Looking forward to hear more about your stories from the old days. Cheers from Cologne, Andy
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊😊😊
@arkham672 ай бұрын
A pleasure to have known you Tony you are an inspiration. Thanks for all your help over the years and I hope that you have the absolute best of times for as long as you grace this world. Peace brother. ✌️ ski and Trace
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thanks guys all the best to you for the future 😊😊😊
@JJMcColorado2 ай бұрын
Hi Rocket! Thanks for sharing your back story on this vlog. I spent most of my 30’s in Asia too, and felt the same way with the fascination. Subscribed to you a couple of months ago and enjoy your videos. Ironically, I’m originally from near you, Market Harborough. Been in the States for 20 years but still travel to Asia twice a year for work and would love to meet up for a Chang, if I’m Thailand. Take care bruv and God bless, you are living your dream, I admire that mate!
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Fantastic comment always up for a Chang happy days😊
@JJMcColorado2 ай бұрын
I really enjoy seeing your journey mate. Very happy for you and I love the content of all your videos and your travels. Keep on making the content! For sure we’ll have a Chang sometime in the future 🍺😊. Up the Diamonds haha! (Although from a couple of vids, I did see you had a working class shirt with irons on it 😂) 👍
@ChrisGascoigne12 ай бұрын
Love your videos mate, have yourself a cheeky chang on me (and treat the boss to some bugs)
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you so very much super cool 😊
@katjaxxx73532 ай бұрын
I love love love Bangkok. Everywhere smilie people, so much to see. Regards from grim U.K. (can’t wait to leave). ‼️
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Happy days 😊😊😊😊😊
@martinboland29652 ай бұрын
Love what you’re bringing to the table, you’re so positive, with a Never Say Never Attitude! That’s the sign of a Contented Man, very enjoyable viewing keep it going Rocket Man!😊👍👍👍😂
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Amazing comment thank you very much 😊😊😊
@MadMax-py9fm2 ай бұрын
Keep up the good work. You are honest and a normal guy. It’s good to see for a change someone people can relate to. I enjoy the vlogs.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
😊thank you fantastic comment 😊
@timgodson21542 ай бұрын
Hi Rocket Travels, I live in Canada and I love watching all your videos. I’m just a blue collar fella like yourself. So happy that you’re living your dream retirement. Don’t listen to any of the negative comments or haters. Would love to have a pint with you. You seem like a down to earth chap. Cheers🍻
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment have a fantastic day 😊😊😊
@darrenoak71872 ай бұрын
Awsome story and show around, thank you rocket travels.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@jon-ie4liАй бұрын
I first went in 87 and right through the 90s, the biggest change is demographic of the visitor , the number of cars, used be many more motor bikes and of course the sky train but still a fantastic city to visit .
@Mangkut732 ай бұрын
Hy Rocket, Yeah I remember too the first night in Bangkok. I stayed at Nana Hotel and the Radio play the Song One Night in Bangkok. Amazing Thailand Greetings Markus
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Hi Markus happy days
@ProdgeFPL2 ай бұрын
Good luck with sorting everything back home and have a great leaving do! Enjoy being back in bangkok for a bit and hope your voice comes back 😅
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@brianstreet73772 ай бұрын
Great video enjoy the journey of life cheers 🍻
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊😊😊
@RossRoams2 ай бұрын
Nice Vlog & Story..!!
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@matthewmiles96262 ай бұрын
Nice interesting vlog mate, good luck.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 😊😊😊
@paulinegiles57572 ай бұрын
What a wonderful life story, Scoobie Snacks. You have an interesting life 😊😊
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you very much I have lots more adventures to come 😊
@Samaldoful2 ай бұрын
best of luck with your move!
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@tims15422 ай бұрын
New subscriber thank you. Look forward to seeing this
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thanks for subbing
@tims15422 ай бұрын
@@rockettravels1977 very welcome mate have a good evening there 👍 I've just woken up here 😆
@kayunab1719Ай бұрын
This was a really nice video. I did something similar in 2003. A flight to Bangkok, clueless... Middle of nowhere and shit myself on the first walk outside the hotel. Few beers and i was away. Love the place
@rockettravels1977Ай бұрын
Happy days
@KPJPflorida2 ай бұрын
Morning, your retiring video just got reccommended to us 😊so here we are along for your travels and adventures! Well done matey! Very exciting times
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@stevesee75052 ай бұрын
In China those overhead lines they call them black noodles!!...Love your video's Mr Cheeky Chang man!!
