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I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed experiencing your loving family supporting each other and learning together throughout the areas you have been so far. I am not sure if you make a living from this channel, but you certainly have provided a wealth of experience to what a great family looks like to very many people. And I guess this (even though from a distance and voyeristically) has to add to the value of family life in general. So, Thank you!
Thank you very much Mark. Love your heartfelt message. Yes we do partly rely on YT for income though are not sustaining our travels (ie eating into savings). We lost nearly all our income during covid. Reluctantly we now have patreon to help supplement our journey.
AH Yes Thailand. I was in Bangkok and Pattaya for a few weeks 10 years ago on a business junket. Rode Elephants, Walk Street, a few shows, a few "Blow my head off "Chili Dishes. Couldn't bring myself to eating street food. (a bit dodgey). What amazed me about Thailand was the smell (open Sewage), The Electricity Planning and CRAZY suicidal drivers. Didn't do the Feet eating Fish. Everything was really cheap. great haggling markets. Took in a Ladyboy Show. Well worth the visit. Beautiful countryside. Highly recommended. A real eye opener.
Another great entertaining and interesting video. Is there anything Rob won't eat ???? The culture is quite amazing, very bright and colourful. It is so different from the west where I live. Thanks for sharing this experience with us. Keep well and safe. James.
lol the reference to "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". This episode gave me fond memories of traveling around Thailand, and seriously miss the street food there, the pad thai with a Singha.......................
😂😂😂😂 Loved the vblog Food is so cheap there and looks tasty although the scorpion 🦂 looked crunchy 😅 Beautiful beaches and lots of tanned bodies A tourist meca Elephants 🐘 looked well fed but sad about the chains ⛓️ Thanks for sharing Hope to visit Thailand one day Take care Safe travels Cheers from the Tron team 👍 👏 🙌 👌 😎 😀 👍 👏
You're right, Rachel: the elephants did not seem happy at all. And the elephant with the harmonica was heart-breaking: a noble creature reduced to a circus-like chimp (with apologies to my simian antecedents). On a lighter note -- it took me an age to figure out the ping-pong ball act, and I'm thought to have a filthy mind. Great video guys. Best regards. P.s.: Friends of mine on a Vietnam war movie shot on Phuket -- before it became a major tourist attraction -- started pronouncing the place phonetically. Island fever, I suppose....
My only reference to ping pong shows prior to our Bangla Road visit, was the joyous scene shown from the Ausralian film Priscilla Queen of the desert. Another google search informed us that these shows are far from joyous. We thought 'Phuket' that's not for us.
Wonderful to be back in Patong/Phuket again and see you have fun and enjoying yourself! Myself got tummy problems at one point, but had some pills with me...
@@TheCruisingKiwis or Kings revenge, its called Faraos or Montezumas revenge other places! Very embarrasing if you have to run i full speed from the brekkie!!!
Busy vibrant place! Great episode once again! So glad I sent you the sleeveless shirts! Works well in that heat! Ping pong act 😂😂😂😂. Looks like all is having lots of fun! Kerry sending you signals!!! ❤❤❤❤
Those singlets are perfec for these conditions thank you Louren!! We have had so many 'coincidnces' regarding Kerry, a long list of incidents and moments suggesting something is going on there. Crazy huh!
Lovely video, I grew up in Phuket but have since moved to Suffolk in the UK. It was really nice seeing some familiar sights but definitely check out the less 'touristy' spots if you're still on the island :)
Looks like you all are having a grand time and I have to give you credit for trying those unusual items to eat. I have traveled the world and I have to admit the only food that I ate that was out of the ordinary(at that time) was octopus and I have eaten it ever since, that is, when I can find it! Take care you all and stay safe!
