Well, that was different. Really enjoyed this journey.
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
Cheers Simon, appreciate the watch. Don’t worry everyone, I’m back on the UK coach network next week! 😂
@MC-emmcee
Күн бұрын
One of the things I will always remember from my visist to Bangkok was those schools of huge fish in the river.
@NonstopEurotrip
10 күн бұрын
I love all the boats in Bangkok. By far the best way to travel around the city and great value 😊
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Cheers mate, I did quite a few and agree, such a cheap and easy way for a bargain price too (as with most things in Bangkok!) 👍
@melglobus
6 күн бұрын
Phenomenal. I went to Bangkok with my then girlfriend (now wife!) about 15 years ago and happened upon the ferries by chance. Such an interesting way to travel
@JohnnyHooverTravels
9 күн бұрын
Absolute surprise video and i loved it. Hats off to the dude taking the fares and doing everything else. Looks a great service to avoid the city traffic. Probably more efficient than diesel buses of equivalent size and they are keeping a lot of people off the roads. Great aspect of Bangkok i knew nothing about. Thanks for sharing it 👍
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Cheers mate, thanks for watching! A bit random this but I thought I’d put it out seeing as I was over there and decided to film it.
@TravelSignal
4 күн бұрын
Absolutely fascinating mate! Those boats sure went at a lick, no 6mph speed limit like around our way! (And the wash eroding the banks would certainly need plenty of works to keep repaired!)
@good7saint
7 күн бұрын
Now this is a video I definitely love. I lived on a narrow boat for three years. Have you thought of doing one on those small water taxis in Birmingham
@danmccauley80
6 күн бұрын
Great video, do you stay on the same side to connect to the golden line as I'm going to use this when I arrive in Bangkok next week
@steveparkinson8887
7 күн бұрын
Bloody hell, ur Newcastle to Asia, cmon, give us in between
@johnnierainey01
9 күн бұрын
Did I miss the flight? A bit random - but welcome.
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
One of the legs down there was on the Etihad A380 I uploaded the vid a few weeks back. This was just one of the things I did whilst over there. 👍
@johnnierainey01
6 күн бұрын
@@LetsMakeaTrip Thanks for that, I will go looking for the previous upload. Great stuff, I'm looking forward to your next blog.
@kevinellis8869
8 күн бұрын
Great trip report, obviously the 4 mph limit on UK canals doesn't apply. I do wonder about the impact of the wash on adjacent properties though.
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Cheers Kevin, I’m not sure there is a speed limit tbh!! Great fun though 👍
@seancoleman8528
15 сағат бұрын
Brilliant video, as usual mark you do get around as was watching you in Poole in Dorset the other day
@aliksahnda
8 күн бұрын
These vessels certainly go at a fair old lick! Although your lungs wouldn't have appreciated the experience it makes for a great video.
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Cheers, yep I really enjoyed them and I think speed was one of the reasons tbh!
@hassanalihusseini1717
9 күн бұрын
Nice video. I often use that service eveen in the morning and evening it can get crowded a lot. Yes, there are electric boats (also on Khlong Saen Saep from Wat Sribuenrong to Minburi) but they are soooooo slooooow and not so practic to use. Have a nice time!
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Thanks mate, good to hear from someone who uses the boats. Hope my pronunciation wasn’t too bad!!
@walterfillingham
8 күн бұрын
What a fantastic way to see the city, fun and a much more intimate way to experience and explore the city..
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Cheers mate, something a bit different I thought I’d put out. Back to the coach this weekend!
@stogieguy7
10 күн бұрын
An entire transport system that I never knew about! Great stuff - thanks!
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Cheers mate, same here until I went to Bangkok. Couldn’t resist a go but I spent more time on the river tbh and that was great fun too 👍
@kenpassey9270
10 күн бұрын
Like the stream... would you say Bangkok is a safe place for a single traveller.. or pattaya if you've been there.
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
Cheers, I haven’t been to Pattaya tbh. I found it safe as a solo traveller though I did stay a little out of the centre where prices were better too. Like any big city, there are some rough spots I think. Overall though, I can’t wait to go back.
@Andypanda19733
9 күн бұрын
Great video mark thanks for the journey's you take us on, hope you had a few beverage s after the trip
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching Andy. Yes beers every night tbh (and cocktails!) 👍
@richardbutler4488
10 күн бұрын
So much for health and safety 🫠
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Haha, yep and much more fun!
