Living on a tiny tropical island | Koh Lipe, Thailand

[@เจษฎากาญจนะคช]

Thank you so much for clean up the beach...and made the island always beautiful... you're amazing woman....save trip and stay good health....

[@marcinkopka3641]

This is where I learned to dive, I especially recommend Castaway resort.

[@patricelanauze8301]

I find nothing to criticize in your vidéo . And I am French , so ... Really it's a jewel .

[@paulntpa1122]

Hey Brooke, WOW...what a beautiful video ! That is my way of living. ENJOY. And yes, the waters are just what I love too !!

[@CuMentorulînVacanță]

❤ Koh Lipe truly looks like a hidden gem! The crystal clear waters and white sandy beaches remind me of the Maldives. Your vlog has definitely convinced me to add this to my travel bucket list. Thanks for sharing this amazing destination with us!

[@myronwilkinson1712]

Brooke your life is so awesome, I'm so jealous, this place is the only thing that upstages your beautiful soul, you are truly blessed 😍😍😍😍

[@davidecusinatti6120]

Congratulations, you did a beautiful job ....We admire you from koh lipe.💙💙💙

[@stephenworthington-white8294]

Thanks for cleaning up the beach! also for the video. You look so fit and amazing. Happy Travels

[@tefidacom]

Thank you for your video, ocean as usually the greatest!

[@BuellersBack]

Thanks for sharing your incredible Thailand experiences. I'm becoming a solo Canadian world traveler in a week going to Malta (via Paris) for December, then onto Thailand in January. Can't wait! Keep your vids coming. Love them. :)

[@kenrutkowski1270]

Beautiful spot! I live in Vung Tau, Vietnam and we have the same issue with trash. Vung Tau is a peninsula, so during summer I swim/ surf on one side when the winds are offshore and when they switch to onshore around winter, we go to the other side cause of the rubbish. Feels like an impossible situation, but thanks for addressing it and not just skipping it over. Good luck to you!

[@nickloong]

It takes a lot of courage to live the life you do, and it's such a peaceful life. Thanks for sharing!

[@christopherpowell1880]

Pure heaven! Above and below water and, yes, heaven needs looking after too! Totally loved your secret beach

[@wisteria4981]

What a dream video✨Congratulations too finding your own private beach🏝

[@eldestroyo]

So well spoken on the trash issue. Just what is needed to state the point. Non political . Just your experience and view. Perfect. You have changed my thoughts on my power in the world. I am the force for change. Thanks!

[@bucksiouxwanan4320]

Wow i don't know how i ran into this channel but am i truly lucky to. An enchanting, fascinating, intriguing, & yet mysteriously enticed with curiousity as is life is to me. We never know what it has in surprise. This is an example of it as a few of us go along for the ride & journey. I'm in...just subscribed. Can't wait to retract & view the previous postings on this channel to catch up leading to this current video. As i continue to follow your journey Brooke 😀👏👍

[@BrookeonFoot]

Thank you so much for such a genuinely thoughtful message! This made me smile! 🥰🥰🥰

[@jamesmancusi6747]

Been there - absolute paradise. I'll go back soon.

[@adriandevilliers1430]

Beautiful Brooke…. Thank u for making us all smile… x :)

[@telchalone7115]

Great video,relaxing) Love the crabs fighting over the shells,bit like the property market in our materialistic society)

[@Itchytriggerfinga]

Hi Brooke. I stayed on Koh Lepi in jan 09 and it was beautiful then and it is now. I stayed on sunrise beach and then at mountain resort overlooking the national park island in your vid. I wouldn’t say it’s changed much as it looks as beautiful as when I was there.

[@peterthermocline]

Beautiful video, thanks for thanks for making it, I love love the underwater scenery.

