Hua Hin, Thailand 2023 Edition - The Little Seaside Retirement Town That We Absolutely Love!

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Today's video:
Where on earth is Hua Hin? We have heard of so many famous Thai places, but this lesser known seaside town is a hidden treasure which we have discovered! Hua Hin is about 3 hour’s drive away from the capital city of Bangkok, and promises to be a delightful, slow-paced town with amazing food options and best of all, a current retirement home-ground to about 5,000 expats!
Well, after we have spent some time here, we found out that Hua Hin is actually a popular destination for retirees due to its beautiful beaches, vibrant culture, and affordable cost of living.
Hi everybody, it’s Fran and John here, the Corporate Breakout Couple. We retired in the year 2020 in Singapore at the age of 40, and moved over to Penang, Malaysia in 2022. One of our passions is to travel around the world to look for potential retirement destinations where we can pleasantly discover unexpected things about the places we visit, even after we have done extensive research before going there.
We make it a point to conduct a detailed analysis of the various required costs for a Retiree to stay in the locations we visit, such that our viewers can have an in-depth perspective of the possible retirement destination. Creating videos like this give us joy as we endeavour to provide the most accurate representation of the places we visit to our viewers.
This video will cover categories such as food, groceries, shopping, accommodation, attractions, getting around and lots more! Towards the end of the video, we will round up with a realistic Retiree’s Budget.
All prices provided in this video is in Thai Baht and American Dollars.
We hope you enjoy watching this video, do let us know in the comment section if you like it! We welcome any queries. Do share this video with your friends and family!
With lots of love - Fran and John
Timestamps:
00:00 Early Retirement Choices
00:59 Food Category
03:15 Getting Around
05:08 Groceries & Shopping
06:17 Accommodation
08:42 Healthcare & Exercise
09:39 Attractions
10:32 A Retiree’s Budget
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What did you think of Hua Hin? Would you like to visit? Or even retire there, perhaps? Let us know in the comments! ❤

[@philtaves2587]

Hey Guys, My wife and I really love your channel. We are also early retirees from back in 2019. We escaped Silicon Valley and are loving living in Washington state. However, having worked and lived in various parts of Asia, we are looking forward to making some trips back to Thailand, Singapore, Korea, etc. You guys really brought up a bunch of great ideas here. We also own a number of investment properties. Thanks for covering all the really important points. We look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Hi Phil! Thank you for watching our channel! Congratulations on your early retirement journey! How old were you both when you retired?

[@kamolhengkiatisak1527]

The food introduction makes me salivate even if I am a native Thai of 71 and still going strong. I like duck noodles as well as duck meat on rice with gravy and pickled pink ginger. It's a common dish found practically everywhere but so delicious that most westerners rarely review in youtube. BTW, it's not a tuk tuk but a baht bus or in Thai vernacular Song Thaew (2 rows) where passengers sit in 2 rows facing each other. A tuk tuk is a 3 wheeler can accommodate only 2-3 passengers. A baht bus is a 4 wheeler can accommodate 4-10 passengers, depending on the size. Usually a tuk tuk is a tourist scam, asking at least 100 baht. A baht bus is a fixed price, plying along Sukhumvit rd, I think.

[@davidpebley]

We spent three weeks in Hua Hin earlier in the year after visiting other Thailand destinations and absolutely loved it. My wife is Filipina and we split time between Philippines and US. Hua Hin is definitely in our long term plans for extended stays in the future. It really fits our lifestyle and all services are all readily available. Can't beat the vibe and the pricing is definitely reasonable.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

We loved Hua Hin too! There is just something about the place that makes us feel very relaxed, peaceful and calm

[@englishteacherdale]

I enjoyed your video because you showed me that Hau Hin has many things I am looking for. My wife and I can enjoy visiting there next year.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thank you!

[@saptarshisanyal]

Went to Hua Hin in March for our second vacation there. Spent nine days and now I just want to move there 😢

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

We feel the same!

[@PLATINUMSWORDS]

Glad I found this channel. My plans are to travel around SE Asia to find a place to retire myself.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

That is so fantastic! Thank you for watching and hopefully you will select your dream destination soon.

[@desmcleod2604]

Just found your channel wow so much you put in in a short time this appeals to us would like to see more on surrounding areas great vlog thinking of coming here in November to check out

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thank you! We loved our time in Hua Hin very much.

[@paulhenry5174]

Very nice town. Looks beautiful.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

We loved it there!

