THE NICEST TOWN IN FOUR SOUTH EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- How important is it for you to retire in a 'nice' town? I mean, one that looks good. In this video I pick the nicest town in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. See if you agree with me.
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" It's not the most glamorous town " says Eddy whilst walking round like he's just climbed out of a skip . 😁
once you have stayed in one place for 2 years then your opinion might be valid..
Ok sir lol
Vietnam is in a recent poll of one of the unsafe places to travel to. I would rather be in Udon Thani any day compared to how Pattaya has become. The people here in Udon Thani are very friendly the immigration are brilliant, and my beautiful apartment is only 5500bt a month compared to double that in Pattaya and they look after me brilliant so Udon Thani for me.
Good for you, mate
No safety issues in Vietnam.
Lol clown. I live here and it's safer than the UK or wherever you are from
#FakeNews recent poll
Udon thani looks like old kent road
Yes sir!!! Great job 👏 Keep it up you are doing an amazing job. Thank you 🙏 ❤❤your dedication hard work 😓 God bless you 🙏please be safe 🙏
Rural Thailand is beautiful. Not for everyone as some people need a beach but how many times do they visit the beach. Some people need farang company, some need lady company and some need European food. Rural Thailand you can order your European food, ladies are not that available and farang company is non existent. I love it and its very cheap to live. I have a blow out now and again but did not come here for the partying. I have done all of that already.
Yeah it's nice to be near the water, I'd never swim in the grubby beaches at Pattaya though but nice to look at I guess. Better spots around that aren't grog dog watering holes.
Great video Eddie. I agree on Hua Hin if you want the seaside kinda thing. But Ubon Ratchathani is fantastic near the Laos /Cambodia border. And I agree on Siem Reap cause it’s lovely and it’s so easy to access Thailand too.
Great little video eddie I lived in pattaya 4 yrs loved the place now I live in the north east been here 10yrs looking to moving back to jomtien next yr
Good spotlight on a few nice cities. In nine days I’m off to Siem Reap and Luang Prabang. Because of you I’ll get down to Vang Vieng too. Thanks.
Have a good time
I'm going to Hua Hin tomorrow. Never been before. My lady says it's pronounced who a Hin . Head rock, literally or ,rock head to us. Cheers 🍻
Thailand is so diverse. However I liked Kanchanaburi the most - the surroundings, river, mountains and a slower paced life. Chiang Mai and Pai is also worth a try. Cheers.
Great video Eddy and thank you for voicing your reasoned opinions as to why you chose the places you did.
So many great places and cultures to savour in SE Asia 😊
Many thanks!
Nice thoughts on those places Eddy, agree with the list on the whole. For me Thailand is the obvious choice (most civilised yet still easy going, liberal and safe. No doubt Cambodia could be a bit easier for you for visas and slightly cheaper. I never made it to Siam Reap but thought of it as a tourist & backpacker's town, guess there is more to it. I don't think you are ever locked in anyway if you aren't buying a place, and can move easily as long as you don't gather too many possessions. Good to live like a minimalist over there anyway. Stayed in Hua-Hin for a month as a base, not bad still not perfect. Isn't a great deal to do there and not my ideal layout - the beaches didn't seem that great and no beach road but could visit Cha-Am for a few nights/weekend.
My little list……Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Siem Reap, Kampot. But I need to spend more time there. Looking at flying back to SEA this year. Miss it so much. 🙏🏼 ☸️ 🌴 🌴 🌴 ✈️
Thanks so much Eddy. Cheers… 👏🏼 👍🏼 🙂
Interesting choices..I live between a farm about 12 miles south of Udon Thani,Central Pattaya and North Yorkshire UK..I love Pattaya but only for short periods..Cambodia would be Kampot but I know everyone is different. Udon Thani is so hot at the moment and heading to Pattaya next week.Enjoy the rest of your time in Udon.