Thanks Trev! I'm still trying with FB haven't given up. Having problems linking our phone camera to fb so we can photograph our passport. Oh and they've asked got our first born which we are currently deliberating on😂
@The Cruising Kiwis We are currently in Double Island Point making our way North to Airlie Beach. Doing a shakedown on the east coast of the new boat and then waiting for confirmation on Citizenship ceremony (Cait) and then we will head to either Tassie or NZ for the Summer. And then off from there. Indo and Thailand are two places we are really excited about seeing so we are loving watching you guys check it all out. Also loving Rachel's voice-overs, she does really really well and we know how hard those can be! -Cait
@@sailingwiththejamess DIP love that place. Just love it. Yeah i saw the crowther. It looks big 50 +? Well if you get to NZ you'll need to do the old eps. Tiritiri Matangi is a small but fave island in right weather. Thanks for that. I agree the voice over more difficult than people realise and Rachel does a great job - this is not Rachel writing this🙂
@The Cruising Kiwis Thank you! We are in love with her, shes a 2005 Crowther 50. Her rigging is original (2004 build) and we are seeing what we need to do to her before heading overseas. The opening to DIP is changing so fast, we are loving it in here, super calm and lovely. We will be doing the walk to the lighthouse tomorrow We will lock that away for when we are over in NZ! Sam is originally from Whangarei, the Kiwi accent comes out every once in a while 🥝 -Cait
Ha! Rob is back yo his strange and unusual foods. I don't think I could mate. I see what you were saying about Kerry's Express. Must be quite wide spread there. So funny to see Ivan without much to say. It must have been early in the morning! Bit of an adventure for us. We were all ordered off our boats on Friday night because of a tsunami warning after an earthquake in the Loyalty Islands. Thankfully it didn't come to anything. Better safe than sorry.
We saw the tsunami warning then heard nothing so guessed all good. Yeah Ivan was quietly focused and, unusual as you say, non communicative. He'd had a rude wet awakening though we had warned him several times to repair the seal.
@@TheCruisingKiwis nothing like a wet flannel, or splash of water, in the face for motivation. It was a bit unnerving with the tsunami warning. They ordered us off the boats, but didn't offer us anywhere to go. Thank goodness it wasn't cold and wet. I just kept thinking that's my home and life out there!
@@TheCruisingKiwis we all discussed the options as we stood about in the carpark. I think the concensus was to head over the bridge. Yes, timing would have been an issue. I had my aunt and cousin both on the phone telling me to get to their place. There were options.
Aaah yes. The old "taste like chicken " phrase. Snake, guinea pigs and scorpion. And other things. A mate went out to the island once and sent me this text. " Phukets Hot." Great episode guys. Take care.
Hi Kiwi family, Thanks again for this great and somewhat hilarious episode. No offense to anyone featured in this video(including in the thumbnail) but I think some of the elephants might have escaped their perimeter… 😁 I too feel sorry for the elephants, mixed feelings of how they are treated/raised. They have a big brain and could easily take revenge on their caretakers. There are a lot of cases where these animals just had enough of their ‘jobs’ and become somewhat aggressive towards humans. All jokes aside: There’s also a scene in this video that amazed me. In a very early video you posted, where your adventure started, Javelot was docked next to a yacht called Foxy Lady(sorry that I can’t find the n° of the episode). Coming across the scene of that “Kerry Express” motorbike also gave me chills… First in Cambodia and now in the place where they painted eyes on the bow… I don’t believe in supernatural things nor am I religious. I consider myself as agnostic. Though I do believe that Kerry is still watching out and taking care of his little brother and your beautiful family… I too had an experience what seemed more than a coincidence. My dad died suddenly of cancer at the age of 58. We sailed out to spread my dad’s ashes in the North Sea and when we came back we saw his business partner(with who he had build up a charter company) leaving the harbor on another boat. We all were flabbergasted and talked about it for days. More than 2 years later my brother and I surprised our mom taking her to a concert of Yann Tiersen(a musician and composer which my mom and dad both were fans of) as a birthday gift. Guess who was sitting in front of us… The same man, his partner. We had a chat after that concert and he told us that he spotted my dad’s yacht along the coast of Sweden during a motorcycle trip earlier that year. I do believe that certain family or friends never leave us behind, even when they are “gone”… Sorry for the long read, but I felt like sharing this story with you, like you are sharing your lives with us. Safe travels, fair winds and following seas… Much love, Hans
Thank you very much for this extraordinary message. There have been many other supposed coincidences linked with my brother, too many to go into. Sorry to hear about yiu your father but so lovely to learn how the connection remains. ll this really makes one wonder. Thank you!!