[@KattieMetChris]

OMG another absolutely gorgeous video with perfect music selection. The crab section was a particular favorite of Kate. Keep living every day to its fullest! All the best from us, talk soon 🤙

[@myw3993]

Many wonderful experiences on this tiny island , lovely hermit crabs fighting for new home

[@alexandredowning2343]

Hello Brokke.thank you for showing beautiful spots.I ve never seen them on TV.you could have played The Survivor.Will you go to other places like Europe,Latin America?Enjoy your trip.

[@jayp9059]

i wanted to go here about 6 years ago.. its stll on my list - hopefully next year!

[@andall1212]

I was in Koh Bulone few years ago and visited the nearby Koh Lipe for diving. True magical place...

[@gohpaul3089]

🇸🇬 Singapore fan wonderful life ,and great effort of individual doing best to return nature a clean beach,very touching ,the beach is beautiful and you self is too , beautiful girl👄💋 Thanks 🤗💞

[@AgeofRogerio]

I really look forward to your uploads. I liked the tree house better than the bungalow, but your exploring new places and that's what's exciting.😋

[@NomadShifu]

The best time to visit Koh Lipe is from November to March as the weather is perfect on this beautiful island on the Andaman sea. The peak season for tourists lasts from mid-December to April when the precipitation is low.

[@KrisWustrow]

true, in normal times. There is no peak season for this year...perfect time to go. I'll arrive Phuket sandbox on 04 November!

[@expatsimplelife]

Nice, I live in Surat Thani in the south of Thailand (other coast). Been in Thailand 19 years now, relaxing lifestyle.

[@stangoodvibes]

Hey Brooke, nice video. We're now onto week 3 here. After 6 months travelling, diving, hiking, and biking around Thailand we came here as the last island stop before home, but we're finding it hard to leave. My Thai GF came here 20 years ago when Pooh Bar was the only place here to pitch a tent, so we're back here with Pooh and Soi staying in a room thats under the tree my GF tented under back then. The diving and snorkelling is fantastic - only 8 mile left and we've done every dive site. Stonehenge is our favorite. We bought our mountain bikes over which makes getting around easier, we can even bike along Pattaya beach at lowish tide. A couple of things - The plastic waste is annoying, as is the fishermens waste ropes etc. Even the amount of rubbish at Secret Beach was depressing. We've done a few beach cleans in the last 6 months and I usually spend my mid-dive lunch break picking up bottles and plastic from the beach/ocean on whatever island we are on. However a friend got fined 1500 baht in Hua Hin for cleaning the beach because it was classed as 'work' by the policeman and he didn't have a work permit. So crazy, but TIT. We found Secret Beach on Day 1 the same way you did, but a closer look at Google maps shows it's not Secret Beach its actually Patai Galah Beach. I tried to find other paths in the bush but there are none. We are going to try snorkeling around to there today. I'll let you know if we are successful in finding the real Secret Beach 😁

[@stangoodvibes]

EDIT: It seems it is Secret Beach. We snorkeled there from Pattaya Beach and went past it and did find another couple of small bays, but nothing like this beach. Leaving today😭 8 mile is a fab dive site!

[@asdangboonto1966]

The drone shot is stunning.

[@michaelnagel6109]

I was on Ko Lipe February 2018 and there were 6 to 8 boats in the now congested bay. During normal pre pandemic times most of the boats were taking tourists snorkeling to a couple of the larger nearby National Park islands. During covid you can see many boats parked in bays on every island. I was on Ko Tao February through May 2021 and the same thing, many parked boats. With 3% to 5% of the pre covid tourist numbers, staying on Thailand's islands is a chance of a life time to visit uncrowded locations. Normally Ko To, and many islands, can be expensive. During my stay on Ko Tao I paid 1/6 the normal accommodation rates. A chance of a lifetime if you like quiet, non crowded islands. On both islands, almost every day, I was snorkeling one or two times a day. Both locations have excellent snorkeling off the beach, especially Ko Tao.

[@fishwithchris03]

Very relaxing. Good stuff.

[@pnwfabulous3454]

New sub. I have to say. You are amazing with making some very interesting videos. Thank you for well thought out content. Now I must binge watch them all! Hahah. No seriously. I’m on it! Have a great day!