[@kahfong3204]

I CAN ONLY ENVY! For Singaporean, we can only check out anytime we want but we can never leave

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Welcome to Hua Hin. Such a lovely place, such a lovely face. Plenty of room at Hua Hin. Anytime of year, you can find it. 😜

[@garyt7232]

Sounds like a nice retirement area. Healthcare would be a top priority. Do you have an opportunity to interview any expate that have made Thailand their new home? Appreciate the vlog.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

We have a Singaporean friend who is doing business in Bangkok for several years now and she loves it in Thailand. We didn't manage to do an interview this time round. Perhaps next trip

[@kayhoelim9626]

Good info. Can't wait for the next segment, visa application. Thanks

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Hi, thanks for watching! You can find the visa details in our other video titled Retiring Well In Bangkok

[@kayhoelim9626]

Thank you

[@onepassben]

Great video guys!

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thanks Ben!!

[@charlesmassaquoi6717]

Great video !👍🏽

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thank you!

[@davidsmiottawa]

I liked how when you did the budget you said the level of expat and that it is per person.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thank you very much!

[@davidbriggs6025]

Bought a 3 bedroom condo about 10 years ago. Looking forward to spending a lot more time when I retire

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

That's lovely!

[@timkdiamond]

Best Hua Hin retirement vid by a long shot. Well done. 👍 PS. What about retirement options in SGN?! 😅

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thank you so much! We spent 1 month in Vietnam last year and it's a great country to visit, explore and holiday in. However retirement there isn't ideal for us. There are also no visas for retirement in Vietnam, as it's a socialist republic country.

[@tanhakkoon]

If budget is tight go further up to Rayong or Cha-am beach/seafood area. Foreigner to own landed house just setup a fake company with X2 Thai partner (rural old folk). Is very commonly practice among the C community here. To know this area of Thailand is safe, just observe did the motor-cycle rider just place their helmet on the motor-cycle parked w/o worry of losing. The last thing to note is able to speak simple Thai can make a great difference in Thailand especially price charged in tourist area.

[@Kandiplaces]

You did a good job summarizing Hua Hin and I agree with your budget. Important to include those two trips per month in the budget. Beer budget, movies, golf, etc., are all in addition so I usually tell people it’s $1,600 to really enjoy yourself. I own several condos in Hua Hin and I give you a thumbs up on your summary.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thanks so much! Wow, are you a local?

[@Kandiplaces]

@@corporatebreakoutcouple I’m an American and I spend 4-5 months a year in Hua Hin, travel to Singapore and other nearby countries , and the rest in the US. Have owned condos in Hua Hin since around 2006.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

@@Kandiplaces wow that's a long time! So you are renting out the condos for income? How's the rental yield like?

[@Kandiplaces]

@@corporatebreakoutcouple three rentals in Hua Hin. I’d say they would about break even if they were mortgaged if thats how you would calculate yield. My bet is on Hua Hin values going up when the train is completed, and the Hua Hin airport is in the process of getting international flights approved to Singapore, Hua Hin, KL, India, Jakarta and China. Covid hit Hua Hin hard like everywhere so that set things back a few years, but the kings palace and military is in Hua Hin so it should always be kept clean.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

@@Kandiplaces we noticed a lot of development on going in HH, so give it a few more years and it would be much more crowded.

[@LandInThailand]

We live in 2 in a house near Immigration HH and have very similar budget...

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Oh wow! That's excellent to hear!

[@wardumb]

LOVE the segue and oyster pun hahahaha

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Hahaha!!! Thank you!

[@user-bs4vb8vh6m]

Hua Hin is nice city 🤗😊🫰❤️🎉🎊

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Yes it is. So lovely

[@tanjongmalim6869]

It is a town. Not city status.

[@jacklim5973]

Huat AH!!!!

[@deebee9010]

can you find good quality Water Filters there to Buy..? Am thinking of Renting for x3 Months+ a year there 👌😊

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

We're very sure you are able to find whatever you need there. There are very large Home Pro and Lotus's super marts in Hua Hin

[@CKology]

Aiyo! So hungry ler!

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Food was yummy!

[@michaeldunbak7237]

Hi. It could be nice if you told where to find the restaurants that you promote, otherwise it can be a bit difficult to find. 😊😊

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Go to Chaolay for the seafood. You can Google the address. As for the street food, you can find yummy food all over Hua Hin. The standard is there. The duck is at Ratama Duck Palo.

[@ahmengng4396]

Wow...i love YOUNG FRESH OYSTERS N HUMS....hmmmm

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Yup, they are plump and succulent and oh so fresh!

[@quartzmatter]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Thanks for watching!!

[@pongpong5108]

I can ride bicycle but Nvr try svooter before. Will it be easy to pick up ?

[@RegularGuy239]

Easy if automatic gear. Twist and go.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Probably takes some practice but ya, not too difficult

[@paulinetan781]

to be complete, u shld also include the downsides of retiring in Hua Hin. Plus the weather, like which month is the best. TQ

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

No place is perfect. We rather focus on the upsides rather than downsides of life in general. One can find many downsides in life and it just gets one.... down.