Hope you guys went to visit the theatre of elephants an amazing site for sure I think it was in fantasia have fun in the dark streets at night it's very daunting for sure when the ping pong balls come flying at you
I agree.... That Beach in the thumbnail looked more like a Honey Trap & Trouser Snake Sanctuary. Elephants don't care much for Snakes and are Deathly Afraid of Bees 😉😆😂🤣
@@TheCruisingKiwis he he he .. If you didn't "go back" for the ping pong show, I'd advise against it. I didn't want any part of that when I was there.. Like you guys I went there for the culture after visiting Cambodia. But my best friend/chosen brother and his US Marine Scout Recon team, went with some of their Navy Seal Buddies when they were on leave all in their early to Mid 20's. Ping Pong Balls and Darts make up a very small part of the spectacle. So to clarify, a bunch of young dumb and full of Rum US Squids and Jarheads who saw it on leave between tours in Iraq, all agreed it was Gross and they Regretted going.
Interesting views on the elephants. Definitely a major catch 22 - my heart breaks for them, but at what cost? Never quite as simple as it says on the box it seems!
@@TheCruisingKiwis and at least they are being taken care of - the alternative of being left to fend for themselves doesn't sound too great either. Definitely made me think about it. Well done on another excellent & thought-provoking episode!
How do you do? We are just awesome around here, but through all of my work and travel I have not had time to sit somewhere in cell service and watch videos for quite awhile. Do you want a dog? Our Pit/lab mix, and registered red Heeler got together and now we have too many dogs…….with perhaps 2 going to homes soon. They are 4 months old, house trained, they also fetch and sit. They are like their parents, and absolutely fearless, ready to fight whatever comes, yet they are all very affectionate to people. There’s 6 pup’s……they hunt to bring me things, and if they know I want it they race each other. I am training them to hunt shed antlers from deer and elk. Let me know if you want one, and we’ll see about getting him to you, better yet, just get over close to the states and I will bring him to you! Lol anyway, I am a very busy/happy man, wish you all the best, peace ✌️ out.
Happy to hear you're enjoying life Joe. Would love a puppy but animals and boats don't really work especially travelling country to country. Having said that the boys found a near dead kitten recently which we are currently healing and will get placed before we leave Asia. Happy days!
that one Elephant is the one SVDelos got acquainted with while at Royal Phuket Marina has a bad back, can't ride and can't work. Delos Crew looked into a Rescue Program..and the Owner SOLD the Elephant overnight and moved the Elephant...now I know where it went.
Pad thai is the bomb for less than 2 bucks or there abouts. I should have known Rob would like a loverly fried scorpian for din dins. (boom boom) The large fried spiders are also quite chickeny. Patong (and koh san road) is the epicenter of everyhting wild about thailand. Well not really thailand. Your boys really do get a very broad education. But hay, the foods good.
🎼We went to PaTong🎵 🎼To watch Ping Pong🎶 🎼It popped out where man should of had his Ding Dong🎵 🎼But everyone happy, smoking Da Bong🎶 🎼Don't know if this is right or Wong🎵 🎼Hope you liked my Sing Song🎶 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Haven't noticed the cats feet but have noticed the number of cats and dogs wandering about. Most remarkably the dogs seem really docile. Must be the heat.
It truly is quite a cultural difference from what some may call the "CIVILIZED WORLD" (LOL). Maybe your time in this culture might aid in the long process of healing for Rob and a full understanding of the horrors these people also went through by the hands of their own GOUVERNMENTS. The King's oldest daughter is quite intelligent and the King is acyually jealous of her. The people want her as the next ruler. That would be a sizable step up since the population, from what i have been able to gather is not liking their King all that much. Ttfn. Next, Rob will be calling himself ;;;;;; THE SCORPION KING hahahahahaahahahaaa sometimes i cna't help but crack a joke...... Ttfn
We heard one of the royal daughters recently died. Not seen in msm but the story goes that she received a medical preventative treatment to which she had a massive reaction then died a few days later. Apparently the family are now sueing the pharmaceutical company.
