Bophut Top Value Hotels + Beach Tour, Fisherman's Village Koh Samui 2021

Day 2 on Koh Samui. Come along and check out various hotels in Fisherman's Village & also tour lovely Bophut Beach. Thanks for watching, hope you enjoy! STL
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[@dannysmith8216]

Don't make shorter vids , i love watching ur vids, lets me get away from dreary scotland in my head for 20 mins. Keep up the good work.

[@N3v3rAround]

I agree. I really wish they were longer especially when he saying he gotta cut so much video.

[@bernardlim5846]

I have been living in a house I built 2 years just 4 hours north of Bangkok in a farming community/town. Been 'stuck' here since 2019...Dng Covid. All i see around me are farm fields of rice, sugar cane, and others. So a loooong video of the beaches, resorts, and islands is a very welcoming break to this quiet life up here. Keep them coming!!

[@Andelf7]

I agree

[@SteveInsidious]

Your vids could NEVER be too long, mate, keep up the good work.

[@mesamis1]

Please do not shorten your videos. If anything we'd prefer longer. Having searched for a while for Thailand vlogs on KZbin we stumbled on to yours and we stopped looking. Your presentation style is to be applauded as it's all about the content and not the maker. We love seeing the notification icon and we always hope it's a SideTripLife video. Please please do not change. It works.

[@antruok4950]

Quality footage as always , great value accom. Even in normal times - long videos are great - we know how much time you put in to video & edit 🙏 - We also know what we are getting , every minute is absorbing - no dribble 😎 - Appreciate you showing us around 😎👌👍🙏🍻

[@SideTripLife]

Ant, U R OK, appreciate you coming along & commenting, cheers!

[@baazooka86]

As always, another great video. I think your vids are the perfect length. Not too long at all. Thanks for all the effort you put into making them. They are greatly enjoyed. If and when I get back there, I have so much of your material to refer to in finding different places to visit that I missed the first 2 times I was there.

[@SideTripLife]

Thank you very much!

[@exoticmicrobullys3360]

Great videos, I have been watching your channel for around a year and a half and they are always excellent. Don’t worry about the editing just try to post more often as I’m sure like me most people are waiting for the next video while your editing 👍 keep up the good work.

[@longdatedoptionsleaps6112]

That bird at the start saying hello is absolute mint 👍

[@LEObondTraveller]

The great thing about STL's Thailand KZbin Vids is you can watch the vids again and again and again. I quite often have it on in the morning while making breakfast. Start the day with breakfast, coffee and some much needed Thailand therapy! ... Indeed I might well account for STL's entire 3.4 million views (-:

[@mydancedaddy2780]

I think your vids are the perfect length. Not too long at all. Thanks for all the effort you put into making these videos.

[@juliefranke63]

Absolutely LOVE your videos...I think they are fine the length they are - you show things and explain very well. Subscribed and cannot wait for more videos!

[@SideTripLife]

Awesome, thank you!

[@georgia8953]

Since we are stuck in BC unable to travel, we love your videos, thank you for sharing and showing us new place to see in Thailand.🇨🇦🙏

[@guillermo7425]

You legend! Simplicity and real deal in all your vids :)

[@trishhardy6117]

The most informative video I’ve managed to find so far. Thanks

[@chrisgeorge2717]

Watched to the end...as usual!! Don't ever change your format! Well... I know you haven't, but...

[@watereddown1s]

Express yourself for however long you wish to capture your experience. Thats what makes you vlogs truly unique. DO NOT pander to the status quo. "If you build it, they will come." Thank you, kob khun krap^^

[@SideTripLife]

Cheers Mr T, appreciated

[@philinfinity8780]

I don't mind longer video's as long as the content maintains interest. So far you have not disappointed me.

[@BIGJED75]

So true, I hate outside bathrooms. Each time we watch your Vlog we want to go here more.

[@Jamedia66]

Love that place. Even more awesome at night when everyone is lounged out on the beach with all the cool lights.

[@socialmoravec]

I enjoy your video style. As a fellow Canadian, I can see you have a relaxed approach to your videos. Your videos are always enjoyed with my morning coffee as I plan my next trip to Thailand.

[@alvinkoh5556]

So beautiful! It has a similar feel to Bali.

[@Pexneps]

Ok actually a fantastic video! Thank you for the hotel reviews and insights, and fabulous views.

[@SideTripLife]

Thanks for coming along!

[@serenitynow8265]

Don't mind the long versions at all. Always good, useful & beautiful content. Always stay to the end. Cheers from BC

[@endlesshybrids]

I like the long videos. No need for so much editing, but you’re doing a great job. I always look forward to seeing your videos.

