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@dondobbs9302
16 сағат бұрын
Yeah, jeez. You should have at least gotten the widow seat since they wanted the doors open to yap. Well; you missed the floods so, that's good.
@stevedakin7543
16 сағат бұрын
We love all your videos don't stop making them ❤❤❤
@Dasm.
18 сағат бұрын
Wonderful series Ryan! Really enjoyed it
@lifeinruralthailand
18 сағат бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@Firode9856
16 сағат бұрын
Your patience is a virtue. One I would not have had😊👏👏👏👏
@michaeltakayama8415
8 сағат бұрын
I think that you are the only solo, whom I have ever seen book a single bunk in 1st class. Most solo travellers book a single bunk in 2nd or 3rd, or book the entire cabin in 1st - depending on their budget. Makes perfect sense now, from watching your experience. Thanks for sharing! :)
@TKsolotravel
15 сағат бұрын
Great work and you were very amiable toward the girl as she definitely appeared on the path that she would only be happy with what she wanted (no compromise attitude)!
@stevecarroll8513
17 сағат бұрын
Ah thanks Ryan for the series & the commitment to the channel. Have enjoyed it 🙏
@lifeinruralthailand
17 сағат бұрын
My pleasure! thanks Steve!
@michaelomara1922
18 сағат бұрын
Its been a nice series ryran 🎉
@lifeinruralthailand
18 сағат бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@janwilliams4282
17 сағат бұрын
Alphie had no idea you were coming back. He was so pleased. Welcome home.
@marglewis7652
18 сағат бұрын
I've really enjoyed your trip, lots of information and sights that I've never seen. I've added loads to my bucket list, thanks and it must be great to be back to your family and vice versa
@lifeinruralthailand
18 сағат бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@asiaexpat62
18 сағат бұрын
Dual pricing; been in Thailand for over 50 years and still get farang prices in tourist areas. Has little to do with discounts for Thais or Thai prices would not be the same all over the country. Good or bad is up to the customer. About First class on the train, I book both seats to prevent bunking with a stranger.
@thailand999
17 сағат бұрын
Great episode dude. Very informative.
@lifeinruralthailand
16 сағат бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@michaelj2528
18 сағат бұрын
A enjoyable series of videos, interesting and informative and entertaining.
@lifeinruralthailand
18 сағат бұрын
Thanks Michael 🙏
@Nttmf
16 сағат бұрын
😂😂😂 I was waiting for your friend to start snoring 😂😂. Like sharing a room with a 600kg adult moose, there’s nothing worse travelling and sharing with a snorer.
@Hawks1980
16 сағат бұрын
I used to live in Cheltenham and during Gold Cup week they used to put the prices up for entrances to nightclubs for the tourists. The week before they would hand out cards to the local's which got us in for the regular price. Dual pricing is not specific to Thailand.
@PaulHibbitt
17 сағат бұрын
Enjoyed the trip with you thanks 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🧘🏽♂️💯🧘🏻💜
@Purple_Monkey_Dishwasher_
18 сағат бұрын
"I know im going to get a really good night sleep" Nek minnit "Probably the worst nights sleep of my entire life" 🤣😂
@lifeinruralthailand
18 сағат бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@georgewilder1076
17 сағат бұрын
Wonderful.. Wonderful.. Video... Nice to get back home 🏡.. to family 😊
@nataliebell6575
Сағат бұрын
What a muddle on the train. You are so kind. It looks like they have upgraded since we last did this journey.
@WAWZDAT
3 сағат бұрын
Over all, great video series of your trip. Thanks a lot. I agree with your assessment of the first class.
