Visiting HUA HIN, Thailand? The REALITY in 2024! Is it actually WORTH the trip from BANGKOK?



Come explore Hua Hin, Thailand, with us! In this video we walk the main town centre, head to beautiful Khao Takiab beach, check out the Cicada and Tamarind night markets and of course, enjoy some delicious local Thai food.

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Hello! We’re Kristy & Steve, a couple from Melbourne Australia. We created this channel to keep our friends, family and anyone we meet along the way, up to date with our journey around the world! We left our jobs, sold our possessions, rented out our apartment and bought one way tickets to start a new long-term adventure exploring different countries, discovering new cultures and learning new ways of life.

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  1. from wat i understood there different parts of hua hin for different main atractions bars / golf/ markets …..come to think of it i might been mistaken by videos about pattaya , around that time of day it might be more useful to try and visit some of the market places , think the morning markets are mostly produce and raw products and the night markets more art music food and clothes
    hmmm didnt knew about the coupons , the other youtubers didnt mentioned them when they visited , think i saw them pay cash but that mightve been at the market across the street , the coupons might be in the hopes that people dont return them if they dont get used , makes them money
    the other videos i seen where more recent so they might have abandoned the setup nowadays

  2. Thank you for this. I am heading to Thailand v soon and was on the fence as being an Aussie I can’t handle bad beaches which I thought Hua Hin was – the last beach seemed decent. You showed Hua Hin to have a vibe!

  3. I’ve been to hua hin 5 times it’s a great place not as mental as Pattaya very relaxing, people are great restaurants are fab,you can go to kho tak yip a lovely quiet beach area about 5 mins from hua hin centre. Definitely go to hua hin well worth it 👍

  4. Fantastic production, you two. I'm actually staying at the same hotel, and I agree, it's a brilliant place to stay, with nice clean rooms and brilliant and friendly staff. Unfortunately, the beach down from the hotel doesn't look anywhere near as appealing as you have shown it, and I found the hotel breakfast to be quite ordinary. The sea is a bit murky, but I need to check it out at low tide. I'll be having breakfast at HOC tomorrow, and going for a look at "beach number three". Thanks for the info!

  5. Having lived in Thailand for good 12 years, when ordering food that can be spicy, always tell them ‘ Mai pet’. No spicy. If you tell them a little spice, you will most likely get more hot spicy that you can eat.

  6. You really did not show the fantastic beach in Hua hin. Between north side of Khao Takiab and where you entered the beach (horse rent) you have 5 km of the most fantastic beach. Hilton beach is no good. just go 200 meter to the south of where you enter the beach you have this 5 Km stretch of white sand. You missed it. what a petty. otherwise great video

  7. Gawd…if you weren’t foreigner and a Westerner I’d rip into you for the clickbait thumbnail…your content sucks if you’re putting up a thumbnail like that. Just regurgitating what has been extensively covered for a few monetized nickels…. 👎

  8. I appreciate your video. I’ve learned a lot more aboutHUA Hin than I knew before. I’ve got questions. Initially I was underthe impression that this was a much gentler place than Bangkok or Phuket. And I’m sure that it is. But I’ve also come to understand that it’s primarily a vacation town. So in season prices go up, off-season prices go down. It’s difficult to judge your budget when there’s that much fluctuation. Initially I found what appeared to be so nice one story two and three bedroom individual condo units each had its own pool etc. etc. They were fairly reasonably priced I think it was something like $30000.00. I’ve now come to understand that buying a home really isn’t the best idea for an Ex Pat. Renting on an annual contract seems the way to go. I’m a single American, 70 years old and really don’t intend to travel that much. I’m just looking for a less expensive place to retire on my Social Security check. Now, questions: it looks a great deal more crowded than I expected. The area I had been shown before was residential and really new. I’ve come to understand that Thai construction standards are nowhere near ours. Things initially may look pretty good but they don’t seem to hold up overtime. So I’m gonna rent. Give myself an escape valve. I had also considered buying a car. I’m not gonna do that I’m gonna use Tuk Tuks. If I absolutely need the use of a car I’ll just rent one. I don’t plan on spending my time in girly bars throwing money away. I doubt if there are many Thai ladies interested in 70 year old Americans.. And honestly I don’t think I could keep up with one of them. As far as the beach goes I’ve noticed that there are a great deal of boulders both on and just offshore. It doesn’t look like it’s a very comfy place to go swimming. I’m sure there are areas of the beach that have been cleaned up… likely in front of the big hotels… so I’m hoping that whatever living arrangement I find has a pool. I prefer a pool anyway. Most of these condominiums don’t have what we Americans would consider to be a realistic kitchen. I would probably try to find an American combo microwave convection oven which is how I cook most my meals now anyway. So here’s my last question do you see this town as a reasonably decent spot for an American Expat? It seems to me that there are likely to be a fair number of English speakers around i.e. other Expats.. For day to day communication with the locals I hope to find vendors who have some understanding of English or I also hope to pick up some Thai. I also intend to buy one of these nicer electronic translation devices so that hopefully I can speak into it to them so they can hear it and they speak back and it translated for me. This sounds like a decent solution and certainly beats getting married just to have a translator. Take care best wishes to you and I look forward to your response.

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