(Part 1) FIRST TIME RENTING A CAR IN THAILAND | ROAD TRIP TO PHUKET FROM SURAT THANI

{ PART 1 } This begins the series of videos for my Road-Tripping from Surat Thani Airport, east to Nahkon Si Thamarat, then south west towards Krabi to Koh Lanta and then on to Phang Nga province and finally down to Phuket.
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[@vinegarmedia]

Mikes, you recorded this on Thursday which was the 31st, while most people in media were on vacation. Bravo!

[@LiveMyAssOff]

LOL - when I was in the media, I was always working on NYE, Christmas eve/day, etc.... :-/

[@SuburbanBeard]

walking on the tarmac always made me feel like royalty haha

[@LiveMyAssOff]

Your VIPness is showing!! ;-)

[@viperucia8426]

Happy and healthy 2021...set your goals high and reach them all Mikes ! Hope you're doing better with back pain ! Hugs from Slovenia

[@LiveMyAssOff]

Hello sir!! Thanks again for your email 🙂 honored you watched. I'm psyched for the future!! All the best to you buddy. Peace.

[@mangostickyrice555]

Life takes you down many paths but my favorite ones always lead me to the Beach 🏖😎🏝

[@LiveMyAssOff]

ABSOLUTELY!! thanks for your comment buddy!!

[@bifftastic1]

Nice video :) The sign you saw with what looked like a W S was, in fact, a sign about parking. It said ที่จอดรถฟรี which means, free parking :)

[@LiveMyAssOff]

Ah HA! Cool 😎. Thanks for watching

[@SuburbanBeard]

you need the swivel gopro dash mount, you can keep it looking out the window or spin it towards you

[@LiveMyAssOff]

Agreed! To the Google, bat man.

[@hudewhatii4356]

A mobile exploring HQ with AC ! The only drawback is that the general Thai population will have less exposure to your snazzy shirts and bike helmet ! Seriously, thanks for showing a way to those of us for whom a motor bike is not a good idea. Enjoy yourself. Take care.

[@LiveMyAssOff]

Hi Hu!!! The rental car idea turned out to be a great one. It was fun to explore different parts og Thailand in this way. Luckily I packed plenty of Earth Shirts!!!! Ha! Thanks for watching. I always appreciate your comments

[@SuburbanBeard]

i am excited for this trip!

[@zainulabideenzain3]

Great video 👍

[@LiveMyAssOff]

thank You. YOU are the reason this video now has 1300 views. :-) Nice work ;-) I owe you a smoothie ;-)

[@Reddylion]

Nice

[@LiveMyAssOff]

thanks for watching and checking in! all the best

[@rakmanyt]

You need some Rain-X, or similar product

[@LiveMyAssOff]

Ah hah!! I used rain-x many times growing up in Mass. It worked quite well. Coca cola works in a pinch too ;-)

[@joshuaashford11]

Didn’t seem too bad. Was it automatic or manual? And were you used to driving on the opposite side of the street/car from any previous trips? I want to do this but curious about how I’d adapt to the change. Any kind of advice on the overall experience?

[@LiveMyAssOff]

It was Automatic. I actually found driving the car on the other side to be an easier experience than driving the motorbike. Now, it's super easy.

[@Traveler-PKK]

Cool - renting a car. NIce.

[@LiveMyAssOff]

Hey buddy!!! Yeh, it was a fun trip.

[@MrHardik94]

I’m half way on your vlog and really enjoying it. 👏

[@LiveMyAssOff]

Hi. Thanks for that. I haven't "youtubed" in a while so much of the data in this is likely old. Sorry about that. Enjoy Thailand!!

[@MrHardik94]

@@LiveMyAssOff going to Thailand on 29th April, wanna see how road network works in Thailand through your video, great work, full of humour, haha

[@WellRoundedMBS]

hope your back is better

[@LiveMyAssOff]

Thanks my friend. Every day a little bit better.

[@mihalyfreeman5928]

So your renting for $33.33 p/d? Holy crap that no different to the USA.

[@LiveMyAssOff]

It can be, yes. My monthly rentals are about $400. About 1/2 the cost is insurance...

[@hokimoki3677]

@@LiveMyAssOff 400 us a month?

[@LiveMyAssOff]

@@hokimoki3677 this was from Hertz so I think, YES, it was $400USD. we rented other cars out of Bangkok for about the same: 12,000THB/month including insurance...

[@hokimoki3677]

@@LiveMyAssOff thats awesome, cheap