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Guess where we're going today?
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Rayong for sure.
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There we are.
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Rayong, it's a place that is devoid of tourists and most people don't even give it a second thought.
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And the only reason I know that is
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because the manager of the coffee shop that we go to every day actually live there or is from there.
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so following along the theme of letting life
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and people guide us through Thailand
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and around the rest of the world we're going to take her advice and go there today here it is
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yeah we're going today is because of you yeah I'm sure
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that you're gonna like yeah where should we go
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when we're there okay
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so the first branch the Kren branch is actually in rayon yes all right
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so we'll go there for sure where else oh at the beaches
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well that's some information that chat gpt or google can't give you we've got a full itinerary
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done for us um i'll tell you what we'll put the full itinerary in the description below the video
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so that you know you can follow along with ice's recommendations i have got
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so many and i cannot wait looking forward to it right let's jump in the car Let the whole day in,
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keep that good thing moving, one step, then another one,
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when the world gets heavy baby, we can carry it as one.
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right firstly i want to apologize for the wind we were caught completely off guard
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when we found this place so hopefully my sound's going to come out right
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but if you have followed our journey from the uk to moving to thailand you'll know
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that we owned a little coffee van so
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when we stumbled across this place and we literally did stumble across it
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and we saw the biggest collection of the coolest vintage looking
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caravans converted into coffee vans we were sold instantly come with me
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and have a look at this this is quite possibly one of the coolest beaches we've ever been to
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forget nyharn beach forget any of
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that come along here i've taken my shoes off look at these
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and they're the coolest looking beautifulest little caravans you've ever seen in your life
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so we got baby burger next one along i love this one I love the colour.
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This is what our little Glen ended up looking like.
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The same colour.
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This one's Happy Lava.
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Just as cool.
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It's got its own vibe.
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This one, I'm going to tell you about in a minute.
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This is iDrip Coffee.
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It's got a very, very special aspect to it.
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And we're going to give that one a go in a minute.
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Apparently these are open till like 7pm and it's super popular.
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You've got all the real cool, funky people turned up here.
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They're sitting on the beach.
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They've had a long day.
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Umbrellas are down, pointing towards the sun, blocking it off.
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There's another little one here.
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I almost want to run.
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There's so many.
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Come on, Joel.
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What's this one?
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House.
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H-A-U-S.
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This one's just as cool.
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i love this it's so
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so good i just can't believe i haven't seen one tourist yet not one
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and this is phenomenal deserves deserves to be
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so busy um there's a few more down there
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but first what i want to show you is come with me over the road
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and i want to show you the contrast over here
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as we come around here looks like a super popular restaurant which i'm sure we'll probably try out
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but if you come around here take a look at these how cool is
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that all these old really old fishing trawlers beautiful colors
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and no doubt the fishermen are super proud of them you can tell look at these these are pristine over here
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lem charon seafood i'm sure i'm saying that wrong someone's going to correct me What an amazing area!
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We're gonna head over to iDrip.
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Saudi Kaap!
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Oh to you! To you!
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Come and say hello!
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Hello!
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Hello!
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What's your name?
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My name is Mai Moai?
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Yes, yes!
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What's your name?
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Mookie.
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Mookie?
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Mookie?
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Mookie?
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Mookie?
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Mookie?
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Mookie?
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Mookie?
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Mookie?
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Oh, Mookie?
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Yeah!
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God?
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God?
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God?
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God?
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God?
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Okay.
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King?
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Wow!
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Great names!
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I wish we had good names like that.
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My name's Justin, it's really boring.
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Sorry?
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Tell me what beach is this called?
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What's this beach called?
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What's the name?
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Lem Tarun Lem Tarun Lem Tarun Yes, yes, yes, it's good She's got it Yeah,
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got it It's so cool That's it Yeah,
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thank you so much Bye bye Bye bye See you soon Welcome to Thailand Thank you Okay, wow, look at this This is so good
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it's okay okay we have this great
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look at this how well it's been done out it's like all this wood this is beautiful I kind of want like...
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Want that backdrop or...?
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How's the carry?
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I've got a pump!
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I've got a pump!
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Right!
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Oh no!
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Forget this!
