BANGKOK CHINATOWN 2022 Adventure - (Being a tourist is HARD !! part 2)

[@michaelhay8712]

What a great job you & your wife have done raising your daughter, a polite respectful young lady with the world at her feet.

[@gordonthomson3070]

Hi James Happy birthday to Annie , a happy level headed young lady . Makes you proud 👍

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers Gordon, appreciate the kind words mate.👍🍺

[@Rumbar57]

Happy Birthday Annie, great to see the wonderful relationship that you both have. Very similar to the relationship I have with my children that are similar ages and have a Thai mum. Being a hands on dad you see the rewards...well done to you both from Shane from Oz

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers, appreciate the kind words mate.👍

[@TheEssexboys]

I have to say James what a lovely video, you have to be admired for your outlook on life, and wonderful to see you having a great time with your daughter onwards and upwards for you mate big respect for the way you have had to deal with life and just got on with it……must admit, I’m missing the references to mountain views and good shower heads but you are excused for this video 😂👍🏻

[@korean_foot_traveler8655]

I fully enjoyed a variety of scenes in this video which captivate my attention and interest.😀👍👍

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers, glad u enjoyed it mate.👍

[@korean_foot_traveler8655]

@@jamesabroad8589 Yaeh!🙏🙌🙌🙏

[@larslars235]

First, Happy birthday to Annie! What a day you had, i be totally finished a week after that. The crowded market, boat trips, a lot of walking around exploring the area. Great video and as usual i really enjoy your videos. And, i think your a great dad.

[@princen13]

Great video agian, so much fun to watch. Really had the tourist vibe in here.

[@davidspez7267]

Love water and the boats, shopping it’s for the women😁. You handle the walking better than I. Thanks James, I enjoyed it!

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers mate. Hard work, but a fun day out.👍

[@genokemp2433]

Your Daughter laughing (btw Happy birthday Annie )with you on a day out James speaks volumes about you as a dad 🙏And i echo what Essexboys said in the comment below 👍Thanks for making me laugh and sharing your special day with us mate 🙏

[@wayne8469]

Brought back so many memories of shopping for watches, silver and hand bags for my wife's shop in Australia. Very good James.

[@fair98fair]

Icon Siam is one of the top 4 malls in the world 👍 On the top of that "tetris building" there's an amazing sky walk and bar at the top

[@barrygunning8422]

Good time in Bangkok with Annie she seems to know her way around have done the tourists haunts in Bangkok and the river taxis.saw the fire in town on the news started at a sub station. Being in Bangkok with a Thai lady shopping hope your wallet was full LOL

[@jamesabroad8589]

Had enough left for a couple of beers lol. Hope you're well.👍

[@parasinthephilippines]

Love these little adventures.

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers, glad u like them mate.👍

[@ChristopherRuthVDO]

Your Bangkok videos are absolute torture...cuz I'm not there! (Though, living in Japan is nothing to complain about.) Brilliant stuff, as usual. More!

[@brucegrant9964]

Well done James ! You’ve Brought up Annie very Well !!! Happy Birthday Annie

[@Mike-du1dc]

Thanks James & Annie for a nice 2nd video of your birthday! The boats look like a great way to travel in BKK considering the traffic must be quicker too! Did that Espresso beer keep you awake that night James? 😉

[@StephenWestrip]

A couple of great videos. I sympathise with you and your loathing of shopping. I am coming to Thailand in mid-September for 4 weeks and I am sure I will be dragged around at least one shopping mall. In the UK ‘Cold Brew Coffee Guiness’ has hit the supermarket shelves. Watching the recent rugby union tests from the southern hemisphere that were on TV it was a good excuse for an 11am tipple. My friend and I convinced ourselves it was like a late breakfast drink!!

[@akeman21]

Wow, I think you slept good after all that walking m8. Cool video. :)

[@oreospeedwaggindoesamerica6078]

First time I went to that mall I was blown away. It was even nicer than Dubai and my daughters would love it. My daughter lets me tag along with her to the mall and I always find a good spot to sit while she shops and then I pay at the checkout. Lol

[@jamesabroad8589]

Yep, plenty of places to sit and people watch there. Wallet wasn't too happy lol.

[@oreospeedwaggindoesamerica6078]

@@jamesabroad8589 that’s my favorite thing to do in the mall is find a seat and I sit and hold her bags and people watch!

