🇹🇭| Phuket Turned TOO Busy 👉 People’s True opinions
Did it really turned too busy? I personally think even in main season (December/ January) it keeps its charm. What do people think of Phuket, Thailand?
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0:00 Coming up in Patong
00:16 Intro Phuket is Too Busy
0:29 American guy talks about Phuket
2:55 Australian on Bangla Road
4:43 Aussie ladies loving Phuket
7:27 Turkish gent Loves it.
10:59 English man first Time Thailand
12:15 Frenchman 2nd time Thailand
12:25 Australian Couple have been 12 times to Phuket
17:00 2002 was my first time in Thailand
20:58 Did Phuket turned too busy? Outro
#patong #phuket #southeastasia
36 Comments
I was on Phuket in May and love Karon beach .
Come Thailand before die.
Had many great holidays here Chai ,,,,,,,bloody great memories and I was here in the tsunami,,,,peace and happiness as always 😊😊😊😊
Be back this Christmas and new year staying in the nai harn and the Surin Phuket
รู้สึกไม่ค่อยดี เวลานักท่องเที่ยวพูดถึงกัญชา เหมือนว่าไทยจะกลายเป็นแหล่งยาเสพติด😢😢😢
Way to many Russians, not the best tourists, vey rude and ignorant, not all of course, but as a group Russians are bad tourists
I've been to Thailand 45 times and never had any issues only really happy times and I live life in the fast lane as well lol
"Come Thailand before die" 😂
Die kan ik vast afvinken:)
Chai, I was on Phuket in January, for the first time since 15 years, but for me Phuket is TO buzzy now. All is business and also the Thai People are less kind then before. To commercial! I prefer Koh Samui now more. 🙏
Bali or Lombok is wayyyyyy better than Phuket
Plenty of different opinions which is great – a lot of Aussies escaping winter , myself have only been To Kata area in peak season – A favoured place for long time travellers , has plenty to offer , good vibe for sure – Thank you Champ ✔️👍👌✌️👋🙏
The anti marijuana people are ridiculous as you can get!!! Keep boozin it up tho you bloody bozos. Brain is mush !!
You cant compare Bangkok with Phuket its a major city the Capital. Phuket is getting over crowded and expensive to live here
Thailand is talking about eliminating the weed shops. I kinda hope they do they are getting out of hand
Top video again champ. That guy staying at the Expat Hotel blew me away. I stayed there for 3 months way back in 1993. Probably the same owner then too. Lovely guy. It was this time of the year and I stayed there for the duration on a special low season deal which converted to Oz 5.00 a night. Crazy cheap and a nice place to stay with a swimming pool, fan, no aircon but suited me well back then. Anyway re the content they all summed Patong up to perfection. Wild place however I quite like Kamala Beach which would be an awesome escape from Patong, about 10 km away. Much more relaxed and beautiful beach. I'd like to plug Youtuber Sean King's favourite eating and drinking place right on Kamala Beach called 'the Pond' You may well remember Sean from Paddy's end of Thailand tour party at Richie and Maybelle's Coffee Garden. Anyway well done with this mate Plenty of Aussies on this one 🤩
In Phuket, Naiharn in July, it is quiet here now. Not so many tourists here, mostly expat or digital. All shops, gyms , markets, massages, sport clubs and restaurants are open, so no rush or queues as not so many people. Perfect place to have cool life. Still very different from the rest of Thailand. Phuket is an apart place. The many beaches of Phuket are so beautiful and different vibes, the old town Phuket is so beautiful.
Great vid Chai.
We have been to Phuket 6 times since covid. We stay in Nanai Rd which is the expat area behind Patong. Kamala was our favourite area, however; the whole island lost it's vibe and turned into a mega expensive mini Moscow.
Hua Hin and Chiang Mai are the go to spots from now on.
Thank you for having me in the video Chai 🙏🏻 It is my first interview too🥹 Thailand was so great and definitely I will come back again. Come Thailand before you die guys😂🙏🏻💙 Have a great day!!
Would be Interesting to see you do a video just on that Bangla Rd day & night to see the difference 🎉, maybe a video suggestion? Now I'm interested to see what it's like. 😊
It's rather contradictory that tourists complain about too many tourists 😂🤦
Phuket ..no thankyou
Thank you for coming by Chai! It's an extra special video for me because I live in Patong.. so it's great to hear these such honest answers ❤🙏🏽
I second the Aussie ladies, you feel safer walking around in Thailand than Australia especially in the city's at night!!!
The worst thing about Phuket is that it's soooo loud everywhere! Even some restaurants and pubs choose the loud music which is strange. Other than that it's such a great island offering many choices.
I lived in Phuket for 3 months now and love it; can definitely be overwhelming at times but overall great video!
Chai travel, would love to chat with you sometime and do a interview. Cheers!
Personally Patong, together with Pataya are my least favourite areas of Thailand. Way too built up, too much noise, too many people in your face as you try and walk around.
Got to love the Hash Guy!🤣🤣🤣
I avoided Phuket for years until it was only option in Thailand to arrive without two week quarantine. I forgot what that program was called. It was test on arrival and you wait for message you're clear. It was abandoned and enjoyed vacant beaches till I got hit with Shingles. I returned nine months later and I hated it. I stayed in Patong and got some alleviation changing my hotel to Surin Beach. . My recent trip in April I found Krabi calm and I noticed the island excursion where inundated by travelers from Phuket. I'll likely never go back to Phuket. – especially Patong. The beaches are nice and the limestones give Thailand that idyllic awesome touch. I don't travel for beach destinations as I live in Florida, but I discovered a beach town in SE Costa Rica that is worth the 3hr flight and house rental every year now. I'll still travel to Thailand but with minimal emphasis on beach and more on mountains, hiking., cycling and culture.
Bangladesh has been an awful place for 15 years…patong is a pure dump
I used to go Phuket 20 years ago as a single guy hopefully I’ll be back next year with my girlfriend definitely won’t be going to anywhere near the red light district
After the Tusnami, I feel Phuket lost its charm. All the foreigners taking over the hotels and it lost the Thai charm. I prefer the area's that are more traditional Thai. Its hard to sleep at night with all the partying. Definately go in the off season if trying it for the 1st time.
I just had that certain crowd that can't behave themselves
I used to live in Phuket off and on for a long time. I left for another area and the few times I've been back I really don't like it. Crazy drivers, noise, rude tourists, and overpricing. During COVID was the last nice time in Phuket. Felt like it did 20 years ago. Phuket town used to be so nice and quiet with locals and now its overrun with tourists also. I never liked Patong and really don't see what people like so much about it but for each their own. I actually prefer Pattaya over Phuket if I had to choose. Now I live next to the beach in a quiet town and have no regrets whatsoever. Phuket is for tourists that want to party and go on package tours. Fair enough to them and hope they stay there…
Thumbs up 👍 Champ
Phuket is the big city, and busy for sure.
Thanks to the woman who was concerned about tsunami time in Thailand. I love your channel .subscribed!!