[@BrookeonFoot]

What a nice comment, thank you!!!!! I really appreciate your kindness 🥰

[@pnwfabulous3454]

@@BrookeonFoot your very welcome. Definitely earned. As I have tried editing videos and well they just don’t turn out yet so well. I will conquer this one day! Not soon though. Hahaha You are living my dream. I am so close to just selling everything and sailing away. So keep the content rolling as you may. Our vessels may cross paths someday! Enjoy your evening!!

[@BrookeonFoot]

You’re so right- learning to edit is really challenging. It takes so much time too; each video takes me about 30-40 hours to edit, hence the monthly periodicity. Selling everything and sailing away is not something most people regret- so this is me pressuring you to do that 😜 thanks again for reaching out with kindness!

[@stevenedwards8651]

Great video! Thank you for sharing a slice of your paradise! Beautiful......just beautiful. Amazing reefs and fish life. Thanks for doing your part with the whole “plastic thing”. Much appreciated. Peace Love and Hope.

[@flashmore3]

youre super smart, fit and definitely not hard on the eye, cool vid.

[@ricardoribeiro3764]

I miss Thailand 😢❤️

[@NickyDunn]

Hiya Brooke, I love it when I see you dropped a new video. But even with my bell reset, I did not get an alert. I have reset it again. Lol. Wow! What a beautiful island. I love your bungalow. What more could you need. Perfect. Always informative. You are beautiful. Inside and out. Great beach clean-up. Gorgeous drone footage. The beach, the boats, the color of the water. Perfection. Perfect tunes. Beautiful underwater shots. I just love scuba diving. You look amazing. Living your best life. Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on all your new subscribers. Roll on 100k. Your channel is well-deserving of more subscribers. I love your videos. Great editing. And lots of time and hard work. Respect. Have you thought about membership? I would happily support you. Have a great week. Take care.

[@BrookeonFoot]

Nicky, you are such a nice person. Your comments always make me smile and feel grateful. I truly am enjoying living on this island, and am never bored! Always in awe at the natural beauty. I actually recently deleted my patreon because men kept asking for “uncensored content”, “bikini photos”, and nude photos. I’m so tired of men treating me like a sex object. Fortunately, I planned well in advance for this trip, so I’m still living off my savings and don’t need others to “support” my travels. The best way you can support me is just to watch my videos (and enjoy them!) ☺️ Thank you for being a beautiful ray of light in a sea of internet negativity and entitlement. You truly do make me smile. 🥰💕

[@NickyDunn]

@@BrookeonFoot Thank you for your lovely comment. I am sorry to hear that. Some people are disgusting. Wishing you a beautiful weekend. Take care. xx

[@eeteetravelfreely0001]

Good morning Brooke... nice vlog...ya help 2 clean up the Beaches...most govt..should impose tax on plastic bottles...so it's way expensive to purchase ..u r environmental friendly n I subscribed to your channel...n to those crazy maniacs just block them... have a great time ok😹💗🇹🇭🇲🇾

[@GIBRALTARHOMES]

Brooke you are absolutely gorgeous and you live in paradise!

[@OriginalKarasu]

Thats freaking paradise

[@sanremosallymusictravel]

Great shooting excellent video beautiful my dear friend thank you for sharing Big Big Like ☺🌴🇮🇹👍👍👍👍👍

[@benbarrett9056]

Buetiful, the island was quite nice as well.

[@victorgerhardt1504]

BEAUTIFUL IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!

[@darrenaustralia3623]

What’s the nearest airport from Bangkok or Phuket ? Are there any bars (the drinking kind), and do these bungalows do monthly rates ( don’t suppose they have aircon , free wifi on the island/atbunglows ), many thansk

[@zulkifleeothman9069]

Very good video and good info about this island...Thanks brooke..from penang..