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Super cool 😊
@darrenrobertson83722 ай бұрын
Good luck mate !!
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thanks! 😊😊😊
@stephenpatton69852 ай бұрын
Hello sir.i stumbled across your channel and now im going through all your video's...love Thailand and like yourself ive moved away from England and living a better life in spain.i loved your video returning to Rushden in the rain...i didnt miss it, Kettering person here and know rushden well.. enjoy your life and keep the video's coming.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment happy days
@NeilCane2 ай бұрын
Just subscribe to you. Best of luck to you both👍 loveing your vlogs. So looking forward to watching your adventures go for it!
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Fantastic comment thank you
@seaford442 ай бұрын
I flew to Bangkok 26 year's ago 6 nights including flights with BA £169 ,staying at the Landmark Hotel Sukhumvit.
@stephenpatton69852 ай бұрын
Also stayed in the landmark, brilliant hotel ,next to the sky train and central.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Wow what an adventure
@kennethforrest34572 ай бұрын
Morning Ken from Yasothon /Patio area I still go back and forward I am in Scotland at the Moment Back in July and enjoy your channel while I work 👍 See what I am missing and I can relate to what you do and where you are Cheers Ken Raul Pru Pretacheon 🙃🤪👍🇬🇧🇹🇭
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Fantastic comment thank you😊😊😊
@mattbutcher36342 ай бұрын
Safe trip buddy. The weather is mediocre at best here, so make the most of the warmth over there ! Lots of the places around where you live look gorgeous. Bangkok definitely isn’t for me by the looks of it. Keep up the good work, super cool 😎
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for your comment
@LarryBees2 ай бұрын
Great Yammer mr Rocket !! 😄
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thanks! 😃
@gizmoinasia60802 ай бұрын
Get yourself a health plan when your settled it's a must !!
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Already in place 😊😊
@deekthetrucker58852 ай бұрын
Good on you Tony your making the best decision to make it full time to Thailand 👍 Tony your going to go through some major highs and lows this next few months but Don’t Loose Your Mojo cos your a top guy and your Rocking It for all us guys back home 🙏🙏
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Happy days 😊😊😊
@michaelomara19222 ай бұрын
Safe travels
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊😊😊
@roybishop88742 ай бұрын
Don’t say never . Look what happened to steady Eddie!!!!
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Never 😂
@vs1232 ай бұрын
Very nice
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thanks 😊😊😊
@vneedham2 ай бұрын
What visa will you use when returning to Thailand this time? You have a few options NON O Marriage visa with 400,000 baht in the bank, NON O Retirement visa with 800,000 baht in the bank, NON OA Retirement visa with 800,000 baht in the bank plus health insurance. You can apply online at the Royal Thai Embassy in London or just enter Thailand visa exempt for 30 days then change your visa at the immigration in Hua Hin.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
I will be on tourist visa when I return will only be there a couple of weeks then off to Sumatra 😊😊😊😊
@vneedham2 ай бұрын
@@rockettravels1977 You should be careful, too many entries into Thailand using tourist visas, one day you may get refused entry. You will be much better off using a NON O Multi Entry visa.
@nadia111192 ай бұрын
I remember landing in Singapore in 1997 late at night, blurry eyed, getting to the hotel and falling asleep. Then I woke up a few hours later and opened the curtains to see the most amazing sight! (London didn’t have skyscrapers then) and like you I jumped on the bed with excitement 😆. I grabbed my Lonely Planet book and set off for adventures! The culture shock was a shock! I think we were lucky not to have You Tube, Google and mobiles, it was much more fun!l🤩 That’s a proper adventure.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Happy days great adventures 😊😊😊
@wojamacolit2 ай бұрын
I've been to Thailand 6 times and only once spent a night in Bangkok and that was to go and see the famous Khao san Road. Unfortunately for me I found out that it was suited to a much younger crowd that I belong to (57 years old/young). Most of the activities there entail getting drunk, stoned, high, tatooed etc. All of which I have grown out of. On my next trip there I want to stay a bit longer as I know I am missing out on the experience of a facinating city. Thanks for sharing your experience. Good luck in The UK!
