French-Thai couple share their good and bad experiences owning a resort on the beach on Thai island

[@SweetLifeLanta]

If you would like to stay at El Pillax Resort with Krista and Vincent, you can find all the contact and booking details on their website: www.elpillaxlantaresort.com/ Please be aware that their incredible buffet and shows are only available in high season December to March. Please contact them directly for more information.

[@nordiclights1]

She said in Finnish: "hi, how are you? I am Pim and I have been living in Finland for 9 years already." ☺️. This international team working and living between two countries sounds amazing! Greetings from a Hungarian-Finnish-European fellow traveler citizen 🌎

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Amazing, thanks!

[@erchanel]

I loved this video!! and this couple! Krista made me cry when she said that now shes living life happily. Isnt it wonderful to be able to acknowledge that right now we are where we prayed we'd be, 10 years ago? I think its beautiful in a world where ppl are never happy and always want more. And Im so happy she got to come back home where she belongs. Its amazing that she met a wonderful man like Vincent who was able to fuel her dream of coming back to Thailand. Their unique upbringings is actually helping them thrive. Krista can deal with the thai part of the resort like making the employees feel like family but also being able to communicate her expectations and Vincent can understand the foreigners mindsets, to know what food and entertainment theyd find enjoyable and memorable. I wish them tons of happiness and success in life. Also, their son is so handsome :) looks like a great kid!

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Oh yes that part was so emotional. I had a hard time understanding at first why Krista didn't return to Thailand the moment she became an adult, but then I realized, she had no means, she has no choice. She felt there was no future for her in Thailand. So happy for her that she found Vincent and that he happened to fall in love with Thailand too. Game changer.

[@Silkytat2]

Vincent is the most friendly and nicest Farang in Thailand i'ved ever met ❤ ☝️ this place is awesome, lovely stuff, clean and very nice rooms and a breathtaking buffet in the evening 💯 Highly recommend🤗

[@elpillax2181]

Thank you so much....

[@MsSjaakvaak]

I almost judged him as the typical farang for his tattoos, but he's such a great guy!

[@atekevichusa6739]

Another fabulous episode.... Thank you, Maayan... ❤

[@anaassispacheco7702]

Maayan, you did a great video 💖

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Thank you!

[@MsSjaakvaak]

Such a great interview with great people. And the only channel that I know gives you a bit of a glimpse of Thai life and cultural differences through foreign eyes.

[@twinflowerfioretta]

Adorable couple, another great interview Maayan, anything is possible, you can make your dream become true ! Krista and Vincent did find joy and good luck to fulfill their dreams and desires with hard work, but now they have a good life, the place is gorgeous !!. I wish Krista, Vincent and son all the best for the future 🙏❣

[@katebrandnew]

I’m getting to see into the private lives of some of those I met on Lanta and it’s making me feel so much closer to the people and the island. I love your channel Maayan!

[@lilianpieters-malmberg8464]

The interviews are very fun to follow. Also the way to give your own family some space. Congratulations on this concept ❤.

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Haha yes our family loves El Pillax. Whenever we have the time, we go swim, eat at the buffet and the kids love the kids program and the fire show!

[@margarettownsley9500]

Good business people I wish them every success

[@GOINGCRAZYINTHEKITCHEN]

Beautiful film about beautiful people!

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Agree ❤

[@roseargetsinger2217]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO. What a wonderful perspective on what really happens when starting a business. Dedication and hard work are the keys to success. Also making sure to lift up your staff creates loyalty and a feeling of family. Their philosophy creates the positive atmosphere to share their vision with the world.

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Thank you so much! I'm so happy you loved it.

[@jaclineheto8615]

Magnifique vidéo ! 🙏 Vincent est charmant, très sympathique, très sabaï sabaï. 👏 Ça me donne envie d'aller dans ce ressort. L'ambiance est cool et la cuisine semble vraiment délicieuse. I loved to see Vincent choosing the fish on the market and offering the food because the next day everything has to be fresh. Bravo Vincent ! 👏👏 Bonne chance à Krista et Vincent ! ❤

[@CH1LDOFTHEMOON]

The great thing about Thailand is that when you get 'ripped off', you allway's get a nice smile!

[@nicoleboyle9255]

Love your interviews! Always interesting and the people are so unique!

[@marketsqueezer]

We love ❤ Koh Lanta. The Muslim woman, we stayed at her condo, she was so kind and the island is like a post card, so beautiful.

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Thank you! Hope to see you again in Koh Lanta!

