Cha Am - The Good Bad and the Ugly - ชะอำ

[@nikons]

I've been holidaying in Cha Am for the past 25 years with my Thai wife and her family. Love it! Yes I could retire there.

[@bugeater38]

That's awesome! WE really love the food seen on the beach road at night...

[@tanyavernon8459]

I used to live in Cha Am and it's a great place to retire, smaller than Hua Hin and no malls, very busy at weekends and Thai holidays with the Bangkok crowd, otherwise quiet with a great market and fish quay. Cheaper than Hua Hin for condo/house rentals. Stay away from the bar stool politicians and it's all good. I'd go back in a heartbeat if I could.

[@bugeater38]

We really like Cha Am as well. There are some beautiful places in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Thanks for watching and hope to see you on the next one...

[@andrewrobinson2565]

+1 Why did you leave? 😱

[@tanyavernon8459]

@@andrewrobinson2565 I had a bereavement, with the emotional and practical consequences, to deal with back in UK. Then lil ol' covid struck and I couldn't get back, then when the gates opened once more I had further issues to deal with in UK, I'll get back one day!!

[@andrewrobinson2565]

@@tanyavernon8459 Good luck, Tanya. Patience is needed at the moment. 👍

[@bennobenzin7498]

I agree 100% after I have spend 4 long vacations there! But if you ever come to asia again: check out Cambodia, just 1 hour flight from Bangkok and you will find THREE amazing facts: 1 EVERYBODY there speaks english (in opposite to ChaAm) 2. Food is even MORE cheap than in ChaAm-Restaurants: 1 coke, 1 USD, same for beer, Icecoffee, cappucino and other softdrinks - everything just 1 USD! food prices are about HALF of ChaAm! full dinner includings 2 drinks is available for less than 3 USD!!!! 3. restaurant AND hotelstaff is EXTREMLY friendly and POLITE (what is not really standard in ChaAm) check it out! When you mentioned "bar stool politicians " you were probably NOT talking of Thai people but Germans, English and Netherlands, right?😉

[@MrKarten67]

Good and informative vidio, I even lived in Cha Am for 13 months (2018 - 2019), Cha Am really has everything one needs for a pensioner's existence. The only thing they do not have is a large mall, but it`s only takes about 20-25 min to drive south to Hua Hin.

[@bugeater38]

I totally agree. Thanks for watching...

[@79rituals]

Nice vidéo man. I was just cheking a video about Cha Am. Thanks. One more suscriber

[@bugeater38]

Thanks for the sub and thanks for watching...

[@api9714]

Good intel on Cha Am I will include it in my itinerary for next trip; it has everything I want.

[@bugeater38]

We're looking forward to returning to Cha Am for a quick update soon...👀😀🙏

[@api9714]

@@bugeater38 Sounds great... please include red light updates as well thx.

[@ianphillips6871]

Good video Happy bloke in the bar And nice language Keep the good work up

[@bugeater38]

Thanks...

[@Dogfather428]

June 2023- I will be visiting in November... definitely considering Cha Am as my final destination retirement spot. Close enough to Bangkok without being in The Concrete Jungle.

[@bugeater38]

We prefer Ch Am over Hua Hin. Love the road along the ocean. We have been in Chumphon now for the last 4 months. Hope you have a great trip🇹🇭👀🙏

[@PaulinAsia_]

I have been living in Chiang Mai for the past 9 months and I am looking for a location down South because I hated the Burning Season up here. I am trying to decide between Cha Am, Hua Hin, Bang Saen, Jomtien, Rayong, or even a Bangkok condo.

[@bugeater38]

I love where I'm at here in Chumphon. It's still very natural and quiet with a beautiful beach ⛱️

[@jkuntz67]

For sure a nice place to retired very quite and not far away from Hua hin ans BBK what else to ask for.....

[@bugeater38]

We really enjoy being able to eat delicious street food right on the beach...

[@raiuno90]

I'll be visiting in November this year..... Looking for a nice quiet spot! :)

[@bugeater38]

My wife and I have chosen Chumphon for that reason. It's quiet with a beautiful beach (Thung Wua Laen Beach). The locals are extremely nice. Also you are surrounded by nature. We love it here. I'm 66 and don't want to be around a lot of craziness and drama. Thanks for watching 🇹🇭👀🙏

[@gregdepalma1]

Love your videos!!

