks for coming along Jeff :) STL
@@SideTripLife it's always my pleasure
Another great video, STL! Great to see so much of Koh Chang and the surrounding islands!
Love this. I arrive Saturday for 1st time to Thailand.
Fantastic Joseph, enjoy! STL
Thanks…….missing Thailand already (back soon )
Another excellent Video. Keep them coming 🙏
Cheers Mikey, much appreciated. STL
Another awesome video 🫡
Love the music. great choice. so uplifting.
Love it.
Great video….had a little bit of everything…hope to head that way in a little bit, too much to catch up on at the Hua Hin condo right now….
Thanks. Hope you get that condo sorted and enjoy. STL
Hi once again from YYC...Always incredible lush scenery and beautiful beaches,not to mention great places to stay and resonible. Your great with your knowledge of the Thai language. Why are there so many places called Koh? I must say I envy your lifestyle. How long have you lived in Thailand? A far cry from expensive over crowded Vancouver but still a very beautiful city, one of my favourites in all of Canada, Keep sending all of your great visits. Always enjoy!! Be safe on that scooter...
Hi Rudy in Cowtown. My Thai language is pretty basic actually, should know more but I get by (Koh=Island btw). Came to Thailand a few years back to start a biz and did ok thankfully. Also enjoyed living in your neck of the woods for a couple years. First rented a place on the hill behind the red dome as I liked the view (later Kensington, liked the vibe). Missed the ocean but as you say didn't miss Van prices. Anyways, good luck to all in the 'Battle of Alta' (as my Cannots are on the back nine again...) STL
@@SideTripLife Hi Mr. STL! NIce to hear from you. Early morning for you Im sure, late for me, Checking translation from english to Thai. Man thats confusing. I appreciate yur abality to absorbe such a difficult language. So you lived here in Cowtown. How long ago? Must say I admire your desire to explore foreign lands. Keep sending your travels and great places to explore. Third period Flames 3/Edmonton 3..Tense!!!
Edm 5 Cal 3 were loosing soo sad but I expected that considering the first game. enjoy your beautiful warm climate not so warm here!!!
Great Thailand video, thanks for all the hard work.
amazing videos of my favorite area of Thailand...ya have so much more to see. enjoy the ride 🐼
Thx Ben. My 1st visit to KC and I finally get why you and many others love this area. Cheers, STL
The Best vlogging in CZcams, and your films delivers real atmosphere from Thailand. It's also nice that you are staying in places, that i would stay also. I would be watching these vlogs even longer, hour or more. I would prefer it that way actually!
Great video really helpful to scope everything out before I leave
Thanks Bob Bob :)
Great vlogs love your style and the fact you give us prices too.
Thanks Sandra :) STL
Livi’n the dream….super great video’s🗾
Great as always
Thanks Ryan
Looks like the perfect day
Really was
We love these island videos. It's the next best thing to being there! 🙏🍺🍍🥥🐒🌴
Cheers @FOR RIEL (love your Cambodia News channel too:) STL
Paradise island and amazing underwater 😮😉👍🏝🏖⛵️
Food is delicious and cheap. 😮😋🥲🤤🍝🍜🍛🍤🦪
It really was a paradise and the food amazing too :)
I like the laid back style and quite thorough discussion of room and locations. Keep it up
Thx Kev
Great streams man I’m excited to go there now.
So jealous!
Love your vids, keep ‘em coming
Will do, thanks Craig
Thank you so much for sharing 😊
Thanks for watching!
Thanks!
Super thanks! STL
Verry nice
Good video
Another great vlog , another 20 minutes of jealousy . I can see you’ve getting some international tourists at last . I haven’t really seen any here in Nha -Trang , I’ve seen a few guys returning who have a wife or girlfriend some have been away for over 2 years . Thanks for the upload.
Thanks Sid. Not sure about tourists but it seems many vloggers have headed to Vietnam and the Phils judging by all the new 'CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS (country/city)' and 'STREET FOOD CHALLENGE (country/city)' vids. I might have to do same lol
I love this place in Thailand. One of my favorites. Maybe, i finish leaving there. Thanks for your videos.
doesn't seem that long ago I was on to Chang...had no road's.no electricity.. only bungalows on white sand beach..the rest was jungle.. shared bathroom... farang living on white sand beach living in a tent ...oh no ferry hitched a lift on a fishing boat...no mobile phone signal..only a short wave radio for calling to get a lift back also ko mood ko Kam..fond times
Thanks for sharing Stuart, what wonderful memories :) Sadly nowhere remains the same over time but thankfully there's still many quiet, chill spots all over KC.