[@darrenpierce9362]

Always watch to the end and could always watch for longer. Please don't make them shorter, happy with longer if you can. Love the videos. Keep up the great work and thanks

[@SideTripLife]

Thanks & much appreciated Darren :)

[@bruceweller9498]

Have booked Fisherman’s village after watching your videos. Enjoy all your vids. Also love Flora and Note also Canadian.

[@hello201074]

Well worth your effort, your content is very enjoyable. Takes me back to some awesome memories I have of that place. Roll on the reopening.

[@julien6444]

Nice video again ! Was on Koh Samui 2 years ago with the family...enjoyed this village a lot. Hope my gf and I can visit Thailand (and Vietnam and Cambodia) in November...plans to travel for one month .

[@user-rg6wi4wq4d]

Yes watched to end, thanks great place and prices very attractive at moment. Thanks for sharing

[@bernardlim5846]

Awesome video!! Thoroughly enjoyed it.....Some of these 'mid-range' resorts are amazing. Good to see some life is coming back to the island. Looking frward to the next vid....and no shorter videos please....

[@olly9]

Love all your videos. Prefer longer ones myself but as long as you keep making them I’m happy :)

[@SeclipseR]

Thailand government should pay you for boosting their tourism, now i want to got there. great video man :D

[@wardiehome3135]

Another great video, do look forward to them, puts me in dream land, do wish I was over there, it’s like been there watching them, with lots of information

[@GvanDorst]

I finally found a quality channel

[@mariocanuli4374]

I love your long videos, next time in Thailand I'll be for sure there in Kho Samui fisherman village and in Surat Thani, I am a little bit envies ☺️ but looking forward to be there...

[@mattyb7980]

Hey man great videos Don’t make them any shorter . Love seeing you going’ rentals . Hope opens man we booked for Dec 17th . 👍👍👍

[@karltraveldude7817]

I want to go there next year , awesome island ! Thank you ... Enjoy .

[@johnwilson3819]

On my way. Great information. Thanks man

[@jackiechang1572]

Personally I luv the iong chilled vids you put out fantastic

[@sanremosallymusictravel]

Amazing video beautiful shooting, done a nice job. I wish you a good evening.☺👍🇮🇹🌴

[@emerybayoptics]

Awesome video, thanks for all the hard work.

[@alialjalahma4978]

Excellent and informative video. Thanks

[@casmel119]

Perfect length for the videos

[@JorgenD-original]

Super Good video. Sit here and scream... want to go now

[@anneclarke6376]

lovely morning beach stroll

[@cathyhughes7442]

Great video as Fisherman's Villsge definitely where we will go next

[@diepnguyen9539]

Thank you very much , enjoy ,

[@larsaure7230]

When it comes to koh Samui, I see everything to the end :-)

[@kasm.887]

TY, enjoyed every minute 💞🍻🙏

[@justdifferent1]

Beautiful place and wonderful people how long before you call your condo in Bangkok to say just box it all up and ship it to me. Stay well enjoy the quiet judging by the crowds may not be around very much longer

[@woodysu322]

That's aweeeeeeeesome to meet old friend

[@rossmayer31]

Awesome videos, music and information / thanks

[@Xylo58]

Love your vids. Very comprehensive and a nice easy pace. Long or short they’re always great to watch. I’m coming to Thailand November to April 2022-23 and will visit 4-5 southern provinces for one month stays each. Can you recommend a site where I can see affordable/ budget hotels in Koh Samui? It would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks from a fellow 🇨🇦

[@labrodoriet4716]

I loved Eden and hole Fischerman village ❤

[@debbiemartin108]

Great video thank you

[@mpt7776]

Watched all the way 2 years later :)

[@dalecharlesphoto]

Fantastic coverage as always. One thing I havet seen there in KS is a marina. Heard they are building one - any info on that? I live in Boston and there are marinas everywhere here with both docks and slips and moorings. I wonder why that isnt the case in KS or throughout the cost there? Thanks

[@SideTripLife]

Thanks as always Dale and good point. Samui is indeed lacking a full service modern marina. There's modest Petcherat Marina in Bangrak with a few pier-side gangway berths but not a traditional marina setup. Think you can still get shore power and a fill up tho, also there's a boatyard/dry-dock nearby. Then there's various moorages about but mostly tethering Thai fishing boats. I hear one can find possibly secure an anchored buoy for min 3000 baht/month via a willing fishing boat cpn (& adding new anchored buoys is becoming prohibited, especially near coral bays) . Every couple years there's talk of opening a modern marina on Samui but this has yet to materialise. So yes, a ways to go on the marina front.

[@peter1949]

Your videos are uniformly excellent...you don't need to change a thing.