[@bugeater38]

Thanks

[@Stevonthemove]

Just subscribed...i like your ways of chatting.very good.thanks.

[@bugeater38]

Thanks for subbing Stevo...

[@ianwallace16]

Probably the best presentation I’ve seen.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇹🇭

[@bugeater38]

Thanks for watching...

[@jjj8850]

Love it❤

[@aliejax6343]

how much are the hotels in Cha am sir? The ones you showed in the video. Thank you

[@bugeater38]

Many places start around 500 to 600 Baht.

[@aliejax6343]

@@bugeater38 thabk you sir

[@stephaneguichard7597]

Also lived there 2019-2020, loved it cause it’s slow paced, big Scandinavian community there as well … big up to them 🙏🙏 monkey island isn’t far for a day gateway, there’s a great boxing gym I use to train at (chokdee gym) good for all levels from beginner to competitors, but for scuba diving or things like that I suggest krabi or koh Tao/koh nang yuan

[@bugeater38]

We may be heading that way in a week or so.

[@keithd1219]

I just came back from Thailand and was looking around for places to live (in the future). I've been to Thailand many times starting from about 12 years ago. This last trip I went to bangkok, pattaya (jomtien, naklua), chiang mai, cha-am, hua hin. I absolutely loved hua hin and cha-am. Bangkok is a big city, which has everything but its a big congested city (I was there for a week this time and I've lived in big cities so its not for me), pattaya is for the party people which I'm not but I do like koh larn and outside of Central pattaya or even a place like bang saray 30 minutes south. Chiang mai I found a little too boring but I was on my own and didn't really do a big exploration. Hua hin was awesome for me...a lazy beach community with older people, couples or families...im in the stage of my life where the party seen is just a horrible experience now. I drove up to cha am and spent the day there...definitely much less touristy than hua hin but a small worry that you have to speak more thai there, which I have very limited skill.

[@bugeater38]

@@keithd1219 We really like Chumphon and Phuket

[@keithd1219]

@@bugeater38 wasn't thrilled about phuket but I will definitely check out Chumphon 👍

[@gasousman]

Is there any diving, clear water or snorkeling?

[@bugeater38]

Not that I know of. We now live in Chumphon and there is here.

[@1990-t1j]

I'll note the Golden Beach hotel. Or at least what lurks behind. I have never been to Cha-am. Coming next week. This is a useful video. Looking for a cheap but decent hotel. Cheers, mate.

[@bugeater38]

We enjoy staying in Cha Am when we get a chance.

[@johnnygerard6605]

Hi Bugeater. My wife has land in Cha Am. We are hoping to build this year, God willing. I dig it there and every where in Thailand

[@bugeater38]

We really like Cha Am as well... Maybe we'll run into each other one day👀😀🙏

[@dontrump7729]

What name or number of the soi for the bars please

[@bugeater38]

Sorry Mr. President I don't recall. If you watch the video again I think I might have gave directions.

[@MrPlastkort]

I could never settle

[@tonyherbert5306]

Like the video Man

[@bugeater38]

Thanks bro...

[@kyogofurahashi]

i dont think theres anything negative about Cha am at all, , may be just a bit quiet at night, thats aside, the place is great! very thaii

[@bugeater38]

We love eating at the beach...

[@ma3stro681]

The less boozy, boring han$um men the better … 🎉

[@ExpatNTraining]

👍🏻👍🏻’s up!

[@conormcevoy7510]

We have had a place there for many years. Great place, you perhaps shouldn’t focus on the red light options first, show the beautiful culture; people can find what they want wherever they go - it kind of misrepresents Cha Am and Thailand and is a real Western perspective to look at the nasty first.

[@bugeater38]

That's not what the video was all about...

[@conormcevoy7510]

Well you should watch it again and reconsider what you discuss. A very western centric video on Thailand.

[@raycolin689]

There were a few farangs in cha am 30 years ago .I'd get on my motorcycle to have a few beers with them ...It got boring in Thay,ang petchaburi at times with no farangs .

[@bugeater38]

I know what you mean. I go months at a time without speaking English. When I finally run into someone I can't stop talking...

[@ianwallace16]

What was the name of the last condo on the beach with the pools please🙏🏻

[@bugeater38]

Hi Ian, That was all part of the same complex called The Energy. If I remember correctly all the units right next to the beach with the pools were all sold.

[@ianwallace16]

Ok so they’re not holiday condos.

[@bugeater38]

@@ianwallace16 You could call the office and see if their are any units for rent.