@donchow274
13 сағат бұрын
With you all the way with your journey,thanks.Nothing is perfect but life is good.Glad to know you are home safe and family.❤️🙏🇺🇸🇹🇭
@WanderlustReports
18 сағат бұрын
That's the issue with sleeping in trains. I'm a snorer and I know how much it can piss off people so I tend to refrain from sleeping. I agree with you, the curtains in 2nd are a good shield. I wanted to go to CM in 1st class train next month, and record a video of it, but you made me think otherwise. I'll fly! And I'm also thnking about this nice little restaurant where you stopped at the beginning: I hope they have not been flooded!
@lifeinruralthailand
18 сағат бұрын
I think they are in the safe zone there 🙏🙏
@jaideedave
12 сағат бұрын
When I was a smoker I also snored heavily. I worked on an offshore oil rig with 4 in the cabin. I'd get remarks like "you made sounds like a farm animal" lol. Funny now but not so much at the time. A chainsaw was mentioned to.
@mariettathornton5924
14 сағат бұрын
You’re just way too nice Ryan! Thanks for taking us along……I’m so glad we’ve booked our 2nd class overnight train ride to Chiang Mai & cannot wait 😊
@lifeinruralthailand
13 сағат бұрын
Thank you Marietta 🙏
@peterbailey6722
17 сағат бұрын
Good advice Ryan as soon as I seen your situation I thought no no no 1 st class na, not like that, but sometimes that’s what it is suck it up 😂 I guess but not for me, as you said second class would have been better but 1 st I would expect it to be all mine so definitely pay the difference well done mate nice trip will do that one day cheers
@lifeinruralthailand
17 сағат бұрын
Cheers Peter!
@richardhaughton4303
18 сағат бұрын
Your a good guy to have given up your privacy, not many would have. Dual pricing is not an issue for me, it’s annoying but that’s part of the way we, Farangs, have to live
@boxcartwilly
17 сағат бұрын
Great video shame about the train, I like to have a cabin to myself as I snore really loud and feel sorry for anyone that is close to me when I sleep I don't know how the wife puts up with it but she does at least for now 😂 Great trip through, I don't know why people make such a big thing about dual pricing in some parts of the UK example Blackpool locals get discount on entrance to some attractions it goes on everywhere.
@HairyPixels
16 сағат бұрын
Isn't this the same price as flying? Not sure the prices today but 1,600 baht can buy a plane ticket I'm pretty sure.
@CaptainKremmen
10 сағат бұрын
Yes, but you can view it as a free night's accommodation too. (Assuming you can sleep decently.)
@anthonyanderson9326
10 сағат бұрын
Yes tourist places in hawaii have Kama'aina pricing for locals..some need proof and some dont
@WalkingmanPattaya
16 сағат бұрын
Great episodes of the trip north Ryan. Thanks for them all. Been in similar situations a few times in my life as well, struggling all night to sleep with snoring people/friends in close quarters. Train travel is something I will do again once the high speed electric trains start to run possibly. Knew you made it home and happy to see the proof in this episode. Lots to do, so get some sleep and when you wake, get back to it Father Ryan, no more dilly dallying on trains for awhile! 555 Peace and Love Y'all
@lifeinruralthailand
16 сағат бұрын
Thanks my friend - back to the grind!
@petergillespie6395
16 сағат бұрын
Living in a tourist area, i sometimes wish we had double pricing😂 Thanks for an interesting trip report. I was possibly in CM at the same time as me. We both missed the flooding luckily.
@mikeingram7961
14 сағат бұрын
Yes Ryan! Loving the content. It was great meeting you in Chiang Mai and Pai last month. Big love from Stockport ❤
@lifeinruralthailand
13 сағат бұрын
Cheers Mike - hope you are well brother 🙏😁
@KC-in9px
6 сағат бұрын
The Chinese wife had the best sleep of her married life, in a cabin away from her snoring husband. The pretty daughter knew exactly how to play the foriegner to get the berth changes made. Lol
@jordiking2481
8 сағат бұрын
From the first visit to Thailand 2007... I learnt about the dual pricing... after proudly showing my Thai wife.... the bargain I'd got... to be told... she would buy the next time.... your videos are cool...