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In you go, in you go, fresh as you can get.
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Bryce is going to be as strong with this.
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Oh that's good.
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That's um that tastes alcoholic.
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That's got like a whiskey bite to it.
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if you liked it for the last minute.
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So we took a mountain at two.
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No, that is like a nice, sorry about the wind.
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This is like a nice, like, hot toddy.
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A bit windy, but I'm not complaining.
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I like the wind.
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It's just not good for the mic.
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I'll slip a complaint into Rayon, Rayon government.
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If you could turn the old wind machine down, that would be great.
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yeah I'm into this.
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Dion?
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It's a yes from me. And me.
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Wow feel that heat!
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I'll tell you what, what a hotel this is astor canopy suites
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and living it's not a promo i'm just saying it was dead cheap 17 pound a night 17
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and there's a fridge in there you could live in it
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and i'd send out a search party to find jill in the bed it was
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that big unbelievable anyway it's a beautiful day we're looking forward
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to exploring we're looking forward to taking you with us but First, island days look effortless but
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when we leave the room we still need the essentials with us without carrying a backpack in this heat.
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This is the Tom Tok T33 3.5 litre sling and Tom Tok are sponsoring today's video.
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there's two different sizes the one i mainly use is this one
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but when we're out and about in bangkok on the bts
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and it's just tickets and wallets i tend to use this one
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but what i really like is
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that everything has its place you've got the front zip the middle the back
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but also inside you've got a lovely selection of areas inside zip this is where i keep passports nice
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and safe we always need those as tourists phone glasses change
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filming equipment more filming equipment my wallet this one is super cool
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because it's rfid protected
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which means all my cards are protected in the back is where I keep cash it's close to my body
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and everything is close to hand has its own place
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and it's all about speed the Sun comes out
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and I spot something worth filming quick access really matters I've got my phone straight away
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and I don't need to unpack a whole backpack we've used Tom talk bags for a while now
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but for days like this the 3.5 litre t33 makes a
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lot of sense it carries what we need without getting in the way
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so we can concentrate on the island and whatever happens next
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if you'd like to take a look we've got the link below in the description
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Bren is where you met Ice the other day
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and she told us to come to Rayong
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and this is the first branch that she started out in
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so we thought why not come here we go there every single day in ekamai
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so let's try this one out where it started
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do you know ice you know ice Good morning.
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Good morning.
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You're Ais' friend.
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Yes.
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Nice to meet you.
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I'm Justin.
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I'm Gitar.
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Gitar.
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Oh, Gitar.
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Cool name.
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This is Jill.
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Nice to meet you.
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We go to Kren every day in Ekamai.
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Oh, really?
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We thought we'd come here.
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Yes, she told me. Did she?
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She told me yesterday and you come here for tomorrow.
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Yeah.
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Are you going to go to the one in Bangkok?
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It's fantastic.
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It's fantastic.
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I will go to Bangkok.
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Fantastic.
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Wow.
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I won't hold you up.
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What are you doing today?
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Really good.
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Yeah, we're gonna explore rail.
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Oh, thank you so much.
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And you live in, how long do you live in Ligong?
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Oh, only for till tomorrow morning.
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So we're going to explore super fast everywhere.
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We went to the beach last night.
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Yes. So good.
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Coffee vans.
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I prefer the Lamp Mepim.
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It's delicious, beautiful.
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Ah, that's the one Ice recommended as well.
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Yeah, she said go there.
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And for breakfast, you have to try the Thai.
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It's called Khao Mungai.
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okay, cowmangai.
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Cowmangai is fried with chicken.
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Okay, for breakfast?
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Okay, should we go there after?
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Yeah.
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All right, we're gonna take your recommendation.
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Yeah.
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We'll go straight there.
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Coffee first though.
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I'll have a dark one, dark roast.
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Do you want to hot Americano or hot Americano?
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Hot Americano, please. And medium.
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And medium for Jill.
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Yeah, sure.
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Hot, hot, right?
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Yeah.
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Hot.
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And would you like to have here?
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We'll have here.
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Yeah, thank you.
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I just need some money now.
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That's an experience, isn't it?
