100 THB with the Smart Bus, nice sightseeing-tour and not expensive, Phuket is a real Touristic Spot, I love Thailand 🇹🇭, like it more quiet 😊😊and yes the smell at Suvarnabhumi is special 😊, see you and stay safe 🙏🏼🇹🇭
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Thank you klaus see you soon 😊
@donaldcastillo24087 ай бұрын
I took the Smart Bus from Patong Beach to airport , took exactly 1 hour 15 minutes , easy and nice views .
@Adeladian7 ай бұрын
Hotels in Phuket are relatively cheap compared to western countries, and you dont need 3000 baht a night to have a good time, i can spent around 1500 baht on bangla road and have a good time, the best exchange booth is on the corner of bangla road and beach road the one you showed in the video,they give you the best rates, some things are expensive but ive been going there every year since 2000 and i love it,best to go in off season.
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Good for you enjoy and stay safe
@stevenrodriguez30587 ай бұрын
This is correct I was able to get 35.20 baht at that same location
@planetfacts25307 ай бұрын
May is off season for thailand ?
@daionusdrwg116 ай бұрын
@@planetfacts2530 November - April are considered peak season. Late summer, April - June is very hot and humid with scattered HEAVY rain showers. Off season (July to October) is monsoon season. In short, May is the beginning of the off season, but will likely still be busy and also very hot and wet. I'd wait until winter in November for the best tourist population and comfort levels. I got home yesterday from a two week stay in Bangkok and Patong. Average temp was 34 -35 degrees Celsius with 78% humidity. It was very busy in both locations. I did not want to leave. When I return next year, I will wait for Songkran, the Thai New Year celebration April 13-15th.
@peterdorning86547 ай бұрын
We spent 1week in Phuket after 4 days in bangkok & 6 days in chiang mai in jan/ feb. We were in Kata beach which was busy but ok. However we will not do Phuket again . Next time we will explore the more island locations . So much to see
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Tx for sharing your experience with us greetings from Thailand 🇹🇭
@hal83247 ай бұрын
Thank you Arsen!! Just saved me a massive headache and countless wasted baht.. I will pass on Phuket this trip until things calm down 🤦♂️
@ArsenAbroad7 ай бұрын
I ll be traveling this week to a better place and share here so check it
@Stephen.Palmer_6667 ай бұрын
Very good video Arsen. I would normally spend 2 weeks in Phuket on my trips but have been spending only 3-4 days there on recent trips. It has become too crowded, noisy and expensive. Probably will bypass Phuket altogether this August and go somewhere else.
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Well watch my next vlog .... and see what's better than Phuket
@jonhobson35927 ай бұрын
@@LiveLoveThailand Krabi 😬
@emweeonly7 ай бұрын
Patong is always like that. Now only more crowded. So it depends on what you want. If you’re into nightlife then sure there it is. Looks like Patpong in Bangkok couple years back. But it’s still possible to have a vacation in serene area, enjoy deep blue sea and relax. How about Koron Beach or Nai harn? There are so much to offer nature and history. See where the good hotels or villas are not nightclub then it’s really different world
@ralfcieluch59707 ай бұрын
Hi Arsen, Patong Beach is very good for swimming. The water is great. Problem is the crowed beach. Greetings from Mahasarakham Thailand
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tips!
@forthepeople09807 ай бұрын
I was in Phuket with my family in October 2023. That was the best time for less crowds and prices. I stayed for four days. Our Itinerary was. Day-1: 2pm - Check-In at hotel 4pm - 7pm - Patong Beach 7pm - 10pm - Bangla Road Day-2: 7am - 6pm - Phi Phi Island Tour Day-3: 7am - 7pm - River Rafting, ATV and Elephant Tour Day-4: 9am - 11am - Tiger Kingdom 12pm - 4pm - Aquaria & Trick Eye 5pm - 6pm - Dolphins Bay (Show) 7pm - 10pm - Chilva Night Market (Shopping) Day-5: 9am - Check-out the Hotel 11:45am - Return Flight to Bangkok
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience with us greetings from Thailand 🇹🇭
@Darrenwalkingby7 ай бұрын
Nice sum up of Patong brother. Personally, I like swimming at the beach & beach volleyball is fun when sand don’t get in your eyes 😆 It was nice meeting you here in Phuket. Keep up the good work!🎉
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@SuperHfhgfh7 ай бұрын
Thanks...coming Thailand for about 5 years....never been in Phuket......and I think will not go for a long time..... Many more beautiful places in Thailand
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Have fun!