@beverlyweber4122
13 сағат бұрын
What an adventure! I never imagined this kind of thing. Thanks for sharing!
@lifeinruralthailand
12 сағат бұрын
Thanks Beverly - hope you are well!
@lillianrosbottom7366
14 сағат бұрын
Thank you ryan totally enjoyed these videos on your trip. Keep on doing what you do. Brilliant
@lifeinruralthailand
10 сағат бұрын
Thank you Lillian 🙏
@HairyPixels
16 сағат бұрын
Privacy is very important for us Farang.
@nimblemonkey
17 сағат бұрын
Sounds and looks like a nightmare, but on the positive side, your thumbnail is hilarious!
@lifeinruralthailand
17 сағат бұрын
😂😂😂
@RosemarieStars
15 сағат бұрын
So good to be home. Thanks for a great trip! ❤
@lifeinruralthailand
14 сағат бұрын
🙏😁🇹🇭 thank you
@Jon-bp6xl
18 сағат бұрын
I have traveled first class from the loas to Bangkok 1st class many years ago now. Excellent service.
I love the fact that you explained the dual pricing systems, by saying it was a discount for Thai people rather than a rip off of the flange.
@molonlabe9602
13 сағат бұрын
That's just semantics and disingenuous. It's still charging a different price for different people. Just average the 2 prices and charge everyone the same. If the average Thai can't afford the same price, then the price is too high.
@davidthomson692
7 сағат бұрын
@@molonlabe9602that’s hardly fair is it.
@karlcx
3 сағат бұрын
@@davidthomson692 it seems like fair doesn't matter much when performative virtue signalling is in play. sad, isn't it.
@starship8088
2 сағат бұрын
It is a rip-off, not every "farang" in Thailand earns a Western salary, and not every farang in Thailand is a tourist. It's a blatant rip-off.
@karlcx
2 сағат бұрын
@@starship8088 agreed. it's got a lot of names around the world. latin america it's gringo pricing. i can't stand the attitude of treating people differently for pretentious abritrary and often racist reasons.
@molonlabe9602
13 сағат бұрын
I don't agree with dual pricing anywhere in the world. In Thailand, I have the pink ID and often receive the lower price, but not always.
@shuuyakano1732
18 сағат бұрын
I'll be awake to be beware in case lots of person are coming in after buying the tickets, I still get use by not sleeping, face at the window to the wholescapes & silently singing the songs to enjoy it. I also will be awake faster for brushing & showering no matter am I bored or nothing to do for a long years by serving the areas quickly. Which means taking naps for a few minutes only. By the way thanks for your information about the train situation again as now your loved ones with 2 kids and your lovely pet are lovely joining by welcoming you back to your farmhouse without any injuries known as You're peacefully back to your farmhouse.
@wendy-0101
10 сағат бұрын
❤🙏🏻👍🏻That was really interesting to hear & see your experience of travelling. Must feel so good to be home. 💞💞💞💞
@lifeinruralthailand
10 сағат бұрын
Thank you Wendy 🙏🙏
@DagwoodsThailand
15 сағат бұрын
New subscriber. Good info and I like your VLog style. If not in a rush we prefer to drive long distances- 4 hours per day then stop, spend the night and have a local experience.
@lifeinruralthailand
14 сағат бұрын
Welcome to the channel 🙏
@Patricksstealthvanlife
16 сағат бұрын
First class on train and hot shower. It's like describing air conditioning in a car ! 🤣🤣
@davidthomson692
6 сағат бұрын
When in Thailand as a farang , I concider myself to be fortunate. I have seen where many Thai’s in the hospitality industry live. I admire the way they have No tall poppy syndrome IMHO. I rarely haggle and often tip The thai’ are a wonderful natured people who are always happy and smiling 😊 and I like to add to their smile as it warms my heart and makes me smile. I’m a carpenter so far from rich on the world stage
@hans-ulrichfischer963
14 сағат бұрын
For Train-Ride... as i checked for myself. a return ticket flight is offered 86 US bkk-Chiang Mai. 1:20 flight time.. it sounds somehow more comfortable so.. 😂 (sure excluding fare from/to airport then).