@sheilam4525
9 күн бұрын
Wow health and safety is non existent!😂 Well done, Mark, it is not a ride for me😂
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Yep, we’ll the crew did wear helmets! Great fun Sheila you’d love it I reckon!
@Timstravels01
8 күн бұрын
What a cracking adventure. Loved it!
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Thanks Tim, something a bit different from me anyway!
@markmcniven2625
10 күн бұрын
Ĺast week you were on the tyne & wear metro, now your on a boat in Thailand.
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
I am Mark but have to say, this was filmed earlier in the year (May) and I just hadn’t gotten round to releasing it. I’m back on the National Express next week!
@jrfsp320
10 күн бұрын
The plastic covers are for the rain- they have them up sometimes
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Nice one, thanks for the info 👍
@Fan652w
10 күн бұрын
Thank you Mark for an extremely interesting and entertaining video. When a passenger wanted to get OFF at request stop, (or should it be 'request pier') how did they signal that they wanted the boat to stop. Did they simply shout out the Thai equivalent of 'Next Stop Please?'
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
I reckon the ‘ticket collector’ either knew when he gave out the ticket or they told him at some point and he told the skipper. Just my guess though.
@joshuajeffrey1843
8 күн бұрын
What is coming up in next Friday video
@LetsMakeaTrip
8 күн бұрын
National Express Joshua 👍
@southdevonboy2009
9 күн бұрын
Great video Mark really look forward to your videos😊
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Thanks mate, a bit different this but I filmed it so thought it worth releasing.😊👍
@stevenmc4446
9 күн бұрын
good to see it not really a tourist sightseeing trip but interesting
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Yes agree Steven. I d like to seek out these kind of things when travelling. They are terrible in terms of video views and not really worth the effort of editing and uploading. But, I just love to share them either way - great memories 👍
@Biggestisland
10 күн бұрын
Great!. When was this filmed?
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Cheers, May 24.
@derisleybrittain
8 күн бұрын
Excellent ❤❤❤❤🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Thanks Derisley, cheers for watching 😊👍👍👍
@dennisboosey6272
10 күн бұрын
Thats one fast boat, lol.😮
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
It certainly was 👍
@Letsgobyland
9 күн бұрын
nice trips here!👍
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Yes, I enjoyed them!
@harrisonfensome5821
8 күн бұрын
great video
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Thanks mate 😊👍
@paulgibsonphotography
10 күн бұрын
Great Video Mark
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
Cheers Paul, from my Bangkok trip back in May 👍
@smogontheline
10 күн бұрын
Going to Dublin for a Guinness is one thing, but that's a bit far for a takeaway 😂 Great video, Mark. Those boats were going some speed. I wonder how many times the fare collector fell in over the years.
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Cheers mate, I wondered that as well! Talking about takeaways, wow, I had some great food there during my stay!
@strongbow310
5 күн бұрын
Im confused are you Steve marsh
@stevewareing8525
10 күн бұрын
Wow what an amazing trip, those boats don't hang around but I would love to know what engines they use. Probably a MAN or Volvo but (It sounded like an old Leyland 2200 marine diesel?) 👍.
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
Yep, not sure Steve tbh but the best bit for me was going full pelt down the canal with another coming the other way at similar speed. That certainly got the boat rocking a bit! Great fun 👍
@MartinBrez
10 күн бұрын
I tried to do a boat journey like this in Bangkok in 2011. Bloke was asking for 10x the actual price. Even showing my calculator, he was insistent on paying the 'Farang' price. I ended up getting a taxi as that was easier, cheaper, and air conditioned 😂
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Yes that’s a bit of a farang rip-off by the sounds of it. I just made my way down to one of the piers, not a clue what I was doing but just jumped on the next one up to Wat Sriboonreung.
@baseballfan99
10 күн бұрын
The speed reminds me of The Thames Clipper though they only go this fast outside of Central London on the wide bridge less sections. Looks a very good way to move about the city as long as you don;t hit anything. 😃
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Haha, yep it was definitely an experience and I have no idea whether there’s a speed limit on the canal or not tbh.
@SomchaiSpeaks
10 күн бұрын
The " sluice gates " are flood control protection. During the rainy season the main river, the Chao Praya, often rises many metres and flooding of parts of the city is common. The gates limit the areas affected.
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Brilliant, thanks for the info Somchai 😊👍
@sandiandgregh
10 күн бұрын
Those boats don’t hang about! Very interesting. As Canadians who dealt with record temperatures abc humidity this year, we feel your pain.