They would definitely be my choices. I do like Hua Hin 👍
Agree about Vietnam and Cambodia, the best towns... Been many times to Thailand as well, but don't know the town you mentioned. I actually liked Chang Mai but also Ao Nang near Krabi... Patong seems to be everyone's favourite due to the street women, bars and clubs but it's rather for clubbing than living
Totally agree about SR....and Danang/HA....Thailand has too many to choose
Its very important to me. I don’t see the point of going half way across the world and not stay somewhere very nice. Especially when there are so many great places in that part of the world.
AGREE 100%
Most cities have their good parts and their bad parts all over the world. So you can’t judge a whole city by its bad parts.
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Always admire that you wear a proper 🤠 hat and not a stupid baseball cap 🧢 for lights at night
You certainly named the best
Very interesting video subject. To me I would prefer to reside in a bland city that has friendly people, great food and easy to get around. As long it has good shopping options and a good hospital.
Udon Thani sounds about right
Good info Thanks Ed .
Thanks for your best places , I will try Hui Hin on my next visit to Thailand. I also liked Siem Reap .Cheers
youll like hua hin ill be there in september
I just finished a month in thailand and another in Philippines. The overall “best town” depends on how posh your accommodations are.
Pattaya can feel world class from a 40th floor penthouse, or it can seem like a ghetto from the ground level
Devon is really nice
Cambodia has the best visa requirements. Just pay $200-250 you get things done. No headache.
While in Udorn take a walk around Nong Pra Jak. Very nice.
I'd prefer to be near the sea Ed. Not been to the places you mentioned yet except Pattaya of course! Would love to visit Hua Hin especially... surprised you never mentioned Jomtiem, strictly speaking Pattaya but very different to the central part of the city and popular with retirees I believe. Much more relaxed and better beaches.
Lot's of nice places , I would stay a few months in each of them , rent , travel light and move around .
lived in vientiane laos for 6 months in 2022. vangvieng is good for 3 days max. same with luangprabang.
Why only 3 days?
@@MrFrobbo both are weekend tourist destinations, v.v. for young folks and l.p. for colonial city sightseeing. how often can one tube down the river or see a french-era house or buddhist temple? no decent medical care. marriage into a lao family or some kind of paid or volunteer work is another story.
Good looking is a question of taste. I like it when everything is there. The Beach, the Nightlife, the Culture also. I believe a Township can be great even if the Town itself is not to good.
I think if you spend a good few weeks in varies towns then the one to go for is the one that just makes you feel most comfortable in. The NICEST towns are normally at a premium in value so an average but comfortable town that has plenty of amenities and so on is probably the best one to choose to live in.
Most people have an impression of a town on a 3 or 4 day impression. While visiting it can be too hot too rainy, too crowded, too dead or I have experienced too much construction. I have a bad impression of siem reap the one time I went there about 8 years ago they were still building the road. I spent 12 hours going there on a hellish bumpy ride that I paid extra to fly out of there. Hua hin can be busy and dead at times. I spent 7 days in Chang mai it rained hard every day all I could do was grab an umbrella and get something to eat and go back to the hotel. So one person’s experience can differ from someone’s else.
We looked at Hua Hin to retire to, didn't think the beach in the centre was great but I hear the ones on edges are much better, what put us off was a lack of a "beach road" to spend time wandering along
That was some good advice. You are producing some great content since you moved to Asia.
I appreciate that! Thanks, David
I've done comparable travelling to Eddy but I'd disagree with a lot of his selections.
I knew that he'd pick Hoi An (you can't actually reside in the UNESCO old town)
I knew that he'd pick Vang Vieng but its a village in the middle of nowhere and its appeals are limited.
Siem Reap? Theres plenty of appeals there.
Then Thailand? Take a pin.......
hua hin is beautiful and you have many options of things to do along the coast from there .certainly on my list and its laid back ,not in your face like bangkok .but i guess its down to the individual what they want .