[@drift8021]

Hey Brooke. Awesome as always. Just wanted to point out that more than 90% of the plastic in the ocean comes from commercial fishing. I think that, in addition to not buying products that are packaged in plastic, we also need to lobby hard for fisherman oversight. Awesome vid, and holy crap that island looks amazing. Need to go there!

[@BrookeonFoot]

It’s actually around 46%, not 90%. And the plastic that washes up on the beaches- and specifically that I am living with (you know, because this is a channel about my life…. Lol) are plastic bottles (mainly), and other smaller plastics. And also a lot of styrofoam. As I said in the video, it’s a complex issue with many nuances and many to blame. I would encourage you to check out the link I included in the video to The Ocean Cleanup Project. They are the organization that is actually collecting and analyzing this data, where you will find much more than I could reasonably fit in a 2 minute segment.

[@mariolosberg4257]

Great video, Thailand is such a beautiful country, greets from Croatia.. :)

[@doncastillo7813]

Great video..... no fins needed when snorkeling? No current?

[@garthmccarthy4572]

So happy I found you Brooke. Well done on the amazing channel.

[@MrBee-jt3yd]

Was there in the 90s fishing with the sea gypsies and drinking beer on the beach with topples European women,man oh man ,what a time!!

[@timswafford5047]

Love it so much

[@mikes2082]

Fit, foxy and tan. Well travelled and confident .... Nice!

[@Murf1802]

very cool, Thank you for sharing!! Enjoy!

[@osu3221]

I was watching a previous video with your mast failure. I'm not sure what engine your running, maybe a Perkins are a lugger. Anyways it's always good to find out if they make a spring starter for your engine model, can never have enough redundancy. +++

[@martello44]

Very nicely done! Although I would’ve preferred that you walked the trail to the beach versus running so I can see the exotic vegetation

[@Qsv7RQ3ovB]

Li-Pe is a small island with peaceful surroundings and friendly people.. suitable for a long stay and observe the natural way of life there, sure you'll love and never forget Li-Pe the whole life through 💕 * Li-Pe is there.. where're you?*

[@tomm2812]

Amazing, simply Amazing. Nice beach as well Best

[@martaskorulska99]

Just curious about what you do with the plastic bottles you collect off the beach? I like your ethic. I enjoyed the video and will subscribe. Many thanks, Brooke.

[@michaelmorgan3415]

The reefs are in great shape out there, no doubt they've benefited from the covid pause. Beautiful underwater footage, the lionfish and stars are spectacular. I just stumbled upon your channel, glad I did. Thanks for sharing this vid with us.

[@stangoodvibes]

Most of them benefit from being in a National Park. Fortunately.

[@georgelawrence2570]

Beautiful video. Thank you.

[@anirbanbhattacharya4786]

Nice. Hope one day I could also get there but I m sure after reaching there I will be missing my better half too much as she have already took journey to other world living me alone. Hopefully will meet her in my next life.

[@Pppp-zc6px]

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[@fuzzmc7079]

I can hear the wrasse eating the coral. There also slight coral bleaching that due global warming. Vis around 15 meter. A lot Aqua biodiversity. didn't see any plastic waste..that is good.

[@warwickchristian5682]

Great work...!

[@Eyecandylvr]

Thanks again for more amazing content!

[@businessconsultant7877]

The water. Why is it so blue at sea and so green at beach? Amazing video your best yet. So many fish is it because there is less fishing?

[@maddie1818]

Once I turn eighteen I swear that I will live like this.

[@Ninja_Sloth]

Great footage of the reefs and critters. A suggestion to help with your stability underwater, get a weight belt, you won't struggle as much staying submerged and your footage will benefit. Cheers and keep uploading the clips of the reefs

[@remycristol9521]

Hello, how is the island right now. Post Covid ? I like To go next week

[@travisl5268]

New subscriber. How often do you visit the island or are you a citizen?

[@ajtom4987]

very well done filming

[@njpjefro5875]

paddy u are great.god bless u.u make everthing simple■☆

[@zeissmanzeissman5852]

What a beautiful place. Please let me know if I can visit. Thanks

[@marine919]

Brooke, are you still connected with the boat that lost the mast?