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Thanks guys. Yep I kind of half got used to the humidity after a few days. Having a swimming pool at the hotel to look forward to each day helped!
@SomchaiSpeaks
10 күн бұрын
I hope you tried the Chao Praya Express Boats on the river or any water taxi. They are an absolute blast and travel up and down the river to all kinds of places. The dexterity of the crew on tying & untying the ropes is marvelous.
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
I absolutely did - they were great fun! Can’t wait to go back tbh 👍
@Swaggerlot
10 күн бұрын
Rode that both ways a few years ago. Fun, quick and dirt cheap.
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
It is great fun I agree. Proper bargain too 😊👍
@ohheyitskevinc
10 күн бұрын
That’s not Shrewsbury! 😉 Great video!
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
Haha, yep a bit warmer than my home town! Cheers Kev 😊👍
@ludwig327
10 күн бұрын
Ever thought about a china trip? Those high speed east coast trains are impressive.
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
I have but tbh I have reservations wrt filming videos away from Europe because the viewing figures are really terrible! I put them out occasionally for my own personal enjoyment and to show people where I’ve been, some unusual trips I’ve taken and how they can do it themselves. But my audience is predominantly UK-based and people just aren’t that interested really. A bit of a shame but I kind of know what kind of videos help to grow the channel these days and canal boats in Bangkok (unfortunately) isn’t one of them.
@davidbirch9108
10 күн бұрын
Fascinating video! I went to Bangkok in 2011 but I never rode on those boats, time to return there I think...
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Cheers David. I loved it! This is from May and I can’t wait to go back!
@garyanderson9644
10 күн бұрын
Great video Mark, that looks like a excellent way to travel around, Im going to Bangkok in march 25, And i quite fancy doing a few water taxis, can i ask did have any vaccines for this trip ? Keep up the good work buddy 👍
@SomchaiSpeaks
10 күн бұрын
Essentially you do not need anything. Malaria is not an issue in major urban areas but thanks to global warming dengue is increasing. Mosquitoes are a 24 hr issue everywhere with different variants operating in daytime & nighttime with a dawn and dusk overlap. So always apply an anti mosquito spray that you can buy in any 7/11, pharmacy or supermarket. After bite creams are also readily available in pharmacies and help with the itching.
@LetsMakeaTrip
9 күн бұрын
Cheers Gary, I was already vaccinated from an earlier trip so didn’t bother but I would listen to what Somchai says here as he sounds much more of an expert than me. Enjoy your trip 😊👍
@enricomonti156
10 күн бұрын
This ferry service is indeed something to try and to get a different perspective of the city. It somehow reminds me of a boat trip I did in Leeds in 2022 on the Leeds Dock Taxi, a small yellow boat which travels from Leeds Railway station to Clarence Dock for just £1. Great views also there, yet, not as exotic
@thomosevans
10 күн бұрын
@enricomonti156 I did that now is £2 each way but still worth it
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
Haven’t heard of that one Enrico. Something I feel I must have a look at now. Cheers 😊👍
@thomas-o8d3o
10 күн бұрын
Lets hope stagecoach dont take the services over !😦
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
Haha, yes - prices will go up for sure!
@mazdaboy7
10 күн бұрын
any vid of the journey to thailand
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
Hi mate, my Etihad trip from LHR to AUH was the first segment. I then did another Etihad leg to Delhi in biz and then an economy flight with Thai to BKK. The first leg is already on the channel (in their A380). I didn’t think it worth filming the other ones though I do have some content from my flight back from BKK to DEL with 5hai and their 777.
@calebmumby5803
10 күн бұрын
good stuff mark
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
Thanks Caleb, something a bit different 😊👍
@kenpassey9270
10 күн бұрын
Thanks 👍
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 күн бұрын
Cheers Ken 😊👍
@AndreiTupolev
8 күн бұрын
Rather more like the water buses in Amsterdam than the Thames Clippers. Not very environmentally friendly? .. I'm not so sure, it seems to be a pretty quick and efficient way of transporting a large number of people, certainly compared with the swarms of tiny little motorcycles and tuk-tuks 🛺. They probably operate with minimal overheads, so they probably wouldn't be able afford fancy electric boats. They seem to tear along at a considerable speed; there don't seem to be any speed limits on the canals. Hurtling under bridges with inches to spare from concrete pillars was quite an experience.
@LetsMakeaTrip
6 күн бұрын
Cheers mate, I’m over in Amsterdam next month, I might give them a try. Good point about the road traffic it was certainly a bit manic at street level and this was a welcome respite!
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