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actually having knowing people of other people knowing people throughout Thailand
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so it's really interesting like linking people now I know we haven't been here long like what five months
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but linking and our premise now is to always say yes go with the recommendations of the locals
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and the people around and that's what's going to lead us to wherever we go
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so we're just going to follow those breadcrumbs
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so now we know we're going to go over there have a traditional Thai breakfast
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and then fly on through to somewhere extra special flowers thank you
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so much we had a wonderful time lovely to meet you yes
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so good to meet you and um okay sure yeah And I hope you enjoy in Rio.
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Oh, thank you.
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And welcome to Rio.
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Thank you.
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And Joe, all of you have good energy.
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Yes, I love you so much.
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Oh, same, same.
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Right.
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Nice to meet you.
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Take care.
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Maybe we'll see you Saturday.
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Or Sunday at Creme.
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Bye-bye.
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Bye-bye.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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What a wonderful lady.
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She is fantastic.
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Isn't she?
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She is wonderful.
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Okay, here we go.
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Two coffees in the bag like it's some kind of game show, but not far to walk for breakfast.
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Look at this.
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Got no idea what to expect, but apparently chicken on rice with sauce, she said.
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Let's have a look.
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Saadi ka.
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How are we thinking?
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Two people.
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Oh, two people.
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Let's try this deliciousness.
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Chicken.
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We've got a water.
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I don't know.
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I'm not sure what we've got.
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Right.
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Traditional breakfast, I think. And sauce.
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Lots to choose from.
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You know, this reminds me of a stew that we had the pork leg in.
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Oh, in Campang Pet?
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No, in Chiang Mai.
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Ah, okay.
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I don't know if I need a sauce.
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It looks like it's pretty saucy.
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Let's give it a whirl.
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So after this, we're going to go to...
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Well, we've been recommended that...
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Tulip.
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Tulips.
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Tulips.
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Yeah.
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Right.
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Egg, very traditional.
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Do you remember also last time we had that pork knuckle, we were full all day.
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It was a proper breakfast, there was no sugar.
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I feel like it was because it was really nutritious and you had all your nutrients and you were done.
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Is that a soup?
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It's a clean soup, it's very nice.
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Verdict.
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Good?
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The chicken is cold.
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But not cold.
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Oh yeah.
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It's a bit nice though.
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Well, we started the day right, haven't we?
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Haven't we?
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Two good coffees over there.
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A big breakfast.
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We'll get rid of that one.
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It's a very, I mean,
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it's a very mellow soup.
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I still feel such a newbie do you? Is it?
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Oh yeah.
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Try a bit of your soup. Of course.
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I'm going to put it in my dish.
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Oh.
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I'll try a little siparuni of it.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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That's subtle.
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So apparently, Rayon has got its own type of curry.
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But apparently it's very spicy.
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Blow your head off.
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Blow your bum out.
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Like, that's been blown out.
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You poor thing.
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But, like when in Rome...
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When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
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Give it a go.
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Even if we just have a taste, we've got to try it.
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What's Rayon Curry?
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It'll be definitely my pet.
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Breakfast done.
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Now on to the miracle of natural rayon.
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Don't know what to expect.
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If you're from the UK, probably remember something called.. in Cornwall.
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Oh, the Eden Project in Cornwall.
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It looks to be very similar to that.
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So this is kind of one of those things we weren't expecting to find here, but we have found and been told about.
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So let's go and find out together. So far
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nothing like the Eden project.
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It's got the highest security of any visitor thing.
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We've both got badges like this.
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You had to sign in with a scanner QR code, sign in, put your name into it, how many in the party and we've got our tyre driving license.
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We had to put a photo of that in and it's kind of not what we were expecting.
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Done some research a little bit and
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turns out that this exists because it's a by-product of their gas importation via the ships
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so to get it on the ships this gas they have to cool it to minus 162 degrees celsius
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that turns it into a liquid when it comes in here
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and they get it off the ships they heat it up
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and so they get a by-product of all of that cool air
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and so now they can utilize
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that cool air to create a temperate environment here in Thailand and therefore that means you can use
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or grow a temperate plant the tulips so that's why this exists
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and I suppose by putting in
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so much industry here they can show the contrast to that
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and a little bit of innovation at the same time
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dying to take a look come
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on here we go
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temperate plants pond waterfall protection strip forest oh green roof detention lawn i feel like that's something to do with water underground
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banyan tree gotta see that this looks beautiful Stalk.