Danang is way beautifull than Hoi an for me personally I prefer small town with 🏖️ beach cause big cities too much pollution
Very good point about Da Nang and Hoi Anh Eddy!!!!
So now you have left England to retire in Asia,
What is your chosen country and town??
I'd go for Jomtien or Puerto Gallera Philippines which I'm fly to Philippines in June ❤
Good for you, mate.
Kep as you know is beautiful bit quiet and Kampot only 30 mins away. my rent is 150 per month all water ac electric included 5 mins from beach nice bars restaurants supermarket 5 mins walking distance. 12 mins to angkol beach 20 mins ha tien Vietnam border its a bit like marmite either love it or hate I've been here a month now and its growing on me
I liked Kampot but wasn't keen on Kep
Nice! I just talked to a guy here in Phnom Penh who recently moved to Kampot and is renting a house for $250/month with free A/C.
Hi Eddy, i have travelled same as you and am same age etc.. Hua Hin away from beach..very nice for 2 people.. Na Kluea (northern pattaya ) would be a good choice for single man.. but i would rent a room and try lots of places in Asia.... but, probably not on an island.. expensive and busy..
Spent 10 days in Hua Hin. Was quite nice. Try the Hyatt Regence but bring mosquito spray. Nicest hotel in HH
Hua Hin is a nice place more mellow than Pattaya but still offers all sorts of things. But you also have a railway station and soon high speed rail so your journey to Bangkok will be faster or other parts of Thailand.
Excellent vlog, Eddy! Really enjoyed this one. Safe travels. - Mark O
Thanks! You too!
Cracking content this one Eddie, really informative, cheers
Much appreciated
Regarding Vietnam Ed, personally I LOVE Dalat the most. Great climate, not too busy, more Vietnamese in feel than lovely but VERY busy Hoi An.
Yes, Dalat is nice
Dalat's next on my to-do list.
Nice work Eddy- enjoy the content. I like for Jomtien/Pattaya best. Cheers
Is jomtien that nice
Every place you mentioned is the tourist areas of tourist Towns.
Siem Reap, and Kampot, are my favourite towns to visit.. I'm thinking of retirement, in Phnom Penh, or Siem Reap. Another great little video Ed 🤙🏾🤠
Nice choices ! Eddy, for Thailand, I thought you would choose Jomtien. In your view, is Jomtien a second best after Hua Hin ? I myself have these 2 towns in sight. Appreciate if you could share your opinion of Jomtien Vs Hua Hin (for a retired expat). Thanks !
Jomtien is certainly a nice town. Much better beach than Pattaya. Good choice.
Hey Eddie great video mate it ll be hua hin for me later this year see you on the next video
hard to beat Nha Trang ... but i will check out Udon thani soon
❤
Cheers Ed 😉
Eddie, for f##k sake pronounce the "H" in Hua-hin you from the UK for f##k sake.
Noce 1 bro
Blackpool, the alternative 🤔
Great place to visit, terrible place to live. I've done both.
Pro tip - put plenty of talc around your ball bag in that weather. 👍
You also have Malaysia bordering Thailand and Georgetown in Penang would be another candidate
Hoi An is gorgeous city...problem is everytime is rainy season the city is flooded waist deep 😢
Da Nang is definitely a winner
What's great about DaNang?
I've been twice and it seems to be a bit of a nightmare of failed construction separating the beach from the town.
Otherwise good for shopping.
@@death2putin718 relaxing vibe , beach near , still relatively cheap , modern , not so chaotic , great airport connections
What's not to like?
Cheers Eddie. Good information there. I will definitely choose one of those places when I retire 9 more years or earlier.😊
Good to hear from you, Martin
How would u know what's the best u can't get past the first few bars😂
Great content haven't seen a lot of good content on siem reap looking forward to your content when you get there,Hoi ann looks pretty inviting as does Da Nang
Thanks, Mike
Please do video top islands se Asia. Excellent video😊 stay cool Trang Thailand 42c 12-4 inside air on, shade walker, or pool like me
For auld washed up mongers like us Eddie has to be Patong.