[@kollettevan9746]

Vincent and Krista & this video is very inspiring makes me want to move there or at least visit first. They seem like a wonderful family to work with. I'd love to stay at their resort :) Thank you, all, for this video :)

[@stevens8785]

Good on those guys. I really enjoyed watching this one. Cheers Maayan. 🤩

[@amandasealspiritartist5775]

Guys, I just want to say I LOVE your channel. I have binged watch all your videos in the last 2 days. I have never done that with any channel. I miss Thailand sooooo much. Thank you so much xx

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Wow thanks! These are the kind of messages that give us so much encouragement to continue, thanks!

[@denisedecarlo9311]

Beautiful couple...such hard workers and honest...interesting how they started and realized their dream...thank you xo

[@sallyjaynes2433]

Wonderful media video on your part, Maayan, to enhance your island & other hotel boutique owners with their livelihood. This couple is very devoted & work hard, but loving their momentum. Cheers 🥂 to their continued success that they have come a long way to achieve! 🙌 ✌️☮️

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Thank you my dear Sally, there are a beautiful couple aren't they?

[@sallyjaynes2433]

@@SweetLifeLanta Hello Maayan 🙂, yes they are, amazing, committed but very kind hearted also❣️

[@seaview9948]

Lovely to see the happiness and joy !

[@ณัฐวุฒิก๊กใหญ่]

❤❤Everything is beautiful and clean. 🙏🙏

[@avrilvb]

I love you interviewing other couples

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Thank you! I'm finally in the mood of interviewing again, so I'm gonna do a lot more of that.

[@gabriellekelly4211]

Beautiful story ❤️ 😍 🔥 ... fair play to owners ❤❤❤

[@Vonsat]

That's a lot of food! Vincent really dedicates time and effort into the buffets and they look delicious! Krista must be so happy to be back in Thailand again. Very fun and interesting video as always, Maayayn😄 I've never been to Koh Lanta before coz it's always Phuket, Samui or Koh Tao but after watching your videos, I feel that I must visit koh Lanta one day!

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Yes! Yes! Yes! A lot more Koh Lanta content coming in the next months. You will feel super connected I think.

[@Vonsat]

@@SweetLifeLanta you are the best Koh Lanta Ambassador😄

[@JRspeaking]

Great interview. What an interesting, insightful couple.

[@loulou8384]

Weer een prachtig docu van een hardwerkend en mooie familie.. love it ❤

[@UncleDougDeli]

Hurray, I am 1st person to give you a big like 👍 ❤

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Hahah thanks! I can always count on you!

[@pinkymoon5039]

There really is no place like home 😢❤. Home is where the heart belongs. As someone who's lived in 3 different countries since I was 18 (now almost 40), my heart longs to return home. I plan to return home when my kids finish high school. I love where I am but home is home and nothing feels as natural as being in my home country. ❤❤

[@Antoniazziluca1]

They make seem easy.They are a great inspiration.

[@davidfanene9218]

Beautiful, Ty !

[@anaassispacheco7702]

They created a wonderful place, and the food looks delicious. 👩🏻‍🍳

[@farrukhismail]

Nice video and the place is superb. Nice place to stay.

[@SB-th2dt]

What a wonderful couple/family!

[@jenniferwinter3463]

Well done, very interesting video, thank you❤

[@betsylindsay8480]

Interesting. Well done, M!❤

[@redback38]

Awesome, good to see they are doing well👍👍👍

[@cornelisverhoef9282]

Another terrific video. Greets from Bangkok.

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Thanks so much! Nederlands?

[@EarthCamper]

That's quite a bit of dedication

[@Peterkreativ]

Super nice video, well done! 👏

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Thank you! Appreciate you coming in and sending encouragement over 🙏

[@judithdourado1559]

Hi Mayan. Thanks for the lovely vlogs you share with us. Enjoyed watching this vlog as it served as an inspiration n motivation to us. One thing in life there's no gain without pain. Love to all. God bless you. Love your editing n voice too.---judy

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Thank you! Are you new at the channel? Feel free to tell us something about yourself!

[@sunnienie239]

Owning business isn’t easy but owning resort more fun lol. 😊Thanks for the video

[@stefmads4832]

Wery nice storie, and goodluck and stay safe? From Denmark

[@JS-ir7wh]

These bios you do are pretty great!

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Thanks! Love doing these ♥️

[@luanahohua8443]

fantastic interview

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Thank you! Really appreciate you coming in and commenting.

[@paulalitinetsky97]

Very nice video with nice couple

[@kstang61]

They have a beautiful life and a handsome young son. Please advise them not to travel by buggy they are not very safe, no safety belt, etc. BTW you have a beautiful family too. Keep up the good work. From Malaysia

[@admanadel6501]

Bravo !