@LovinitonPhuket6 ай бұрын
Of all the places to stay in Phuket, unless you want to party, why would you recommend staying in Patong? The wonderful thing about Phuket is the different areas offer different amenities in different budgets to pretty much accommodate any type of travel except discount being as Thailand is also feeling global price increases. Patong beach for example is just the same as Pattaya with little shade and too much clutter. If you are one for sun bathing heading south is nicer, places like Nai Harn offer shady areas and relaxing shops to grab fresh Thai food while the beach is clean and accessible. Phuket is great and Thailand is amazing. The coolest thing about it here is the diversity of locations and how close they are to one another. I’m not knocking your content I just wanted to share this perspective. Great video, awesome quality 👏
@aquual1462Ай бұрын
The downside of pattaya is the air polution and traffic.
@scstudios86 ай бұрын
Glad I went to Krabi where it was super chill. I stayed on Railay, which is only accessible by boat, which knocks down the tourism a lot. You can also do pretty much the same boat trips from Krabi, leaving from the beaches there. I need to see what other parts of Phuket are more chill so I can do my next trip from that side and hit other islands.
@LiveLoveThailand6 ай бұрын
Exactly
@TimK26467 ай бұрын
Great Stuff Arsen. I love 0:28 beached whale. Over priced Over Crowded why go there?
@ArsenAbroad7 ай бұрын
Hehe really
@RicardoCastaneda-l9f7 ай бұрын
Thanks,,Arsen,,another,,great,,video,,😊
@LiveLoveThailand6 ай бұрын
So nice of you
@abogas16417 ай бұрын
Thailand is getting very expensive in general. The Thai people are lovely but they’re desperate to get your money. Phuket is a great place to base yourself for a holiday. Plenty of things to do like day trips and places to see not to mention all the wonderful food options. Never had a problem swimming in the sea but the water isn’t the clearest you will see on your trip. You can always find cheaper options and it’s a great place to stay. Bangla Road is a tacky tourist trap but you don’t have to go anywhere near it to have a good time. Maybe it’s even the time to skip Thailand and go to Vietnam or Laos. First flew into Bangkok more than 35 years ago and it’s clear to see Thailand has changed. Not for the better.
@Ukboss15 ай бұрын
The world is more expensive since covid if you think thialand is exspensive try london or new york thialand ain't exspensive if your sensible with money
@ivandrago12673 ай бұрын
Only thing Is changed in 35 years Is you !! And not in Better!!
@CaptainChainsaw27 ай бұрын
Is it safe to get a tattoo in Thailand? What are the safety/health standards like there?
@savvasbambos26697 ай бұрын
Live Love ThaiLand Love live Arsen ❤❤👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🍺🍺🍺
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
The best
@sivabalasingham99187 ай бұрын
Another Great vlog 👍 Bro do a video on 48hours in Bangkok at weekend (cost of hotel, food, nightlife & transport).
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Will try
@sivabalasingham99187 ай бұрын
👍@@LiveLoveThailand
@LukySven7 ай бұрын
I was one of the lucky ones who could enjoy Phuket during the Pandemic in 2021. I did stay there for 1 year! It was the paradise on earth at that time. Then I travelled there again in June/July 2023. Even it was low season, Phuket turned into a night mare. It was packed with crazy people (mostly Russians, Indians). In high season it is even more crowded and it becomes extreme expensive. Never will go there again.
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Tx for sharing your experience with us us , I agree I was there too couple of times in the pandemic, and yes, I remember walking alone at 9 am on patong Beach ..
@metx477 ай бұрын
Great and helpful video 👍
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Thank you
@DJBiskit7 ай бұрын
This is why I like Arsen's channel - he asks the hard questions for us so that we don't have to.
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Most welcomed stay safe
@บิสมิลลาเปาะเยาะ7 ай бұрын
เที่ยวไห้สนุกครับ🇹🇭
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Emilysrichala.7 ай бұрын
Phuket is so different to how it was even just 3 years ago, I lived there for 7 years and it was a dream. It’s changed so much and it’s a real shame, it’s becoming how Bali has become 🥹🩷 it’s such a beautiful place but just full of too much going on
@nnaled4585 ай бұрын
Even in low season? like July?