[@paulinetan781]

@@corporatebreakoutcouple u r recommending a place. So, to b complete n unbiased, u shld include downsides as well to give a true picture. That wld make yr vid more authentic n comprehensive

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

@@paulinetan781 in our opinion, being there in Hua Hin was an eye opener. We didn't know what we didn't know until we got there and we loved Hua Hin! We don't see any downsides and honestly, if one is looking for downsides, we are sure one can find some. But sorry, we don't like negativity and we won't be showing any downsides. There is already plenty of negativity in this world and we refuse to add to it. The world is actually very beautiful and we CHOOSE to focus on the positives /upsides.

[@tanjongmalim6869]

​@@paulinetan781the downside of Hua Hin (benchmarking against Bangkok) : (1) The general pricing for daily expense is similar to Bangkok. (2) Night life (after 10pm) is almost non. That includes outside cooked supper food. Am non Thai living in Hua Hin.

[@paulinetan781]

@@tanjongmalim6869 TQ

[@viperbaron1]

OMG, please slow down. Great video, but your excitement was too fast to take in.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Haha ok!

[@louis20122]

Compared to Penang, is Hua Hin better? Cost of living cheaper? Etc.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Pretty comparable in terms of costs, actually. We love both! Penang is an island, Hua Hin is a seaside town. So in that aspect, slightly different. Penang has more things to do as Georgetown is a UNESCO heritage site. So it depends on the individual. We wouldn't mind living in Hua Hin for a few months.

[@tanjongmalim6869]

Cost of living .... Penang is cheaper overall. But the quality of life in Hua Hin is better.

[@TheGandorX]

Someone needs to explain "Simple, Special, Very Special" and do they have "Very Extra Special" too? 😅

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

What do you mean?

[@pongpong5108]

Is it easy to move around without car?

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Tuk Tuks are available. It's like the public bus there. Very affordable. And then there is always Grab. Also very affordable. If you are living there, you can always rent a car, buy one or get a scooter.

[@kamolhengkiatisak1527]

BTW, it's not a tuk tuk but a baht bus or in Thai vernacular Song Thaew (2 rows) where passengers sit in 2 rows facing each other. A tuk tuk is a 3 wheeler can accommodate only 2-3 passengers. A baht bus is a 4 wheeler can accommodate 4-10 passengers, depending on the size. Usually a tuk tuk is a tourist scam, asking at least 100 baht. A baht bus is a fixed price, plying along Sukhumvit Rd, I think.

[@tanjongmalim6869]

If you are moving around within Hua Hin township, then is yes.

[@guymandudely324]

You are 40 years old and retired ... so what is your post-retirement career?

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

We're constantly learning and upskilling ourselves so that we stay plugged into the ever changing world. Going on this KZbin journey has been an eye opener, a door opener and we've learnt so much. We retired from corporate life but we sure ain't done with life itself!

[@guymandudely324]

@@corporatebreakoutcoupleDo you play on your computers all day? Serious question ... you are only 40 years old ... What goal(s) do you have after your successful corporate lives?

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

@@guymandudely324 we are hardly on the laptop, except video editing. We are 50% travelling and the other 50% is spent working on our channel, spending time with friends and family, working on our fitness, having meaningful conversations, meeting new people, exploring new opportunities and so much more. If you have been following our channel, you can see that our lives are anything but boring.

[@guymandudely324]

@@corporatebreakoutcoupleI got it.

[@davidchan9187]

On the surface soubds good but life will get boring day by day n meaningless, try living there for a year see if can last so long ,

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Life is what you make of it. It doesn't matter where you are, life will get boring if there is no purpose and meaning behind it. It's not the location but the intention behind the retirement.

[@w3s77]

Hua Hin has been ruined by newbies moving here. Terrible and getting worse each year.

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

What happened? What did the newbies do?

[@w3s77]

@@corporatebreakoutcouple Three terrible populations have infested Hua Hin post pandemic: 1 sick old broke babyboomers, 2 druggies and 3 vloggers (after ruining Bali). Normal Thai workers have been priced out of Hua Hin. Middle class farang, who can afford to leave, have moved south. New visa rules might weed out these undesirables, but will take a few years.

[@JimiiMetal]

Way too expensive!

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Expensive /cheap is all relative.

[@robertcarpenter7486]

Stop it

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Stop what?

[@dontspamrob]

Love the accents reminds me of @ChickenGeniusSingapore

[@corporatebreakoutcouple]

Haha! That's how Singaporeans and Malaysians speak ❤️