Everything is veery veery expensive though. Lady drinks especially when they see we’re washed up Mongers ed😂
Lol when you're retiring that mongering lifestyle should be in the rear view mirror
Hi Eddy, nice comparison but going to places as a tourist is not the same as actually being an ex-pat and living in these places.
Very true, especially if there is no 'plan 'B'!
If you end up in Thailand you could get 'the digital nomad visa' which is the latest idea of theirs, need a sea breeze for sure 😉
Great video Eddy
Thanks 👍
Eddie why the bh are you wearing Black in that heat. Also, the mossies love black as well.
So much has changed in SE Asia, particularly after Covid, that your old videos of these towns are no longer accurate. Not your fault, it's just the way it is.
หัวหิน Hua hin means stone head , Hua = head
Hin = stone 😎👍
I like. Philippines. Best. Fine. Girls here.
I was so unhappy in Manila, but I still plan to visit Cebu and Dumaguete. No one will argue with you that the Philippines has the best dating scene in the world!
Isn’t the crime level higher there?
In the Phillipines the public transportstion is terrible, the food is always rated the worst in Asia and you would be hard pressed to have a good western meal regardless of your budget but you have a point about the lovely girls.
@@TigW007 Are there no good Thai or Chinese or India restaurants in the Philippines?
@robertwilliamson922 Not many have the money to spend on a good meal unfortunately so demand is very low.
Bloody hell Eddy mountains rivers ..your not turning into Julie Andrews are yer …. lol only joking mate lol
Well I won't be booking a hotel in Udon Thani anytime soon. Looks boring as f##k
Just as well if they don't want trash in so stay away
That's brilliant news!! go to Pattaya
I have been there it is a part time residence for many of the locals as they go to work in Bangkok, pattaya, hua hin, Phuket etc.
@@ant2312but they allow him?
You need to get a nice straw hat. Your current hat looks a bit hot for the sun. I do want a town that looks good. If things are kept nice, every thing will usually be nice.
Can you still catch a ferry from Pattaya to Hua Hin and how long does it take if so? Thanks
I haven't used the ferry. I heard they cancelled it.
No longer operates.
Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri now on the run from the FBI, putting on a scouser accent, trying to blend with the SE Asia expat community.
😂
Vang Vieng indeed! 😁
Think you need to go back to the Philippines Eddie.
Why?
@@STEADY599 new content in Philippines, the best country in SE Asia!
If you stay out in that heat AND that humidity, you'll DIE, Eddie. 😮
Eddy is probably almost acclimated by now. I’m sure he’ll be fine. Takes me only two to three weeks to acclimate to the heat and humidity there when I get off the plane from Canada. If I do the right things,
@@robertwilliamson922 I spent a lot of my professional life in Saudi Arabia with humid heat in Jeddah and dry heat in Riyadh.
There's a reason why the birthplace of Islam (and the religion itself) prohibited alcohol consumption - dehydration.
Add to that advanced age, and I don't think my OP is an exaggeration.
But...up to youuuu 👍🤣.
@@MikeLickorish I have a university degree in Arabic and have STUDIED the Qur'an (as an atheist).
The same goes for pork, the meat which goes "off" fastest without refrigeration. Judaism also bans seafood. 💡
Everything in moderation, especially with xenophobia, the new religion in parts of the "white" world (with some coconuts like Braverman 👍🤣).
@@MikeLickorish It's the ignorant that should 'stop'.
😂 I love the people from NYC that call SEA a shithole.
Sadly they just don't know any better.
Well many places in SEA are sad to say very rundown. NYC specifically Manhatten is one of the top world destinations bud.