[@stevenobinator2229]

You helped remind me how lucky I am to have discovered thailand 24 yrs ago. Im back home visiting, But i have no reason to ever leave thailand

[@yipmabaruya1148]

Good morning from Papua New Guinea. I enjoyed watching your contents.

[@wendy-0101]

❤️🙏🏼Looks beautiful there. Lovely couple so they met in Finland. Finish is very difficult language to learn, but they say Swedish is worse. I live close to boards of Finland 2hrs by car from Haparanda. They know why I hate the winters. 😃💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@brendarosenau7567]

So cool. Thx for sharing❤

[@thanaang1455]

Wow, you can ensure quality of every meal at this resort!

[@Blacky-NZ]

Awesome video thank you

[@veroniquerousseau1923]

Bravo franchement super !!!🍀🕊🌈888

[@CharlyNguyenvanchieu]

The owner seems genuine and happy ! Could you expand on how they managed the limit of 49% foreign ownership ?

[@SweetLifeLanta]

I guess they did it together. 51% thai partnership should be Krista. It's not difficult if you really have a Thai partner.

[@HappyNoobody]

I’m Thai but grew up in Cali. After I started a small business here I experienced the same cultural and work ethic discrepancies too. Yes management is very important anywhere, but what is most important is to be humble enough to LEARN from each other. Even on the point of being cheated. I’ve observed in Thailand most people Think In the NOW and what we (cuz I’m Thai too) can have in my hand today is more tangible than what we can expect in the future which is never for sure. so just live life for today. This is why I think everyone is so SABUY SABUY. So even written contracts are less meaningful than abroad since ENFORCEMENT is up to WHO you know more that WHAT you know. Anyways just wanted to share that I relate to your story.

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Yeah I know what you mean. It's like every bad side, also has a really good side. We should remember that too. That makes it easier to accept the problems as being just the other part of the good.

[@MatildaAndDam]

Such a good video! I love it 😍 as always 😉

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Ahhhh thanks friend! ❤️

[@501adv]

ma-gni-fi-que :) i will have to go

[@Tranquilleable]

❤ Bonjour à tous , je vous remercie pour cette agréable rencontre avec Krista et Vincent. Évidemment, il faut s’adapter à la mentalité siamoise, le sabaï-sabaï thaïlandais et le côté plus strict occidental font ici bon ménage pour le bien de tous cette communauté , et c’est tant mieux ! Je leur souhaite à tous le meilleur ainsi qu’à vous qui nous faites découvrir ce beau pays que je connais un peu . Pour ma part, je viens d’aller voter à Paris parce que c’est notre devoir à tous , Cordialement, Christian

[@Darkangel-A-c8z]

555 greetings from a Swedish adopted Thai who's married to a Brit. Our luk kreung kids are the best.

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Yes! ❤

[@Darkangel-A-c8z]

@@SweetLifeLanta please, do I look fully Thai or half please? Not sure if the surnames Tonesuwan and Toomnok (the surnames of my biological parents) are Thai or if they originate from another country, please?

[@Blueskyflower-mk2zk]

@@Darkangel-A-c8zHej ! Jag är Thai bor i Sverige och din Thailändska efternamn det låter som Thailändska för mig.

[@Darkangel-A-c8z]

@@Blueskyflower-mk2zk Khup khun ka. Jag försöker lära mig thailändska for att känna mig mer hel. Hoppas att du trivs i Sverige. Jag gillar inte för varmt väder, men i Thailand har ni swimming pools och det hjälper.

[@jz3689]

@@Darkangel-A-c8zweird

[@chillout914]

if you want to see how much can a man be successful you need to see who is his wife first !

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Oh yeah. And Krista is such a beautiful, kind and strong lady.

[@rbfarrell1]

That is the best to be busy in Thailand. If you have nothing to do you will be bored. Many people move to Thailand and retire and just sit around, maybe drinking, boom boom, but it will get boring. Need to find things to do.

[@PALESTINEJERUSALEMCAPITALOFPAL]

❤❤❤❤

[@kirsikkamansikka8695]

Yey! Finland mentioned. Torille! 😅 Mayaan, I'd love to speak some ivrit with you. Studied it for a year and prepare to do some more... אני ואבת ישראיל ... Damn, I've forgotten it all. Lol. Loved this clip, awesome couple!

[@SweetLifeLanta]

תודה רבה❤

[@AmericanInThailand]

He likes to buy the food himself because the understands Thai culture. The very relaxed attitude cannot be tolerated when picking out the best food. So there are downsides to a very relaxed point of view.

[@mayfoo7258]

Beautiful lady

[@Momabear1]

I wished I came back home and build my business there instead of in America. Now it's too late as I'm ready for retirement. I will visit them soon. Thanks.