@@TheCruisingKiwis yes only because I was drunk!....I quite like the grass hoppers that you see all the girls snacking on...they taste just like crisps
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I had to watch just to see if that was Rachel’s tan behind in the thumbnail! 😮 Your HIIT is going well my friend! 😂
~Renee💕
If that was my behind Renee you would know. I'd be prancing around, through every other shot, in a g-string😉
I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed experiencing your loving family supporting each other and learning together throughout the areas you have been so far. I am not sure if you make a living from this channel, but you certainly have provided a wealth of experience to what a great family looks like to very many people. And I guess this (even though from a distance and voyeristically) has to add to the value of family life in general. So, Thank you!
Thank you very much Mark.
Love your heartfelt message.
Yes we do partly rely on YT for income though are not sustaining our travels (ie eating into savings). We lost nearly all our income during covid.
Reluctantly we now have patreon to help supplement our journey.
Your videos always make me smile. Thanks for that. I appreciate all you do to entertain us!
Thank you marc
AH Yes Thailand. I was in Bangkok and Pattaya for a few weeks 10 years ago on a business junket. Rode Elephants, Walk Street, a few shows, a few "Blow my head off "Chili Dishes. Couldn't bring myself to eating street food. (a bit dodgey). What amazed me about Thailand was the smell (open Sewage), The Electricity Planning and CRAZY suicidal drivers. Didn't do the Feet eating Fish. Everything was really cheap. great haggling markets. Took in a Ladyboy Show. Well worth the visit. Beautiful countryside. Highly recommended. A real eye opener.
By the sound of it you had a wonderful adventure Pita. I reckon a re visit would be interesting to see the changes. Or go to phuket!?
A real eye opener...YEAH...
Another great entertaining and interesting video. Is there anything Rob won't eat ???? The culture is quite amazing, very bright and colourful. It is so different from the west where I live. Thanks for sharing this experience with us. Keep well and safe. James.
Thank you James yeah the colours, lights and people are interesting to say the least.
I really need to go back to Patong. Loved it, except maybe, the excessive heat.
Its pretty warm alright. That's why we are loving the scooters, all that breeze keeps you cool.
I enjoyed that vid... What an interesting place to explore! ;)
Thanks Dan. Lots to see and do there. Or you can just chill out at the beach. We loved nai harn beach
lol the reference to "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". This episode gave me fond memories of traveling around Thailand, and seriously miss the street food there, the pad thai with a Singha.......................
It was a great movie. Looove the street food too.
😂😂😂😂
Loved the vblog
Food is so cheap there and looks tasty although the scorpion 🦂 looked crunchy 😅
Beautiful beaches and lots of tanned bodies
A tourist meca
Elephants 🐘 looked well fed but sad about the chains ⛓️
Thanks for sharing
Hope to visit Thailand one day
Take care
Safe travels
Cheers from the Tron team 👍 👏 🙌 👌 😎 😀 👍 👏
Rob when you get to Thailand we want to see a video of you eating a scorpion. Yeah!🙂
Fun episode guys, good to embrace all the cool things that are on offer, good on yous.
Thank you!
Are ya practising the ping pong ball act Rach? !! Funny. Looks amazing, except the scorpions.
Naturally I am and upon my return hope to incorporate it into the Sylvia's Toaster routine.
OMW, one definitely experiences places around the world with you guys 😳
Thanks Mary. So much to see and do, so little time🙂
Lived in Phuket for 3 years. Did you sail to Freedom Beach? Awesome snorkeling there right off the boat.
Unfortunately no but we did sail passed it. Does that count??
Hey Folks Great video! Loved the Kerry sign, what a wonderful affirmation you are on the right path. 💫💗
Thanks Julie. We have had many strange moments like this that get one thinking/ wondering. Where are you guys now? On the water?
Haha, that is my favorite saying when I cant find the right word to describe something I've never tasted before. "Taste like chicken" 😃😆
Doesn't everything taste like chicken?.... that isn't beef or lamb..
Those elephants looked sad.. maybe it was just me.. so small area for them... great episode! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍
Yeah they didn't look overly happy that's for sure.
@@TheCruisingKiwis 🙁
Groovy video. Thailand is a trip; anything goes. Like a weekend with a rock star. LO:L!