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Bkk is a fantastic place to explore I love the suburbs more vlogs to come
@martinboland29652 ай бұрын
Great Vlog very refreshing! Ah! Rocket Man you take me back, as a young (Irish Man ) I always wanted to Water Ski, so off I goes to Europe for a month Waterskiing, But after a Week, my Mother was Horrified to see me at Da Door, No crutches no bandages!!! What Happened She asks ! I tried Mother but I couldn’t find a Lake with a Slope😊👍
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Fantastic story happy days😊
@TonyandDar2 ай бұрын
Same here mate, I also visited Trailfinders on Kensington High Street ( it’s still there ) 23 years ago to book my first visit to Bangkok, plus the Bel-Aire Princess on Soi 5 was also my hotel…. Unfortunately Soi 5 is a shit hole now, nothing like it was back then, there was a nice restaurant at the bottom of the Soi but it’s now a ugly weed shop… did you ever visit Check-Inn 99 Bar ( between Soi 5 & Soi 7 ) that’s sadly closed also 👍🍻🇹🇭🇬🇧
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Lots of changes in bkk over the years I liked it more back in the day but still love to visit as it is today
@tooyoungtobeold87562 ай бұрын
Me and four friends arrived in Bangkok, November 1974, after travelling overland from London. Difficult to do that nowadays.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Wow what an adventure 😊😊😊
@zafmo98292 ай бұрын
First time in thailand i was 21. Im 36 now and go every year. Will let you work out the money spent and boom booms😂
@stuartwallace75362 ай бұрын
Nice one Tony. Where/when/how did you meet The Boss?
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Story for another day 😊😊😊
@rumenangelov83362 ай бұрын
Jimmy Long shop is fell more steps . I’m friend with him . This shop you went in is his daughter running so Jimmy doesn’t tattooing in this shop:) He start working after 10:00pm . Go and see him and say hi from Roman - he will be super surprised 🤣
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Great guy 😊😊😊
@tooyoungtobeold87562 ай бұрын
Good price for that room. Mini bars are famously overpriced. Just go down to 7/11 and stock up for a fraction of the cost.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Happy days 😊😊😊
@Mickman0072 ай бұрын
I booked my round the world flights in Kensington high street 33 years ago, straight to Pattaya and the Green bottle A-C pub (gone now) and the culture shock was a lady winking at me while she was with another guy who was about to fly home whilst I was undergoing the floating feeling or sensory conflict from the turbulent long haul flight.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Fantastic comment happy days
@mrsp-notsosecretdiary2 ай бұрын
Funnily enough, I picked up a brochure from Trail finders today.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Happy days
@antrimlady2 ай бұрын
Safe trip
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you
@curtis18122 ай бұрын
A question, don't feel you have to answer though mate. Do you have a circle of friends in Thailand outside of the boss? Just wondered if you ever worry about becoming isolated I guess. Probably because it's the kind of worry that pangs at me and stops me making big steps.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
I have a mix of friends in Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia although I always travel solo I enjoy many freedoms and make new friends as I travel 😊
@harrydunne30812 ай бұрын
Watched all your vids man! You deserve a happy long retirement. Do you have PayPal so I can send you a few cheeky changs??? Scotland here
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment and kind offer to buy me a Chang I have buy me a coffee it’s in the description have a fantastic day
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
www.buymeacoffee.com/rockettravels
@harrydunne30812 ай бұрын
You should see it now Tony 🤝
@katjaxxx73532 ай бұрын
Well done. England is not what it used to be.
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment
@des6322 ай бұрын
You not staying on just to vote in election🤔, .... I can imagine it's not a bad feeling inside , good luck , I'm coming Jan wanna a see a bird ( feathered ) wintering 45 miles from hua hin so will pop to your local😊have a beer
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Your welcome 😊😊😊
@WeixDraqz2 ай бұрын
I bet the visa rules are great for you now!
@rockettravels19772 ай бұрын
Visa options are fantastic
@WeixDraqz2 ай бұрын
@rockettravels1977 The retirement visa is perfect now. Since they lowered it and the nomad one. I see thailand really making big moves
@ivornappinion94062 ай бұрын
23RD FEB 2001 BELL AIRE PRINCESS
@PackUpTakeOff2 ай бұрын
It seems that you've not long ago returned from the old dart. I really enjoyed your Lao trip recently - in fact as a result of your vlog there - I've booked myself a trip in October. Have a good flight back - hope all goes well for you and free of hiccups. Take care mate... BTW: That's a big cock you've got out front there by the way! :)