@AAWGASHTADS
9 сағат бұрын
A bunk with a complete stranger and the term First Class are mutually exclusive in my mind . I'd pay for just a seat instead
@davidkelly-cl4mj
Сағат бұрын
Thanks for sharing Ryan, bit of a disappointment for you but lesson learned hey, you won't be doing that again in a hurry. On a positive note, you'll be home with the family soon enough. And this will just be another story to laugh about
@SamuelMartin-n9k
12 сағат бұрын
Great video Ryan!!!! 2 thumbs up my friend!!!!
@lifeinruralthailand
10 сағат бұрын
Cheers Samuel 🙏
@mattalford389
17 сағат бұрын
Yeah. That 1st class cabin is only ok if you're travelling as a couple or with a friend. Don't know if I would fancy that really. I think you're right. If you're on you're own, 2nd class would be better. For me anyway. Thanks for showing us.
@lifeinruralthailand
17 сағат бұрын
Cheers Matt!
@keithhowell4138
12 сағат бұрын
Glad I Found out ,,yeah the shower is very appealing ,and I’d go with paying for the whole cabin,,70s in Oz I’d get a sleeper and it was a one person cabin ,,don’t know about nowadays though .havent been on a train since the seventies or early eighties,,but most likely will in Thailand ,,thanks for the tips.
@KillerkoUK
15 сағат бұрын
That certainly looked like a worse experience than the second class with curtain and privacy :D ..also the prices sounds quite high... like you can just get a plane ticket for less :D
@marcialynn3469
17 сағат бұрын
I live in Baja, Mexico....many places have "Gringo" prices. Printed prices are rare. I make sure to speak to cashiers in Spanish, even if they speak to me in English. At the Flea Market yesterday I was quote $15 for a used baby item for my charity work. Another vendor I buy from, heard the price, and said something to them about the babies I feed. Price came down $3 US, and she apologized, saying she was sorry, she thought I was a gringa. Yup, I am. Restaurants, grocers, everywhere here except the thrift stores will charge more....but the locals get paid so little. In Key west I paid $1200 a month for a room in someone elses house. Until hurricane Irma knocked it over. Now my big new gated house with wifi, and cold ac is $400 a month on the beach....
@WilliamFluery
15 сағат бұрын
What a nightmare your experience would have been for me. After this review, I will continue to be a frequent flyer.
@lifeinruralthailand
14 сағат бұрын
I agree William 🙏
@Mikomido5
2 сағат бұрын
In Hawaii locals get “Kamaaina” prices for certain places too where as tourists pay a higher price.
@ronniew3229
16 сағат бұрын
I recommend bringing your significant other. 😉
@sgraham005
6 сағат бұрын
Ryan did you note the spelling of Baht on the restaurant menu on the counter. 50 Bath
@Wortsandall
2 сағат бұрын
Your thumbnail is fantastic lol
@s.c.6367
17 сағат бұрын
I always ask for VIP and that usually gets a good laugh ha ha
@sid35gb
11 сағат бұрын
Bit of a crap situation for a first class ticket. But as always it’s a learning curve. I got lucky going on the sleeper train because I booked in several months in advance and managed to get a bottom bunk. I will not bother with first class next time. There are showers available in second class it was a whole carriage with showers basins and loos.
@CaptainKremmen
10 сағат бұрын
The only time I took an overnight train in Thailand, I went for 1st class and ended up with a cabin to myself. (The train to Surat Thani isn't as busy though.)
@rudirude4357
11 сағат бұрын
couple of things. If you travel with someone in 1st it is nice. I travelled with my wife and it was lovely. Second, the air con is set to artic blast by default. Every travel blogger mentions it. No one seems to mention you can just ask for it to be turned down and they will do it for you.