Cheers MA. Phuket is so worth a visit. So much fun.
You're right, Rachel: the elephants did not seem happy at all. And the elephant with the harmonica was heart-breaking: a noble creature reduced to a circus-like chimp (with apologies to my simian antecedents).
On a lighter note -- it took me an age to figure out the ping-pong ball act, and I'm thought to have a filthy mind. Great video guys. Best regards. P.s.: Friends of mine on a Vietnam war movie shot on Phuket -- before it became a major tourist attraction -- started pronouncing the place phonetically. Island fever, I suppose....
My only reference to ping pong shows prior to our Bangla Road visit, was the joyous scene shown from the Ausralian film Priscilla Queen of the desert. Another google search informed us that these shows are far from joyous. We thought 'Phuket' that's not for us.
lol
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Would they give you a paddle to send the ping pong ball back to its origin?
One could try though I don't think we will ever be in a position to hit it.
Wonderful to be back in Patong/Phuket again and see you have fun and enjoying yourself! Myself got tummy problems at one point, but had some pills with me...
Phuket belly?
@@TheCruisingKiwis or Kings revenge, its called Faraos or Montezumas revenge other places!
Very embarrasing if you have to run i full speed from the brekkie!!!
@@sisselnilsen4699 at least you made it to breakfast🙂
@@TheCruisingKiwis you dont want to read the detailed experience!!! Lol!
Busy vibrant place! Great episode once again! So glad I sent you the sleeveless shirts! Works well in that heat! Ping pong act 😂😂😂😂. Looks like all is having lots of fun! Kerry sending you signals!!! ❤❤❤❤
Those singlets are perfec for these conditions thank you Louren!! We have had so many 'coincidnces' regarding Kerry, a long list of incidents and moments suggesting something is going on there. Crazy huh!
It is great to see a family showing the young there are different worlds. The good the bad and the boom boom girls.
Thanks Carlton it's a big old beautiful world out there.
@@TheCruisingKiwis Plus the ones with the nice asspecs
@@carltontweedle5724 eyes up, keep looking straight ahead.
Great episode, Kiwis! Be safe and have fun! 👍👍
Having fun but not too much fun at Patong 🙂
@@TheCruisingKiwis 👍👍
Lovely video, I grew up in Phuket but have since moved to Suffolk in the UK. It was really nice seeing some familiar sights but definitely check out the less 'touristy' spots if you're still on the island :)
Rachel is from Ipswich. Did you see the episode a while back where she went home to visit her mother?
Looks like you all are having a grand time and I have to give you credit for trying those unusual items to eat. I have traveled the world and I have to admit the only food that I ate that was out of the ordinary(at that time) was octopus and I have eaten it ever since, that is, when I can find it! Take care you all and stay safe!
We have tried octopus, a long time ago, but its not one we have revisited. Not sure why.
😖🤣Very entertaining! 👏😎🇦🇺
Thank you Jack, nice to have you aboard as always.
😂. Thanks again guys.. posted as usual.. 😊
Thanks Trev! I'm still trying with FB haven't given up. Having problems linking our phone camera to fb so we can photograph our passport. Oh and they've asked got our first born which we are currently deliberating on😂
So much going on. I feel sorry for the elephants
It's a crazy place. A sad life for the elephants indeed.
Looks like you guys are having a wonderfully grand time, it makes us want to sail over to Thailand as soon as possible!
-Cait
Hi Cait where are you guys now? Planning to sail this way?
PS I'm guessing you're still on the east coast of aus?
@The Cruising Kiwis We are currently in Double Island Point making our way North to Airlie Beach. Doing a shakedown on the east coast of the new boat and then waiting for confirmation on Citizenship ceremony (Cait) and then we will head to either Tassie or NZ for the Summer. And then off from there. Indo and Thailand are two places we are really excited about seeing so we are loving watching you guys check it all out.
Also loving Rachel's voice-overs, she does really really well and we know how hard those can be!
-Cait
@@sailingwiththejamess DIP love that place. Just love it. Yeah i saw the crowther. It looks big 50 +?