[@mayamily]

Prachtig, מקסים, beautiful

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Dankjewel! תודה! Thank you!

[@mayamily]

😂😂😂

[@redgatecrt]

I miss Thailand but it’s just to expensive now to get my money s worth

[@DT-gs3wi]

In the past, Thai people faced difficulties living in western countries due to language barriers and lack of acceptance. Nowadays, foreigners in Thailand are fortunate as Thais are accepting and welcoming, even if the foreigners don't speak the language.

[@SweetLifeLanta]

That is so true. We are so blessed and can learn so much from the kindness and generosity of Thai people.

[@TheKingstownian]

Maybe it's time that English being made compulsory in schools so that Thai's can communicate with persons from outside their small country.

[@malineeprapinwong7933]

​@@TheKingstownian English has been taught as a mandatory foreign language subject in public schools in Thailand for more than a decade, but the quality of the instruction/ instructor/ opportunity to use it outside of the class have always been the main problems.

[@ziontours5893]

I'm just wondering how Krista and Vincent - a French man in Finland - met.

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Uhh maybe I should add a little extra content of their love story as Vincent did tell me about it...

[@raiateablue5474]

Big Like❤

[@nilann5415]

Hello... I've watched your video and I got interested. Hope I can work there too.

[@jaclineheto8615]

Mon fils aimerait suivre un cours de pâtisserie en Thaïlande en anglais ou en français. Est-ce que Vincent donne des cours ? Merci ! 🙏

[@SweetLifeLanta]

Haha I'm not sure about that. He's kind of busy 😅😅😅 Vincent?

[@jaclineheto8615]

@@SweetLifeLanta Khob khun kha! 🙏

[@ShireenHariparsad]

❤

[@nikirichter4593]

Wo genau ist das Resort?

[@paulverdon4362]

Interesting. Whos name is the resort under and what visa does he use

[@elpillax2181]

El Pillax Lanta Resort and we have Work permit Paul Welcome

[@StanleyStuart-h1q]

Thais can be very cunning

[@jaytam1522]

French-Thai ?? Finnish-Thai ?? a bit confusing ! Nice video tho.

[@Mickenos85]

In my experience foreign people can rely on thais to steal from them. Tools. Materials . Money. Replacement tool. In fact everything that can be moved. But, they do it with a smile and a warm heart. They dont feel they are cheating you. Just taking what they think you can always replace. Your wife. Your builder. His helpers. Nothing is cheap in thailand. Your builder expects you to buy tge tools he needs as well as excess materials. Naturally he keeps anythingleft, including tools and machines. Its cheaper to go to a big company and get a price from which theres no change , machines materials etc, at the end of the job.. Dont expect thieving to stop. It wont. Just price it in to your life and bank account.

[@StanleyStuart-h1q]

Micro manage thai people oh yes lol

[@jz3689]

Little dirty putting raw hands through the seafood. Not liking that.

[@joescali7530]

It gets cooked

[@philipvclarke4902]

Remember: Thailand does NOT have a Small Claims Court. Settling a claim against a business for Poor Quality Workmanship or Poor Service is nearly Impossible!

[@suarsivapong9311]

ประเทศไทย คุณสามารถฟ้องคดีมโนสาเร่ ในศาลยุติธรรมทั่วไปได้ และ การสัญญาการก่อสร้าง ระหว่างผู้จ้าง และผู้รับจ้าง เป็นสัญญาที่มีกฎหมายควบคุม โดยสำนักงานคุ้มครองผู้บริโภค ( สคบ.) หากฝ่ายหนึ่งฝ่ายใด ผิดสัญญา สามารถห้องร้องได้ และ เป็นความผิด ทางแพ่ง หรือ ความผิดอาญาแล้วแต่กรณี แนะนำหาก ใครจะจ้าง งานก่อสร้างต่าง ๆ ในประเทศไทย ให้มองหาผู้รับจ้างที่เป็นนิติบุคคล และมีผลงาน อย่าจ้างบุคคลธรรมดา ทั่ว ไป ที่มักอ้างว่าฉันเป็นช่าง เพราะคุณอาจจะต้องจ่ายแพงกว่า การจ้างนิติบุคคลที่มีประสบการณ์ และ มีความเป็นมืออาชีพ สามารถช่วยพวกคุณได้ ตั้งแต่การ วางแผน ออกแบบ ดำเนินการด้านติดต่อขออนุญาต เพื่อขอก่อสร้าง และติดต่อประสาน หน่วยงานด้านบริการสาธารณูปโภค เช่น ไฟฟ้า ประปา การสื่อสาร สำนักงานบริหารส่วนท้องถิ่น