A lot of the architecture in SEA is just thrown together concrete brutalism. NYC is one of the world's architectual marvels, and has history on every corner. Walk around any Thai town and try saying 'this place is beautiful'
I’d call it a draw
@@youngandfree93 yeah I know about the world destinations. I happen to live here. It still run down infested with rats. Crime is through the roof and most and quite a bit of the businesses that they close down during that covid bullshit never came back
@@BrianPolitoi stayed there for a month and loved every moment of NY. It's a tourist haven for good reason. If you think rats are bad there are way more things you have to worry about here. Not to mention cockroaches, poison snakes, spiders, contaminated puddles of water of bacteria. During Covid it was far more strict in Philippines. You had it easy over there
S-O? Does that mean shithole? I think you're allowed to say shithole, Eddy.
Google 'Sydney Sweeney'. Any relation to you? 😂😛
No
Pattaya. The most beautiful town in Asia. Without doubt. Gorgeous.
😂
Yep. Beautiful and cheap.
Eddy, if you have the time, why not set up a Playlist of videos labeled " places you might want to retire"
Good idea
40C = 104 in old money 😮
Chiang mai is best, hua hin is ok
I would have to disagree with you on Hua hin. Hue is a lovely place in Vietnam.
Hue is good if you like temples.
Hue is OK for a couple days, not much ambiance compared to HuaHin.
Hau Hin is nice but its hard to find honeys that want to pump so you need to take your own
PATTAYA!!!!
British, left UK to work in Asia in 1998. Lived in the most glamorous places. Now live in a place well off the tourist track. Everything important is nationalized. I get Free Healthcare #1 in the Word ( Numbeo), trains work and cheap. Buses fantastic. All Utilities cost £70 per month. No rent as I bought a house in cash. Have a deserted beach, 37 C, modern gym . All I need. I spend £350 per month. Retired at 56. If I want to spend a month -3 months in Da Nang, Japan, Korea, Philippines They’re 2 hours away . Inflation here 2%. And no loser old git sex trade at all . Very clean .
I'm confused, where are you then, or is it a secret?
Yes must be a secret
@@Janniejones386 Yes. Don’t want Russians pushing up prices.
Just a wind up merchant. Best keep the info to yourself and don't even bother posting stuff like this if you really want to keep it a secret. This channel is about sharing and helping each other. I don't think you're anywhere except the UK, but good luck to you if you're not, as you obviously have it so good!
Philippines 🇵🇭 ❤️
Da Nang is the best city in SEA. No need to even discuss.
PS: be aware of Hoi Ann - its a tourist trap. Anyone touting Hoi Ann is probably a shop or bar owner trying to lure customers. Hoi Ann is a one big suverniear market every building is a store.
I've been to HoiAn twice. It's lovely and the tourist shops disappear 1km from the city center. You just need to get out and walk!
DaNang is a nightmare of failed construction projects separating the beach from the town. Other than shopping, I don't see what's good about it, and I've been there twice also.
@@death2putin718 Thats right - if you go to HoiAnn the first thing to do is get out of HoiAnn :).
You don't need to stay in central areas in Da Nang there are many non touristy walkable neighborhoods.
PS: Putin is the best leader in the world.
Chang Mai is nice and you can find honeys that want to pump
Poodon thani
Eddy do u hav any idea how many thousands yes thousands not hundreds quids u hav saved me looking...for that good luckn place ......i owe u a week in a hotel thx mate
Glad to be of service.
Looks are not important .
For me it's about friendly people & good leisure and entertainment facilities.
Hi Eddy great to see you i would love to live near soi 6 Pattaya i love the bar girls have a great day today and night
Good choice of area!
@@STEADY599 thank you
Eddy you never mention Indonesia, have you been there?
Only to Bali, and it wasn't for me
I lived there in the Late 80’s for a few years was good then but don’t like it now
@@STEADY599 You hung out in Southern Bali, which is Benidorm for the Aussies. Other parts of the island (and country) are stunning and the dry season overlaps with the wet season in the rest of SE Asia. Not much "nightlife" though