[@Numbnuts1]

I went that mall a few years ago, They have a cool little floating market type food court down stairs..

[@mikeo3857]

Big day out better you than me,l got tried just watching 😆 The Chang Espresso is excellent

[@nickhubbard3671]

Great tour! Cheers

[@michaellewallen2260]

Hello James. I have been binge watching your vlogs and I believe this was the most amusing. I am pretty sure the song was rubber ducky not rubber chicken. Lol

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers Michael. Yes, rubber ducky rings a bell.😁👍

[@jameshex1764]

Hi! I love seeing the positive relationship and interactions you have with your daughter when in the West, most her age schedule their daily lives with friends, boys and parties. Maybe at most they do a quick meal with family while staring at their phones the entire time. Cheers!

[@thebigw3377]

Happy Birthday Annie

[@kevhall4802]

Nice video mate. Brings back memories as we stayed across the river from Icon Siam late last year on an overnight trip to Bangkok to sort out some documents. There is an Art & Antiques building across the river from Icon called River City Bangkok which was and interesting visit. Much nicer to travel on the river too than in the road traffic :)

[@joebloggs1460]

Thank you so much James. One hectic day there my friend but you survived to drink a beer, all's well that ends well.

[@PATThaiA]

Nice video.Nice people..Thank you..

[@albertkong1235]

Hai James it has been a week and I am looking out for your post everyday … it sort of grew on me your village lifestyle and also as a farang father with 3 teenagers in Bangkok, I look forward to your trials and tribulations too.. keep it up 👍

[@MrT-ev4dq]

My first night in Bangkok will be spent in China Town 😉 Given me some great ideas for what I shall be doing with my Daughter. Cheers James 🍻

[@jamesabroad8589]

You're welcome mate.👍🍺

[@nsmith3143]

Great video James, I reckon your legs and feet would be super sore after all that walking!

[@unclecraigbaannawk]

We used buy wholesale for our shops at Samphaeng…getting up at 3am and heading out to haggle for 3 hours then eating breakfast….was fun for a while..then it was just work…and it wasn’t fun anymore…lol

[@wytchend]

You missed the big photo op at IconSiam. Go through the Apple store & there is a panoramic view of Bangkok from the balcony! Pencil it in for next time :) Cheers, Tony

[@jamesabroad8589]

Will do mate. Very impressive place to visit.👍

[@สุทธิศักดิ์มธุรพงศากุล]

Nice content 😊👍

[@stevewise9746]

Great video mate .🙏

[@russelprice6929]

Happy birthday 👍😎🥂

[@GoldLinus]

a great day~~~

[@jamesabroad8589]

Hard work, but fun.👍🍺

[@johnshores4745]

I was doing a similar trip for the first time a few weeks back and couldn't believe the size of Bang Sue station . Travelled on the red line BTS to Rangsit amazing 20 minute journey on nice air con trains and people back in England believe Thailand to be 3rd world .

[@brasiluluwita8142]

Happy birthday to you daguhter☀️

[@daviddenham1511]

So glad you found your CHANG supply finally:)

[@kevinindublin]

How many days previously had the fire occurred? Looks like it had just happened, with the scene left intact...?

[@rasputinswalloper475]

Many happy returns Annie! Unlike you I love the grand shopping malls in Bangkok. Great coffee shops and fantastic variety of brands ... not to mention A/C.

[@SeanHendy]

Shopping by attrition lol. Walk around long enough and then its 'yep, get it'. Lol

[@paulorchard7960]

Spent a lot of time wandering Bangkok James, i know chinatown very well! The river ferry’s might be new and shiny since I was last there but the captians sure havent changed!😂

[@lukerabin5079]

I know from my own wanderings, a day like yours will just leave you feeling totally shagged, without doubt. I’m usually behind a stills camera, because I find that lets me get a better understanding of a location, but I do like using my GoPro 10 to capture the movement of a place.

[@ColinC33]

Well you said it every mans nightmare and yes I have experienced a few times 555. That King Power building was close to where I served my 14 day covid detention so poor memories looking at building for hours . I love the river as well.

[@dazdragon445]

You guys made the rounds today!!!