[@Prakorn]

Really nice vid. I havent been there for almost 25 years and and I my hotel and prob the restaurant around the corner is still there😃 It was just a small village but now it's very big and too much mass tourism unfortunately.

[@bugeater38]

It's still nice and a lot quieter than Hua Hin...

[@keithd1219]

Where did you learn to speak Thai so well?

[@bugeater38]

I started learning when I was young and I'm still learning with the help of my wife. Thanks for watching...

[@stevenholmdahl1162]

The beaches around Cha Am and Hua Hin always looks a bit dirty...Never seems to be like the clear tropical water you would expect. How come? TIA!

[@bugeater38]

Not 100% sure...

[@dirkgoossens141]

Is it difficult to find a girlfriend in Chanaam.

[@bugeater38]

If you stay anywhere in Thailand for a while, you'll find a woman. I would personally avoid high tourist areas. Good luck, and thanks for watching 🇹🇭 👀 🙏

[@andrewrobinson2565]

We'd certainly have 6 weeks, visa waiver + extension. +1 French health care is the best. 🇫🇷🇪🇺

[@bugeater38]

I still thing it's the perfect time to be here. Not too many people...

[@andrewrobinson2565]

@@bugeater38 I agree. It's getting in and my wife still working that's the problem. Patience at this end. Our time will come 👍.

[@andyaclean]

i lived in cha am 2 years its a retirement home for ex old pattaya ladies and really grumpy old expats not for westerner holidays also expats die here with no explanation TRUST ME

[@bugeater38]

Thanks for your insight. We can add that to the ugly...

[@natinswissnat7327]

Ruen ist not slippery . Itls with “r” it is specific name ! Luen ja ist slippery and it is with “ l “ But don’t get me wrong I like ur video ! Just some when is not right , so I just want to mention it . 😅

[@bugeater38]

Thanks for pointing that out Nat and thanks for watching...

[@mikebenge2853]

Plenty of freelancers?

[@bugeater38]

👀😀👀

[@eanhumphrey2648]

Yes I would retire here if I could

[@bugeater38]

I haven't made up my mind yet but we really like Chumphon.

[@ThatOneGuy-hp2pb]

Good commentary. Quick and pointed

[@bugeater38]

Thanks...

[@wanpenmingkum3247]

Nice 👍👍👍

[@bugeater38]

Thanks

[@雷霆雨露皆是君恩]

What's the full service 1500 haha

[@bugeater38]

The number 5 in Thai is ha. So the Thais like to write 555 for hahaha. 😂😂😂

[@magdalenakamecka1666]

Cha am has such a varied expat population, not just seedy old men… off putting vid

[@bugeater38]

Thanks for watching

[@colinraine8245]

I've a friend staying in HH right now I'll share this video to him ... seems things are a little bit more open . I know that Soi Bus Station area it used to be very busy ... it was hard to tell if that farang was joking with you or being serious ... that's one thing l unfortunately realise about some that live out there .. they are idiots

[@bugeater38]

It's still really quiet as well. I didn't go back at night to see what was actually open. But it sounds promising...

[@colinraine8245]

@@bugeater38 As you look at Soi Bus Station from the beach rd my friend Tony and his,wife Koi have the restaurant right on the left corner Ocean View Restaurant and Coffee shop ... have a look on its fb they do really good food and roast dinners

[@bugeater38]

@@colinraine8245 Thanks for the heads up...

[@andrewrobinson2565]

Best not go back down the soi with the crazy gun-toting Brit guy. 🇪🇺🇫🇷

[@bugeater38]

He wanted to but me a beer I don't drink so I sat down and had a water with him.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

@@bugeater38 .... but he DID say he would shoot you if he saw the video on KZbin 😱. Probably the beer talking?

[@des632]

He was having fun , but no one relaxing in Thailand wants a KZbin person pointing camera at them ! 🙏🙏 Quite intrusive

[@djokovic1747]

​@@des632something to hide perhaps?

[@robertcarpenter7486]

Like your video but learn how to pronounce Hua Hin.

[@bugeater38]

Thai is my second language, and the Thais I just asked said I'm pronouncing it correctly.

[@user-ar94tre7huif5]

I gave you a thumbs down. You didn't respect the customer who asked you not to put him on KZbin. The video was not informative. You only gave the price of a massage and happy ending. I am no wiser after partially watching your vid.

[@bugeater38]

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