@MoreFormosa2 ай бұрын
Good! 👍🏼
@mangostickyrice5557 ай бұрын
Thumbs up 👍 Arsen
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
👍
@Jatinsharmafit7 ай бұрын
Hi Arsen , Really Enjoyed, Very Informative...Love love love Thailand 🇹🇭❤
@leongkuanlan20877 ай бұрын
Thanks for your sharing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Thank you too
@Arielthetraveller227 ай бұрын
Hello, I love your videos so much and they are so helpful. Have you done any videos on Rangsit in Thailand?
@agentindia19887 ай бұрын
Very nice editing, lesson for vlogger. keep it up.
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Appreciated
@louloulola61027 ай бұрын
Nice Video 👍❤️ thank you 🙏🏻❤️🌹💐
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Thank you too
@derekd88597 ай бұрын
Is there a place you would recommend to live that is not overcrowded but not far from night light?
@mariovandenhovel13417 ай бұрын
Good to know cool vlog❤
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@davidhouston89977 ай бұрын
Done patong twice so going to leave Thailand out next year and booked new york and krakow for next year to so maybe come back in 2026 and come back in the off low season and do somewhere much different
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Good for you enjoy
@buyashakaaa99587 ай бұрын
I thought the food in Thailand would be cheap 2-3€, so not in Phuket 🤔
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Not Phuket 😄
@marksoler73387 ай бұрын
Kata beach was so much nicer (but still thick with Russians). Prices lower, tattoos cheaper (Kang's), beach really chill, but still easy to get to Patong. Smart bus is the best. Don't you normally stay at a resort just north of Patong?
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Yes but this time my wife was not with me, so no car , that's why I chose that location
@pgilb707 ай бұрын
Victim of its own success. Was perfect there in covid.. peaceful
@essamagha55947 ай бұрын
Thanks for your information 👍
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Welcome
@abdullahz93057 ай бұрын
❤
@ArsenAbroad7 ай бұрын
❤
@JozieY17 ай бұрын
We are arriving Bangkok next week and need to get to Jomtien, can you recommend the most convenient way to get there?
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Take the bus 🚌 from the airport or ekkamai bus station
@JozieY17 ай бұрын
@@LiveLoveThailand Thank you!
@RajuPandit-kr3wv6 ай бұрын
Take airport bus service from BKK to Jomtien around THB 150 per person. You can also book a private cab for around 1200 THB for a group of 3
@JM320235 ай бұрын
For day trip from Phuket, is it Koh Phi Phi or James Bond island better?
@LiveLoveThailand5 ай бұрын
Both are good deoends in you
@JM320235 ай бұрын
@@LiveLoveThailand ok. Thank you
@TaskSwitcherify5 ай бұрын
Thailand is nice, but also check out Cebu, Palawan, and Bali
@LiveLoveThailand5 ай бұрын
👌
@mohamedafi78317 ай бұрын
Great vlog
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
👍
@jamalgreen30567 ай бұрын
The entire Phuket island isn’t like this mainly the southern part of the island and the west.But wen u go up to the northern part of the island or even the eastern part of the island it’s different
@DJBiskit7 ай бұрын
Not just Phuket, but all of Thailand and all of Southeast Asia is getting overrun by tourists. The word is out now how great it is in Southeast Asia thanks to KZbin. So be prepared for prices to go up, queues to be longer and and just tons of tourists everywhere now.
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
It has nothing to do with youtube, there are thousands of other videos about more beautiful places, Phuket is corrupted since long time
@regnorse6 ай бұрын
exactly. I never knew until recently due to YT videos arriving unsolicited
@craigsmith27556 ай бұрын
It's not that it is so great, it's more that the west is turning to shite.
@ขันทนาสุนทนาไล7 ай бұрын
สวยงาม
@alexng77907 ай бұрын
👍👍 Thanks!
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
@Globetrotter_Alpha7 ай бұрын
Very informative video 👍🏻 I''ll be in Thailand in 10 days.. Looking forward ❤
@RachelEden6 ай бұрын
How Phuket in September?? That when we going . So we can miss all the crowd . Thanks for the video and have fun be safe.
@LiveLoveThailand6 ай бұрын
Ok but could rain
@RachelEden6 ай бұрын
@@LiveLoveThailand yeah we check the weather of that time . We just wanted to know how it is in September. ?
@xaviertaylor48367 ай бұрын
What was the alternative city? I couldn't really understand how to spell it.