Well if you get to NZ you'll need to do the old eps. Tiritiri Matangi is a small but fave island in right weather. Thanks for that. I agree the voice over more difficult than people realise and Rachel does a great job - this is not Rachel writing this🙂
@The Cruising Kiwis Thank you! We are in love with her, shes a 2005 Crowther 50. Her rigging is original (2004 build) and we are seeing what we need to do to her before heading overseas.
The opening to DIP is changing so fast, we are loving it in here, super calm and lovely. We will be doing the walk to the lighthouse tomorrow
We will lock that away for when we are over in NZ! Sam is originally from Whangarei, the Kiwi accent comes out every once in a while 🥝
-Cait
Howdy! You are still a ways form where i was to be. i would be north of Cambodia so a ways away.
Y'all never disappoint!
Thank you Colin
Ha! Rob is back yo his strange and unusual foods. I don't think I could mate. I see what you were saying about Kerry's Express. Must be quite wide spread there. So funny to see Ivan without much to say. It must have been early in the morning! Bit of an adventure for us. We were all ordered off our boats on Friday night because of a tsunami warning after an earthquake in the Loyalty Islands. Thankfully it didn't come to anything. Better safe than sorry.
We saw the tsunami warning then heard nothing so guessed all good. Yeah Ivan was quietly focused and, unusual as you say, non communicative. He'd had a rude wet awakening though we had warned him several times to repair the seal.
@@TheCruisingKiwis nothing like a wet flannel, or splash of water, in the face for motivation. It was a bit unnerving with the tsunami warning. They ordered us off the boats, but didn't offer us anywhere to go. Thank goodness it wasn't cold and wet. I just kept thinking that's my home and life out there!
@@owenpotter2459 a quick run up the mount would have been great but timing might have been an issue
@@TheCruisingKiwis we all discussed the options as we stood about in the carpark. I think the concensus was to head over the bridge. Yes, timing would have been an issue. I had my aunt and cousin both on the phone telling me to get to their place. There were options.
That was interesting place 😁
Crazy crazy interesting place.
I recommend checking out Railay Beach and Koh Lanta/Phi Phi, some of the most beautiful places on the West Coast.
Great tips thank you!
Aaah yes. The old "taste like chicken " phrase. Snake, guinea pigs and scorpion. And other things. A mate went out to the island once and sent me this text. " Phukets Hot." Great episode guys. Take care.
I couldn't tell you how the scorpion really tasted because the texture was overwhelming any flavour🤢
Hi Kiwi family,
Thanks again for this great and somewhat hilarious episode. No offense to anyone featured in this video(including in the thumbnail) but I think some of the elephants might have escaped their perimeter… 😁
I too feel sorry for the elephants, mixed feelings of how they are treated/raised. They have a big brain and could easily take revenge on their caretakers. There are a lot of cases where these animals just had enough of their ‘jobs’ and become somewhat aggressive towards humans.
All jokes aside: There’s also a scene in this video that amazed me. In a very early video you posted, where your adventure started, Javelot was docked next to a yacht called Foxy Lady(sorry that I can’t find the n° of the episode). Coming across the scene of that “Kerry Express” motorbike also gave me chills…
First in Cambodia and now in the place where they painted eyes on the bow…
I don’t believe in supernatural things nor am I religious. I consider myself as agnostic.
Though I do believe that Kerry is still watching out and taking care of his little brother and your beautiful family…
I too had an experience what seemed more than a coincidence. My dad died suddenly of cancer at the age of 58. We sailed out to spread my dad’s ashes in the North Sea and when we came back we saw his business partner(with who he had build up a charter company) leaving the harbor on another boat. We all were flabbergasted and talked about it for days.
More than 2 years later my brother and I surprised our mom taking her to a concert of Yann Tiersen(a musician and composer which my mom and dad both were fans of) as a birthday gift. Guess who was sitting in front of us… The same man, his partner. We had a chat after that concert and he told us that he spotted my dad’s yacht along the coast of Sweden during a motorcycle trip earlier that year.
I do believe that certain family or friends never leave us behind, even when they are “gone”…
Sorry for the long read, but I felt like sharing this story with you, like you are sharing your lives with us.