[@shaggytech1562]

Brabus take mercedes and tune them and do interior and exterior mods to make extreme versions. They do some really cool stuff but expensive

[@rcooley111]

Your videos are expertly edited, perfect length, don't do what the rest are doing, I like your style much better

[@robbogsy3469]

Lovely rooms mate.

[@SideTripLife]

Cheers Robbo

[@coryjackson3131]

Yes I made to the end 👍🏻

[@colinbrown4612]

yes hopefully one day in the future Sydney to Bangkok/Thailand will be just a 10 hour flight away

[@SideTripLife]

555! Meant hopefully Thailand will reopen soon but your interpretation was great fun, thanks;)

[@fatvinnydabully386]

watched till the end.

[@rolandet]

Brabus is Mercedes' high end tuner!

[@sarahcullen8915]

Hi would you recommend Eden Bungalows then? There are 3 of us looking at going and didn’t know whether to go for the standard room or bungalow? Also is Feb an ok time of year to go?

[@MrDynamicMedia]

Hi I love your videos!! I never been to Sumai in June/July I am thinking of coming at the end of June for 3 weeks and just wonder what you think the weather is like on Samui and Koh phangan at that time of year??? was that video shot in June? if so how much rain did you get??

[@SideTripLife]

Yes, June-ish. Had great weather. Samui typically sees far less rain vs West Coast (Phuket etc) until Oct. However, milage/H2O may vary of course.

[@MrDynamicMedia]

@@SideTripLife Ok greta thanks for coming back to me! keep up the great work!

[@metahduh4003]

Cool to see what is on offer accomodation vice and the hangouts. Make it shorter if you have nothing to show off;))

[@user-ex2wy6te5k]

I'm surprised at the time it takee but you convey experience. They convey their good Hair days....just saying. My other favorite is Chris RW4U...liked ur nod to him in a Samui video.

[@lb42]

Very useful, don't make it any shorter 👍😊

[@Cryptoandgains]

Brabus is a german company which takes brand new Mercedeses and modifies them heavily. That G wagon is about 400k€ in Europe, so alot more with Thai Taxes 😰😰 Now days the also make original restorations on old Mercedeses and exhibit on Yacht shows and similar, so rich customers, verry rich

[@badaboume]

Zazen (they zun) lol think how Japanese would prononce that and you’ll get it right great video as always keep them coming !

[@SideTripLife]

Domo Arigato :)

[@francisinghels9765]

Everywhere in Thailand is so cheap...but later...you have to give the honest/real price!

[@SideTripLife]

Even just before all this, in 'normal' times one could find a/c rooms under $30 and good Thai meals under $2, or rent a decent condo with pool/gym for under 10,000 baht/$300 (or. a small house) all over Thailand and will again.

[@Rio4me4ever]

I'm currently at the Sans Souci Samui resort on Chawang beach and am the only one staying here. I feel so sad for the thousands of hard working Thai people that have had their livelyhoods taken away by this covid virus. Hopefully Phuket can start "operation sandbox" soon to allow more tourism.

[@SideTripLife]

Couldn't agree more Rio4me4ever. Some are complaining the Phuket Sandbox is too restrictive (still awaiting final details though). But I say just get it going in whatever form, show that it works, then can start to relax restrictions & expand to Samui and other places. Fingers crossed! (ps: my tour of Chaweng coming next vid btw).

[@peterstoll8366]

You missed checking out Pandara Resort!

[@SideTripLife]

Sorry bout that Peter (prolly missed a fair few others too;)

[@chuckwilliams9090]

When is the off season, I’m not into large groups of people. I’m from Texas I’ve always wore boots and jeans or slacks cowboy hats and I’m a cigar puffer. Kinda hard to remove my boots all the time. Should I stay home or will Thai work me. I was there in 1966 R and R from Vietnam.

[@brentgurski9021]

No thats perfect for length but like little more beach thanks

[@SideTripLife]

TY Brent. EPIC Samui beaches tour upcoming

[@markgavin1856]

Great Vids Mate, do you Use "final cut Pro"?? or Imovie? I just got it for my wife to save editing time -- we will see anyway, it might be learning curve for her at first.

[@SideTripLife]

Thanks Mark. I use iMovie as it's free and all I really need. For learning curve, suggest to watch a couple 'iMovie how to' vids on YT and give it a go. Good luck to you and your wife :)

[@markgavin1856]

Yes my wife spends many hours on iMovie editing her KZbin like you do but I hope Final Cut Pro will speed the process up for her, she has a 1 month free trial atm so we will see how it goes as to wether we buy or not. Thx

[@SeanHendy]

If the 'Brabus' is genuine, you're talking serious money. They are the after market outfit that specialise in super charging high end Mercedes.