@cherylkelly8009
7 сағат бұрын
Or pay for two seats ;) Looks like second is better - also, they used to say that first class is like a freezer 😮 hi Ryan 😊
@pepeee548
18 сағат бұрын
I still prefer fly, too old for long hours trains sharing seats and beds
@bighoss9705
5 сағат бұрын
Hahaha this is Thailand. Expect the unexpected 😅 This is why I always fly or take a private car/Taxi. Not worth it to me to save a few dollars.
@mikedavis5829
14 сағат бұрын
Great train review!
@lifeinruralthailand
10 сағат бұрын
Thank you very much!
@margarettownsley9500
10 сағат бұрын
Hi Ryan I’ve enjoyed your travel vlogs but now looking forward to seeing family live on the farm the train situation was definitely not looking good that girl laying down the law would have put me in a bad mood 😊her father didn’t look old he could have used the top bunk ? Do they tell you that you might have to share a cabin or just land it on ‘ thank you for sharing your journey
@shhindig
13 сағат бұрын
It is funny some of the times they print, "Bath" instead of "Baht".
@gervaisbilodeau8465
15 сағат бұрын
I will be going to Chiang Mai on oct 23rd for a few days. We are planning to ride a 20 passengers nite bus ( VIP) up north and 2nd class train down south. How in advance should I buy the tickets?
@lifeinruralthailand
14 сағат бұрын
Sorry I have never booked a VIP bus for a group before 👍👍
@gervaisbilodeau8465
6 сағат бұрын
@@lifeinruralthailand we are a couple going to ride a vip 20 passengers bus. We are not a group of 20 passengers. The bus is a 20 passengers VIP bus.
@anthonyanderson9326
10 сағат бұрын
23:34 hilarious
@lindakep3968
17 сағат бұрын
Second class Aircon 👍
@goyoy6433
Сағат бұрын
The first thing I thought of after agreeing to share with that man was the chance of him being a snorer. 😩
@TheLogozz
7 сағат бұрын
Nice suite from the road (but your "stationary ones" from the farm and surroundings are nice as well, off course!) Great topics, a bit eye opening and food for thought - and appresciation (especially that one on the guy with the tough background from up north UK; he got a really sh***y start!!! Hope he manages to turn things around and become a force for good to help kids on the wrong path).
@whittakerwinstanleyiii4051
5 сағат бұрын
I would fly Bangkok to Chiang Mai i think. Im usually solo and couldn’t be bothered with that hassle 😂
@Bhatmann
4 сағат бұрын
There’s all kinds of different pricing in the U.S. it’s just has a different perception. Like Senior, military, student, automobile membership, local resident, employee discounts. Coupons, prepaid, app discounts abound. Plus I don’t pay income taxes in Thailand, so I don’t have much to complain about. But I do understand after living in Thailand for awhile, one can get the feeling that you are being nickel and dime to death. Pay as you go so to speak. I was curious about getting that feeling. However I soon realized, I pay a far far greater amount in U.S. taxes, than I would in Thailand.
@faranglao4988
9 сағат бұрын
Book the whole room
@cmb1972
14 сағат бұрын
I'm sure sharing the cabin with such a freindly looking chap was'nt so bad! 🤣
@hellokitty-h2x7s
16 сағат бұрын
oh no what an ordeal,
@patricianell2887
10 сағат бұрын
Hi Ryan...do you tip in restaurants in Thailand?....in general
@lifeinruralthailand
10 сағат бұрын
All in this video 😁... kzitem.info/news/bejne/0qd9vGSJhaFkfGU
@GodSlayer-vq7pk
11 сағат бұрын
About the Kebab, she might just have asked "tamada leua piset" normal or special .. if it was a normal size kebab or large i.e extra meat inside ..