[@walking_in_the_shade]

James, those crowds don't seem bad to me, maybe you have been out in deepest darkest Tak for too long? 😄

[@markwells1405]

Merry Christmas James and family I hope you are well

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers Mark. All the best for 2023 mate.👍🎅

[@unclecraigbaannawk]

Holy crap….almost had a boat catastrophe on film…..new meaning to ‘Bangkok Dangerous’…

[@marklucas1898]

Yeah! I can concur with how non-British kids can end up with a British accent. My daughter was born in Canada....and after watching Peppa Pig for a couple of episodes.....she could and would speak with a perfect British accent!

[@daviddenham1511]

Your daughter is lovely, reminds me of my step daughter, Kittima, who is 24, lives in Udon Thani.

[@daviddenham1511]

You’re right…Jim Thompson put the thai silk trade on the world map…..died mysteriously on holiday on a tea plantation

[@TheBobster1969]

You must be pretty fit to do all that walking in a day. I give up on walking after 4 hours.

[@Bigsky1886]

The wiring in Thailand, you’re right it should happen more often

[@andrewbarker4986]

You should give Annie a mic so we can hear her and there was The Funky Chicken by the Goodies.

[@johnrhodes2367]

The Mahanakhon is where I’m going to live, when I win the lotto 😅👍

[@Bigsky1886]

That’s terrible about the fire 🔥 so tragic

[@johntheaccountant5594]

There are so many shopping malls in Bangkok and what I have noticed is that you don't see that many people with bags having bought anything. The only part that seems to do well is the food courts. I think people go in them to do selfies and for the air conditioning.

[@jamesabroad8589]

Air con and toilet inspections for me mate.😁👍

[@boxcartwilly]

😎👍

[@clivebaxter6354]

Orange flag boats are the cheapest, Yodpiman is the pier for the vast flower market

[@TheBobster1969]

Need some good walking shoes or trainers in that massive shopping centre. I find they are good places to do 12,000 steps.

[@robertmaddelena530]

Wow you can really get lost over there. I wouldn't know how to getvback. Lol

[@Bigsky1886]

The boats are the best way to get some oxygen

[@farangutan6773]

James the streets of Bangkok can be a tiring and cruel place for a tourist at times and the humidity ,pollution , hustle and bustle don't help . All tourists should always be looking down for those open drains , they are a dark deep fall .

[@ทองบางบุญจูง]

walk around you need to go around on weekend.

[@daviddenham1511]

I miss thailand

[@Mylle1974]

🥰

[@jameswhittard9229]

they dont sell beer at pump stations

[@davidnorton7464]

You could have taken the private Icon Siam BTS to the BTS you got on across the river

[@Bigsky1886]

I need a job on a boat , ride around the river, throw a line over a bollard and smoke cigarettes

[@scoobydog411]

Ive had the coffee / beer. I put creamer in it ….

[@andrewmcgowan8440]

Fantastic day out with Annie, great to see your way of life, Annie is a lovely girl.... I feel your pain James letting Annie step into the big world, I bet you slept like a log that night then again maybe not with the expresso beer.... Fantastic blog.

[@Bigsky1886]

Love Bangkok in moderation lol

[@jamesabroad8589]

Yep, good to get to the cows and mountains lol.👍

[@Bigsky1886]

Crossing on red, live on the wild side

[@BrandenLesko]

Many Asian countries have this old custom where one never steps on the threshold to a home, shrine, temple, palaces, or other places of importance. It's considered to be giving proper respects. Stepping on the threshold of a holy place is considered to be taboo and bringing bad luck.

[@Bigsky1886]

Beer with coffee, not sure about that combo

[@jamesabroad8589]

I suppose it could perk you up too, but fell asleep pretty quick lol.👍

[@markterry8704]

Mate I had her on Peppa pig and Ben and Holly's for up to 3 years old. As I said Elsa and Anya have taken over. I'm not giving up. She can use the American accent in outer World but she needs to converse with the Dorset folks

[@Few_politicians_run_your_life]

Her battery seem to be very low. She's look sleep. Me too whenever I am in hot weather.

[@daviddenham1511]

Koh chang or Chiang Mai for me……period.

[@Bigsky1886]

No you don’t need to wear the mask, as a farang I reserve the right to be obstinate. They’re going to think you’re silly anyhoo

[@jamesabroad8589]

I wear in the shops out of respect to the shop owner. 90% of Farangs don't bother at all TBH. 👍

[@Bigsky1886]

@@jamesabroad8589 your right,I’ll wear it in the shop, try to be a good sport but generally speaking I don’t do well with peer pressure lol

[@johntheaccountant5594]

James definately doesn't like the business of Bangkok and would prefer to be in his air conditioned house with a beer.