@danedaniels36867 ай бұрын
Such a shame.i went to Phuket 40 years ago and it was much less developed. Bangla road wasn’t this madhouse.
@Mike-lv6vs7 ай бұрын
Is there anyplace to store a large piece of a luggage on the blue bus?
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Yes in front
@Inmyopinion101017 ай бұрын
Been 4 times. Never had to wait to be seated in a restaurant.
@kevincorr29857 ай бұрын
Go anywhere but Patong
@Bad_Karma19687 ай бұрын
Arsen should offer his services as a guide
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Guide ..... 😄
@asadsayed45517 ай бұрын
😊😊😊😊👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
👍
@wayonyardceniza5867 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
❤️
@MrPapalenlen7 ай бұрын
The title of this video should be "What to do when Leaving Phuket"
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Good suggestions, but I have mentioned the things that you should know about Phuket Patong along the way
@regnorse6 ай бұрын
lol brilliant
@ghalebalsharif7 ай бұрын
No issues with vaping?
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Nope
@mattbryan85356 ай бұрын
Usually not!! But it's highly illegal in Thailand to vape and can attract a large fine and time in jail according to the law!! Anecdotally,you wouldn't know it😅
@陳勝偉-m7c7 ай бұрын
🥰❤️
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
👍
@CaptainKremmen7 ай бұрын
Phuket is a big island. It's not just Patong.
@henrikgustav2294Ай бұрын
wait, u can vape in thailand?
@thehammer33407 ай бұрын
Just look at the news, Phuket having too many issues with Farang acting badly...definitely not as good as it once was.
@jesalarya7 ай бұрын
No hotel names ?
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
JB green PATONG
@jonhobson35927 ай бұрын
Phuket is not near the top of my domestic travel options …
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Surely Thailand has much better to offer
@jonhobson35926 ай бұрын
Hope all is ok not had a vlog from you for a while .. 🙏
@goonerdoy7 ай бұрын
When you will learn to speak Thai brother, u live there!? 😊
@rogerparis7 ай бұрын
It’s over and done.
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
👍
@XxZombie_KingxX6 ай бұрын
Give me Patong over Samui and Krabi
@LiveLoveThailand6 ай бұрын
Take it 😃
@gatesofbabylon187 ай бұрын
Ohh they do sell disposable vapes on the street?
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Yes
@gatesofbabylon187 ай бұрын
@@LiveLoveThailand but best to bargain right? Coz i heard the seller quote you 500baht.
@jonhobson35927 ай бұрын
@@LiveLoveThailandremember to dispose of it before you fly 😅
@tvo64537 ай бұрын
I was in Phuket in January…way too many Russians.
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Now more ...
@stevenrodriguez30587 ай бұрын
Too many
@regnorse6 ай бұрын
draft dodgers
@PantherD126 ай бұрын
At our resort in Kata, 90% of guests are russians, same on beach / anywhere else. It doesn't feel like Thailand anymore. Local people are talking to you Russian words to entertain you and sell you stuff..
@regnorse6 ай бұрын
@@PantherD12 (((( wonder how long before pootin claims theyre being persecuted and needs to annex the region.
@PI3City5 ай бұрын
The watered down drinks there is a joke. They earn a lot from tourist
@mattbryan85356 ай бұрын
❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊
@LiveLoveThailand6 ай бұрын
👍
@mariasandberg52237 ай бұрын
Why go to Phuket especially Patong chose anything else in Thailand🤮
@clifford33785 ай бұрын
Promo SM 👏
@thomasmuller92437 ай бұрын
Where was your wife?
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
In the south, will meet her there ... catch the vlog 😄
@humbertsmith88647 ай бұрын
I've heard nothing decent about this place or you're Russian...no thanks!
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment, if you watch the vlog amd my opinions about the things , you might reconsider your comment
@humbertsmith88647 ай бұрын
sorry...my comment was supposed to read "unless you're Russian".@@LiveLoveThailand
@LiveLoveThailand7 ай бұрын
No problem, but I mentioned that this place is getting from bad to worse ... Soon, I will upload a vlog from a place that much better thank Phuket and Pattaya. No need to be sorry we are here to share our opinions
@humbertsmith88647 ай бұрын
You are awesome!@@LiveLoveThailand
@humbertsmith88647 ай бұрын
I'm leaning towards Cambodia in November @@LiveLoveThailand