Always enjoy your videos. I am definitely partial to the island vids and I appreciate the effort you put into the content.
Such a nice comment, thank you Caryn
@@SideTripLife I do have a question. I have watched other videos about Koh Chang and there is one vlogger that talks about sand fleas (flies?) Did you find any problems with them? I haven’t heard any other vlogger talk about them and was curious since Koh Chang is one of the places we are visiting on our next trip.
I WILL be bringing that up actually, as I became a sand flea buffett (!!) after i walked up one beach in particular... and I KNOW better, or should. Keep in mind it was one beach only and only one stretch of it where there was less activity around. TIPS: avoid going to beaches around sunset or sunrise, particularly IF walking or sitting at the top end of a beach near the treeline or tideline. Sand fleas love that environment, damp, debris, seaweed, shadows, foliage, etc However, resorts etc which sweep up the tideline debris each day can have few if any sand fleas. Last, rub a but of natural coconut oil from knees down and maybe exposed forearms as an added deterrent. Then if walking along the shore/waves area at sunset or sunrise, should be ok.
@@SideTripLife thank you so much for the information. It’s good to be prepared ❤️
26:32 - himmel bar . In Swedish Sky bar
Someone said 'Heaven' but I guess same-same? Tack, STL
@@SideTripLife Yes. Heaven and Sky is almost the same.
Hi sidetriplife chill house nice spot for a chill out but best restaurant on bang beo is budda view well worth a vist, done same boat trip nice trip , one tip if you using a sontel agree a price some of the drivers little rascals especially if you leaving bang beo after darke.
Great video and your vlogs!!
Thanks kindly Nick
I love your videos!
Thank you kindly Seashell :) STL
enjoyed this so watched it twice.👌
Wish I could like this comment twice ;) STL
@@SideTripLife you can now 🤣🤣
Tack!
How very nice! Thank YOU for the super tack Seffski :)) STL
"Leo"is on me for eye vitamins u provide us
Great video man😊
Thx Gil :)
Fantastic STL.... So they DO have Ladies in over there... I love that Ladies apron.. :-)))) I don`t want to see anything Doggy... I just like to see their cute faces.... They are Beautiful people.... I am sure you are too ..... :-))) stay safe Dude..
Haha, you need to take an afternoon nap, load up on some caffeine and hit those clubs after midnight. You can do it!
Was up at dawn, went on a three island dive tour followed by a few hours editing once back, plus was checking out early next morning but hey I tried...lol
@@SideTripLife Excuses haha. I'm just giving you a hard time your videos are awesome. 😁
Huh, I had a watermelon shake at Porpar a few days ago. Was a good shake! Will have to give the penang there a try at some point!
Tangmo & Panang at PorPar for the win!
Good viedo
Thank you William. STL
I always love your tours! Definitely added Koh Chang to the Thailand 🇹🇭 playlist along with all the other cool islands you visit. What action camera are you using? Osmo action? OUCH! BTW, we were in Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦 last week!
Thx lumpialife. Just had a look at your channel, very nice! Action cam Insta 360 Go2. Btw, happy anniversary and best to you both on your return to the Phils. STL
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ขอบคุณ :)
Lonely Beach doesn't look that lonely really.....
Weekend seeing more flip-flops on the sand but weekdays quiet.