[@rhadooathos]

Hello there! We’re gonna be in Koh Samui in the 7th of January. Where should we stay? Bo phut or Chaweng? Thank you!!

[@SideTripLife]

Fantastic! Personally would opt for Bophut just because it has a great atmosphere guaranteed. Chaweng is then only a few minutes away, plus Maenam and 'sleeper' Bangrak is just over the hill with so many great restaurants, pubs, etc. Can see in my tour of Bangrak: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXuxhX2CYshoqpI Enjoy!

[@rhadooathos]

@@SideTripLife i’m looking for accommodations in Bophut as we speak. We’re gonna stay in Koh Samui for almost 3 weeks and for a whole month in Koh Phangan. Which is nicer from your point of view? P.s. we’ve seen all of your videos about Thailand twice and we love them! Thank you so much for you reply!

[@SideTripLife]

Sounds great! Both have amazing beaches plus Samui has all the 'home comforts' with Central Festival Mall and main shops etc. Phangan has more of a chill vibe, although full moon party 'lite' restarted last week with 700 attendees. Thankfully, on both islands one can still find quieter gems too, so spoilt for choice either way. PS thanks for watching my vids!

[@alainec1]

I did watch til the end, but you should maybe consider making shorter videos: no more than 20 minutes, I think. So many great places in Bophut that Karma resort is placed 31st out of 38 B&B (I don't know why it's classified as B&B), event though it's rated 4,5 out of 5. Which means that without your video, I would have never considered it, lost on the fourth page... Thanks for making great videos!

[@grahamfraser5938]

Just a basic waterfront apartment in Australia, away from the major tourist areas will see you paying around 4,750 baht equivalent per night. So even the upmarket rooms you are showing is still amazingly inexpensive. Don;t get me starting on the price of restaurant food.

[@tonybrownie]

Does the Eden hotel have its own parking for cars ? We stayed last time at Ibis was also nice place to stay but... Grtz

[@SideTripLife]

Not out front (obviously, also becomes night market st in normal times) but their website says free parking which must be in the lot adjacent/behind.

[@tonybrownie]

@@SideTripLife thanks. I could look on Google satalite. Know you could early park at The Warf and walk down from there. Had a drink there in 2019 but very impressed from watching your video. By the way enjoy your videos alot so keep up the good work . Grtz from English man in Belgium

[@ismailqursoy]

❤️

[@jonasjohnsson4429]

Yes I saw the whole video! :) But I cannot find the Happy Friday restauant on the map. Can you point it out?

[@SideTripLife]

Thx JJ . Pls search for Wathinee Restaurant Bophut (sign above says 'Happy Friday' but is actually called Wathinee.

[@jonasjohnsson4429]

@@SideTripLifeNow I found it, thanks! :)

[@tonybrownie]

No dont make them shorter

[@illfreakynana]

DO you need a motorcycle license to drive a scooter? Can a international driver license (Car) enough? What about electric bikes, do these require license? I'm contemplating getting a motorcycle license in Canada before I go to Thailand.

[@SideTripLife]

Need a separate MC Lic, either intnl or local. Under 50 cc's no Lic required. Electric scooters same if classed under 50 cc's type (ie: most are).

[@graememcginn6428]

Hi. To your shorter vids query ahhh no. I like what you are doing but maybe a little more exploration of the area.

[@jke360]

30 minutes would be good. Please

[@seashell4327]

No no no please don't do shorter videos! These could be even longer

[@johnhawks5035]

I turned off the sound and turned on CC. You need an audio engineer.

[@SideTripLife]

Apologies, the audio was particularly bad in this old vid. Basically i just hold a phone and film, sorry bout that.

[@AllSpace]

the beach has no rubbish whats wrong

[@ua1514]

I prefer shorter videos. Great content either way 👍

[@erictoomey509]

cafe du pier and bar baguette were two of my favourite places in fishermans village, it seems it is the only place on koh samui that has any places open its hopefully going to reopen next month for vaccinated foreign tourists {another sandbox}

[@lukerabin5079]

That Brabus G wagon is more than £500k in London if memory serves…so I hate to imagine what it costs in Thailand!

[@JorgenD-original]

Not shorter vids

[@just4havingfun]

Great detail on the places to stay and eat. Very laid back presentation which is easier to watch. Don't go changin'....

[@rudeman3781]

I enjoy your videos. Unless you release them more often I think they are a good length.

[@talast2000]

well, make your videos at least 20 minutes long. else it would be too short

[@jimeadie8139]

Love the couple that own and run Happy Friday restaurant. I eat there every visit to Koh Samui. I hope they are well. Was so happy to see them still open. Cheers from Australia 👍