[@johnkassar1668]

I would be curious on how much it costs you to live there and the language spoken please.

[@oddviews]

Hello Brooke. Great video, My Thai wife and I will be on Koh Lipe for four days from 3 to 7 October (next week) Come and join us for a coffee - we will be at the Bay View Resort on Sunset Beach. We live in Lampang, Northern Thailand. It will be lovely to share some of your stories.

[@eduardochavacano]

Love the stamp in the beginning. Love how Thailand’s version of westernized retains so much of Thai character. love all those flowers and art.

[@seanmcerlean]

Brooke this is my idea of ocean paradise, sooo beautiful. It is a shame though that western consummerism is destroying these sorts of places. If you ever get the chance please go and see my home country🇨🇭 as you will find similar paradise but in the mountains.

[@jamespardue3055]

It's not just "Western Consumerism". I live in Thailand too, and have traveled a bit around SEA. They just never can help themselves from overbuilding, with very little in the way of pollution containment or limits for tourists. I have some 'Hideaways' too but I won't post them on KZbin.

[@seanmcerlean]

@@jamespardue3055 Agreed.I have seen how polluted Asian cities are from my time as a flight attendant. It is a global problem.

[@Goeker]

This is a great video. It would be even greater if you used a gimble while recording.

[@ivegotsomethingtosay596]

I want to move there. Is it better to live there and visit Pattaya or live in Pattaya and visit there?

[@vangeezerexperience]

Ah, lovely video, lovely area. Was on in Phuket/Koh Lipe in 2012. That walk out of the sea (14:20) reminded me of a certain James Bond movie :)

[@davesmith3906]

Great Video's, I was lucky enough to visit Koh Lipe in 2008, before it was 'Westernised' - Just a thought,Wouldn't it be great If we were allowed to send back all those empty plastic bottles to Coca Cola/Nestle/Pepsi Co.. Etc.. I wonder what they would do with the mountain of 'Trash' on the doorstep of their HQ ?

[@kwhatten]

55, I was there in 2000 and it was already "westernized".

[@christianbulmer5545]

I want to be there so bad. Thank you for sharing this vid. I am looking for a great spot to retire at 48

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Awesome video

[@randygalvin4712]

Wow it is so beautiful there

[@krishnamurthyiyer99]

Amazing place to stay.

[@undefinedmoment]

Hi! I love this island of dogs :-) How long ago was this video taken?

[@sparcousa]

There’s small trucks and cars now on the island? That’s new 😅

[@chrisquinn4181]

Beautiful - how are the bugs?

[@adirealtors]

Wow so beautiful

[@zach_chad]

We’re those little blue fish trying to bite your feet!? Anyway, amazing video!

[@markcampbell7577]

Coral are especially sensitive to fluorinated vinyl and fluorinated carbon pollution. So the recent releases from Dow Chemical USA in Russia and the releases of VX from the chemical weapon dump in Georgia have devastating effects on Coral reefs. The oceans are turning blue in and basic in the chemical fire.

[@peterlevander9488]

Beautiful video. Is there more boat life for you in the future?

[@BrookeonFoot]

Probably not- the captain is still battling the insurance company; repairs haven’t even begun yet. Its unfortunate because I was having a lot of fun!

[@Dutchy-1168]

Beautiful area ! ‼️🇨🇦

[@sakponsengcharoensuk5461]

Hello. I'm Thai people. So where are you from?

[@seancallahan69]

I'm curious what it cost to rent the bungalow and do they have wifi? and I really enjoy these videos

[@BrookeonFoot]

Thank you! It is 12,000 baht/month and yes they do have wifi!

[@seancallahan69]

@@BrookeonFoot awesome thanks

[@tony.2365]

I miss this Place :(

[@dantickle5562]

Can you actually retire there?

[@salo4809]

What is the music track playing at the 14:00 minute mark?