@lifeinruralthailand
10 сағат бұрын
She actually said to the man sat on the bike “khit ngeun khao tao-rai” To which he answered “Khit pben Khun Thai” If I was not absolutely certain about this I would not muddy the name of Thai people that I support and speak highly of in most of my content
@mduckod992
18 сағат бұрын
It's got to have been a lot better than National Express bus from Dublin to London? 😂
@lifeinruralthailand
18 сағат бұрын
Highly probable mate 😁
@ronniew3229
17 сағат бұрын
I've done both, havin da craic on the boat is waaaay better than having to share your private cabin with an engineer from Laos and non alcoholic beer in the buffet car 😢😂
@mduckod992
16 сағат бұрын
It was alright on the boat but when you're mixed in with a wedding party that's travelling over to England in their droves and they're travelling by bus because let's just say the family and relatives have been banned from flying 😂😂 it's not quiet and when it is quiet you get worried 😂 catch my drift 😉😂
@ronniew3229
16 сағат бұрын
@@mduckod992 Yup ! 😆
@PeterC245
5 сағат бұрын
I’ve previously traveled 2. Nd class on Thailand trains , I had no idea what first class was, I think the better option is 2 nd class
@davidconley6267
10 сағат бұрын
Same and probably more abundant in the Philippines. It is affectionately known as skin tax or kano tax for Americans. Don't know why people would be upset with talking about it. Every seasoned traveler knows it exists.
@Wortsandall
2 сағат бұрын
Home safe and sound that's all that matters.
@consciouscollective33
2 сағат бұрын
The second class feels private with the curtains. Bottom is definitely better with more space.
@henkersjourneys1671
13 сағат бұрын
I still dont understand what happen on the train but according to the thai train rule for 1st class only opposite sex can't be in the same room if you are not a couple or family members. The logic is 1st class room can be lock and opposite sex being in the same lock room is not very safe. Also if you travel alone you can book the entire room for your self it will be cheaper than buying top and bottom bunk seperately.
@bunnymanders6621
3 сағат бұрын
There's absolutely no reason to take the first class. The lower bunk on the normal sleeper class is fine and more private.
@half-breed
13 сағат бұрын
Screw that, put me on a plane
@alexzhang5252
3 сағат бұрын
Judging by the way they conduct themselves, I'm pretty sure the three-member family are Korean not Chinese.
@WonderKid33
3 сағат бұрын
The guy next to you in your cabin was Korean not chinese. LOL
@RjjFerg
13 сағат бұрын
What resources did you use to learn Thai?
@lifeinruralthailand
10 сағат бұрын
Immersion in the first 5 years of the 15 I have been here 👍👍
@RjjFerg
10 сағат бұрын
@@lifeinruralthailand No books or courses like Pimsleur?
@lifeinruralthailand
8 сағат бұрын
No everything was boots on the ground fir me 👍
@lmarcus8697
3 сағат бұрын
It’s not as bad as you make it out to be. The real problem is if you’re over about five foot ten , you don’t fit . Of course 2 nd class is always freezing . . Did you not not know older Chinese men always snor. I think the real solution is buy your own airplane and then there you go
@papadougpapadougsadventures
14 сағат бұрын
I thought when I started the video that I may rent the first class for myself and my girlfriend from Bangkok to change mai in December but maybe not
@lifeinruralthailand
13 сағат бұрын
I second this 🙏
@kuzinit2374
5 сағат бұрын
they have first class in the us , but those people cannot aford it
@glaubhafieber
2 сағат бұрын
Do they have storage space for wheelchairs? I guess I’m gonna fly as local airlines did a good job so far.
@markbutterfield2189
14 сағат бұрын
There's just no place like home.
@Wortsandall
2 сағат бұрын
I'm confused 😂 why would you get the train anyway? It cost more than the bus coach and you had to go to Bangkok then back on a bus from Bangkok back home. Why didn't you just go by bus the whole way as it would have been quicker and cheaper.
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