Safe travels, fair winds and following seas…
Much love,
Hans
Thank you very much for this extraordinary message. There have been many other supposed coincidences linked with my brother, too many to go into. Sorry to hear about yiu your father but so lovely to learn how the connection remains. ll this really makes one wonder. Thank you!!
Hope you guys went to visit the theatre of elephants an amazing site for sure I think it was in fantasia have fun in the dark streets at night it's very daunting for sure when the ping pong balls come flying at you
Oh no we missed the elephants. Might be back there at the end of the year so will make a point..
I agree.... That Beach in the thumbnail looked more like a Honey Trap & Trouser Snake Sanctuary. Elephants don't care much for Snakes and are Deathly Afraid of Bees 😉😆😂🤣
Agreed, not an elephant trunk in sight; quite a swathe of trouser worms though.
@@TheCruisingKiwis LOL... Agreed. Lots of Touchy Feely Incognito Bikini Worms on The Bangla Road when I visited there too
@@RedwonMactamhais that's where it all gets tricky ie smoke and mirrors.
@@TheCruisingKiwis he he he .. If you didn't "go back" for the ping pong show, I'd advise against it. I didn't want any part of that when I was there.. Like you guys I went there for the culture after visiting Cambodia. But my best friend/chosen brother and his US Marine Scout Recon team, went with some of their Navy Seal Buddies when they were on leave all in their early to Mid 20's. Ping Pong Balls and Darts make up a very small part of the spectacle. So to clarify, a bunch of young dumb and full of Rum US Squids and Jarheads who saw it on leave between tours in Iraq, all agreed it was Gross and they Regretted going.
@@RedwonMactamhais yeah that's what we suspected would be the case.
awsome
Thank you Kerry
Interesting views on the elephants. Definitely a major catch 22 - my heart breaks for them, but at what cost? Never quite as simple as it says on the box it seems!
I think they were taken to another bigger enclosure at night so i guess not quite so bad
@@TheCruisingKiwis and at least they are being taken care of - the alternative of being left to fend for themselves doesn't sound too great either. Definitely made me think about it. Well done on another excellent & thought-provoking episode!
IVAN IS SO HANDSOME AND PERSONABLE !!!
He is indeed very personable, a lovely human.
Rob’s at it again eating weird things haha
That boy needs some boundaries..🙂
I bet the boys enjoyed the nightlife in this video. 👍😁
Yeah they did, it was so crazy was difficult to not be.
I can't imagine what's "unsavory" compared to a ping-pong show . . . not that I've ever seen one. lol
So Rob, was it good for the boom boom?
That would be telling😉
How do you do?
We are just awesome around here, but through all of my work and travel I have not had time to sit somewhere in cell service and watch videos for quite awhile.
Do you want a dog?
Our Pit/lab mix, and registered red Heeler got together and now we have too many dogs…….with perhaps 2 going to homes soon.
They are 4 months old, house trained, they also fetch and sit.
They are like their parents, and absolutely fearless, ready to fight whatever comes, yet they are all very affectionate to people.
There’s 6 pup’s……they hunt to bring me things, and if they know I want it they race each other. I am training them to hunt shed antlers from deer and elk.
Let me know if you want one, and we’ll see about getting him to you, better yet, just get over close to the states and I will bring him to you!
Lol anyway, I am a very busy/happy man, wish you all the best, peace ✌️ out.
Happy to hear you're enjoying life Joe. Would love a puppy but animals and boats don't really work especially travelling country to country. Having said that the boys found a near dead kitten recently which we are currently healing and will get placed before we leave Asia. Happy days!
that one Elephant is the one SVDelos got acquainted with while at Royal Phuket Marina has a bad back, can't ride and can't work. Delos Crew looked into a Rescue Program..and the Owner SOLD the Elephant overnight and moved the Elephant...now I know where it went.
How interesting, thank you. Might have to let them know.
ping pong 😂 you really need smoke some weed I say 🤣
Ha yeah that would be the time. However we gave both a miss.