[@michaelmallal9101]

Cows are sacred to Lord Krishna.

[@jayjay4226]

crazy that most wear face diapers there,just about none here in canada

[@jamesabroad8589]

Still wearing. Been out in Bangkok today and everyone is masked up.💩👍🍺

[@johnzheng2007]

please do video on the following how to find housing how to find girls how to find the one that you got that will take care of you what kind of papers you need to stay in Thai

[@johnharkin3456]

Not sure what you expect in a guy's toilet ?

[@jamesabroad8589]

Not a guy staring at my knob and then laughing. It's not that bad.😁👍🍺

[@daviddenham1511]

Why u want to go to Chinatown when you’re in Bangkok-town!,?!?…..weird

[@daviddenham1511]

Forgive me, but at the same time your daughter seems slightly embarrassed to be with you it’s patently obvious she actually adores you……just an observation

[@jayjaythevlogger1090]

Hello James, try to explore beautiful places in the Philippines, please visit El Nido, Palawan as well as Coron, Palawan , it is nominated as the best islands of the world. (Check it out in KZbin) El Nido Tours, Packages & Activities 1. El Nido Big Lagoon Island Hopping Shared Tour A with lunch 2. El Nido Hidden Beach Island Hopping Shared Tour C with Lunch 3. El Nido Snake Islands & Cave Islands Hopping Private Tour B with lunch. Here are the tourist sites in El Nido, Palawan 1. Chill at Nacpan Beach, deserted golden sand, crystal blue waters and a surreal view of the ocean. 2. Marvel at the Beauty of Big Lagoon, majestic lagoon at Miniloc Islands looks like a scene straight from a destination movie. 3. Visit Kayak in Small Lagoon , another Miniloc Islands destination is the famous small lagoon. 4. Dip in the Secret Lagoon, this unique natural pool of El Nido Miniloc Islands is also known as "Hidden Lagoon". 5. Discover the Hidden Beach, you will need to board a kayak or swim from your boat to get to this Hidden Beach. 6. Relax at Shimizu Islands, is the perfect stop for you to relax in it's cool white sand beach or whip out your snorkeling gears to explore it's colorful marine life. 7. Lounge in Seven Commandos Beach , the 320 meters long Seven Commandos Beach is said to have been named after seven soldiers who were stranded here during World War II. 8. See the View from Matinloc Shrine, specifically the Shrine of Our Lady of Matinloc, there is also a mini museum on the Islands. 9. Lie on the Sandbar of Snake Islands, is a popular attraction included in a Cave Exploration Private Tour. 10. Catch the Sunset of Las Cabanas Beach, located at 10 minutes away from El Nido Town Proper. The beach is bar with several bars and restaurants. 11. Climb the Taraw Cliffs, is the prominent site of the town proper. 12. Plunge into Nagkalit-kalit Waterfalls, the hike to the waterfalls is adventure itself. 13.Dive and Explore the Marine Life. Where to stay in El Nido, Palawan? 1. El Nido Coco Resort 2. El Nido Garden Resort 3. Blue Mango Resort 4. Nacpan Beach Glamping 5. El Nido Mahogany Beach Resort 6. Angkla Beach Club & Boutique 7. El Nido Reef Strand Resort 8. Ursula Beach Club 9. Buko Beach Resort 10. Weekends El Nido Beach Resort 11. Sanse Boutique Hotel El Nido 12. Duli Beach Resort 13. Maremegmeg Beach Club 14. Vellago Resort 15. Cadlao Resort & Restaurant 16. Karuna El Nido Villas 17. Ahana Resort El Nido 18. Isla Amara Resort 19. Sea Cocoon Hotel 20. Cuba Hotel. How to go to El Nido, Palawan ? Just take a direct daily flight from Manila, Cebu or Iloilo going to Puerto Princesa Airport in Puerto Princesa City, the capital of Palawan Province , then take a ride on van, bus etc going to El Nido, Palawan. But before you explore El Nido, Palawan, I suggest you must visit first Underground River in Puerto Princesa City, it is the New Seven Wonders of the World and also Bakers Hill in Puerto Princesa City.

[@clivebaxter6354]

Orange flag boats are the cheapest, Yodpiman is the pier for the vast flower market