I actually LIKE that idea how you Link the Videos together by posting a Title Clip saying "In the Previous Video we did this..." it makes people say "Wait, what did I miss?" 😁
Yeah about your HD Problems, (I'm a Tech) one problem is POWER, Mechanical Drives require more Power, which is why you are having Problems using them with a Laptop, I would Religiously stick with SSD Drives for back up. Then you can Transfer it to a Mechanical Drive once you get to a Desk Top. Another Solution would be to buy a Mechanical Drive with it's Own Power Supply (you plug it in the Wall) this will keep it from Locking up. Mechanical Drives ARE Better for maintaining Quality, for Pics and Video, but Mechanical Drives are Terrible for Reliability. There are Viruses out there now that will Knock out your Control Card on your Mechanical Drive. You get one of these 4TB Mechanical Drives put all your stuff on there then Lose it all because of a HD Failure, you will learn. 😁
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Great vlog,Let us know if the Pattaya-Hua Hin ferry is operational again or will you fly to BKK ? Cheers
Thx Jack. Back to Bkk via road. Not sure if the Seahorse Ferrry is running currently as they were due for a vessel maintenance pause until June last I heard. Suggest contact them via their FB first. Hope they and if possible the Hua Hin run return soon. STL
Any plans of travelling and making video on Bali?!
Just curious if any of the other main Islands are a little flatter than Koh Chang. On my last visit I couldn't believe some of the road angles must have been close to 45 degrees. Since I like to tour on a recumbent trike, a little flatter road would help me survive in the heat. Your videos are simply the best & inspire me to go back to the wonderful Thai hospitality & my retirement destination.
Koh Samui is a bit flatter but the ring road can feel more like a motorway these days. A chap who might know best has a channel called 'the JaYoe Nation'. He rode his recumbent bike throughout Asia. Just looked at his channel now and see he's talking about going back to do Borneo. So, contact him perhaps (and say hello from STL :)
@@SideTripLife Will do & thanks, I actually took Matt on a little tour around my neck of Vancouver Island when he visited here.
Friendly advice...never mix watermelon with food.
I want to get back to Ko Chang. On Samui now. Have you seen any durian around? Enjoy your vids. Thx
Thx for the tip Roy, never thought about that. Durian in abundance in these parts, as talked about in vid 1 of this series. Here's a link as many missed it: czcams.com/video/PeNkvNbtG6s/video.html
thanks again for a great video. Were you able to get the external hard drive to work?
Thank you Kate. My HDD is DOA sadly. Luckily I had already uploaded some stuff I had on it but lost a lot of great footage too (nevermind, had a blast filming it anyways;) STL
Great video STL. Would you say Koh Chang is a 'liveable' island like Koh Samui. Seems like it might be a bit more local.
Thanks Ben. My 1st time visiting KC so I;m not really qualified to answer. However, Koh Chang feels very livable to me, plus has a Makro, Lotus etc but for sure also feels way more chill and yes local vs Samui (a good thing really;) STL
@@SideTripLife yes definitely a good thing to have a more local feel
Direct flights ✈ Samui to Phnom Penh! Khmer Sidey soon?
Thanks! You are the BEST source for Cambodia news update (viewers, click on 'For Riel' channel;). Quick quote from our Bangkok Post: "Cambodia Airways operates two weekly flights, on Tuesday and Friday, between the two stops. It is the first direct link between the two destinations." So Samui-Phnom Penh direct flights are ON woohoo!!!! (might have to give that a whirl meself upcoming;) Cheers, STL
I'm commenting to help the algorithm. It's weird that YT isn't recommending this video. How do you know isn't being recommended? Assuming it's true, do you know why?
Thx Antonio but reality is, this vid is still more than 50% behind the last 3 at the same point in time (and sinking). The following note from my YT analytics is rather telling: "This video is appealing to a smaller audience than usual, but its click-through rate (CTR) is similar to your other videos". This clearly demonstrates people who somehow come across the vid are clicking on it as usual, but unfortunately far fewer are seeing it as it doesn't appear in the 'recommended' algorithm (YT recommendations form 90%+ of a vid's total clicks). Why doesn't it appear? If a vid doesn't get great clicks within just the 1st few hours after upload, it usually won't get on the YT 'recommended' algorithm train (vids which appear as you watch another similar vid). My own fault really as as I didn't add a clicky or baity title and same for my thumbnails, bog-standard view type image usually. Last, content focused vids like mine are somewhat boring to many, so that makes it doubly hard. Ironically it's far easier and takes far less time/effort/editing etc to film mostly selfie & filler vs actual content but far more popular too. So, don't want to really but may have to change my style. STL. ps: at least I thoroughly enjoyed filming it, as alway (but if that changes, I'm out)