.....oh and those poor fish feeding on Robs feet. RIP 😂
Haha
Sure they died from epoxy, resin and antifoul still stuck to your feet… 😂
@@lozzinozz8318 touche
Wonder if there's a market for Lobster Gum there? 😳
Most definitely, that would be the perfect place to start up a stall 😊
Pad thai is the bomb for less than 2 bucks or there abouts. I should have known Rob would like a loverly fried scorpian for din dins. (boom boom) The large fried spiders are also quite chickeny. Patong (and koh san road) is the epicenter of everyhting wild about thailand. Well not really thailand. Your boys really do get a very broad education. But hay, the foods good.
Thanks Simon. The food is indeed good nay excellent. As is the atmosphere of Bangla Walking Street!
Scorpions? Really taste like chicken, Rob?
No I was kidding. Don't recall what it tastes like, the texture was all consuming.
@@TheCruisingKiwis 👍👍ah ok
👍🇨🇦❤️
chur bro Force bt Brums..Highlds bt Rebals...Blues bt Reds..Cruds bt Moana...Warats bt Fiji..Chiefs bt Caines..Chur bro
You fekkin beauty Barry. Go the fekkin Chiefs!
Poor Ivan, he is traumatized for life!!!
He's certainly seen more than we had at his age. Poor fella 🙂
lol
'Promosm' 🙌
When on Phuket, just rent a car for a few days - it's cheaper than taking a taxi (rip-off).
The thought of being caught in traffic has little appeal but probably the better option regardless.
🎼We went to PaTong🎵
🎼To watch Ping Pong🎶
🎼It popped out where man should of had his Ding Dong🎵
🎼But everyone happy, smoking Da Bong🎶
🎼Don't know if this is right or Wong🎵
🎼Hope you liked my Sing Song🎶
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I read/sang this to Rachel and she said don't give up your day job. Not sure if she was referring to you or me. 🙂😂
@@TheCruisingKiwis 🤣must be referring to you🤣🤣🤣cheers man
@@RageAgainstTheMachine. big smiles..laughs
900 Baht...$25.86 UDS. Not even close to $50.
We convert to Aussie dollars which is closer to home for us.
You sure they were all real girls, lol
Good question. I think not all but hard to be sure!
Think the boys are either 5 years too young or old to be there, Rob is old enough to know better.
It's all part of life's rich tapestry, just not part we wish to explore too deeply. Accordingly we didn't venture off the main drag, best not too.
@@TheCruisingKiwis Used to work with guys that would go there on their 30 days off. Guess it was quite a contrast to the Middle East.
The boys are old enough...Plus with mom & dad.
Check out the cats, they all have 7-8 toes, I read its from being inbred.
Haven't noticed the cats feet but have noticed the number of cats and dogs wandering about. Most remarkably the dogs seem really docile. Must be the heat.
พอเถอะอายุ 70 กว่าแล้วสงสารคนแก่เดี๋ยวก็ไปแล้วให้มันจบๆไป
Live life to the fullest. Blessings to you and yours.
:)
Cheers Jon
It truly is quite a cultural difference from what some may call the "CIVILIZED WORLD" (LOL). Maybe your time in this culture might aid in the long process of healing for Rob and a full understanding of the horrors these people also went through by the hands of their own GOUVERNMENTS. The King's oldest daughter is quite intelligent and the King is acyually jealous of her. The people want her as the next ruler. That would be a sizable step up since the population, from what i have been able to gather is not liking their King all that much. Ttfn. Next, Rob will be calling himself ;;;;;; THE SCORPION KING hahahahahaahahahaaa sometimes i cna't help but crack a joke...... Ttfn
We heard one of the royal daughters recently died. Not seen in msm but the story goes that she received a medical preventative treatment to which she had a massive reaction then died a few days later. Apparently the family are now sueing the pharmaceutical company.
Re courier. Synchronicity, karma is a beautiful energy. Always be aware of what’s around. Happy days.
Thanks Dave yeah there's something going on there I reckon.
I made the mistake of biting one of the big scorpions in half....the guts is yellow and looks like pus 🤢🤮
Did you manage to finish it Jon?
@@TheCruisingKiwis yes only because I was drunk!....I quite like the grass hoppers that you see all the girls snacking on...they taste just like crisps
@@jonv570 haha the booze can be quite the deceiver. Grass hopper next on the menu!