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I feel the cold.
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It's freezing.
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I suppose like, I mean it's much colder than AC.
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but you've got tulips in a fake temperate environment.
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It's beautiful isn't it?
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Look at that.
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And they're all leaning towards the light.
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Beautiful dome.
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I've been really intrigued so far and I've learnt a lot so far.
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I didn't know half of this stuff. so This
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is 13 degrees C and I can't believe that we used to live in this temperature.
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like it feels freezing.
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It's such a place of extraordinary contrast.
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One minute is surrounded by quiet beaches and tropical beauty.
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The next enormous petrochemical plants dominate the skyline.
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This is where Thailand's paradise meets the industry powering its future.
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Well now we've learned all about liquid natural gas.
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we're going to go
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and find another recommendation by ice who kindly recommended something called sand with benefits it's a sourdough sandwich specialist
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and we just passed it parked up just up there looks really quiet
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so that's good um so let's go and find out what this is all about
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and you know what still haven't seen any tourists not one
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Simple, honest and elevated.
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Can't wait. From Ukraine?
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Yeah!
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She sent us here from Bangkok.
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Oh my god.
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We've chosen a country.
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Yeah.
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We've chosen a country for our brunch.
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Yeah.
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Thank you.
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So she said come here and it looks amazing.
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We met ICE before.
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We go to Kren in Bangkok.
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Yeah.
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And we live in Bangkok.
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So we go there every day.
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And she said go to Rayon, go to San with benefits, see my friends.
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She's my best friend.
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Oh, she's your best friend?
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Yeah.
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So this is the one she said who was your best friend ah
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and you went into training in the york been to kran and you made the
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make guitar yeah yeah she's cute we are friends oh good yeah wonderful this is cool is this yours
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is it it's very cool i've been looking forward to this
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one yeah okay let's give this a go look at
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that it's a it's half what's on the menu
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but a half creation for me because I like a New Yorker
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but they buy their bread from Creme around
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the corner where we had
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coffee this morning wow
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I can smell the pesto oh what a combination That's so good, it's very similar to a New Yorker.
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It's got like a little bit of pesto in it.
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It's gorgeous.
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Oh the crunch.
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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I've got a tuna melt with pineapple.
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I just know it's going to be good.
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Yum.
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Oh God, that's good.
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Oh no, it's so good.
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Oh yeah.
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Yeah.
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Mmm.
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Mmm, tuna melt with onion, pineapple and the sweat from Jesus' sandals I think.
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It's heavenly, it's absolutely heavenly.
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Oh my god, that's so good.
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You've got to try it.
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no other way to describe
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that apart from 10 out of 10 being as from the western side of the world
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and having had sandwiches endlessly of course as you all have
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that is quite honestly the best sandwich i have ever had in my life
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and me and you the best sandwich i've ever had in my life
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and the way she said she does it is that she just imagines what she would put it together, puts it together, tries it,
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and perfects it, rather than going, I'm just going to do ham and cheese and all the rest of it.
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Anyway, I have three coffees a day.
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I've got one more in my allotted amount, so we're going to go to Couple Coffee.
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Couple Coffee?
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If you're bored of coffee shops, double F.
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Double F.
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and find us at the next stop after that which will be the botanical gardens would you believe it
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if there's one thing thailand does well it's let's just get a coffee
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we were just chatting and look around here at how busy it is
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and we're yet to discover but there is something
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that this coffee shop is doing differently i think it's community
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because i've just been chatting to him it can't just be the coffee it can't be so
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we're going to find out
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but i feel like it's community he handed me a little brochure
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and it said something about a collection of moments from 2025
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to 2026 i think that's what the special ingredient is it's definitely good coffee
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but like i said it's more than that to be this busy This is beautiful.
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Rayon Botanical Gardens.
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This looks good.
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We honestly had no idea what to expect, just like with everything today.
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But we've pulled up.
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Obviously, it's low season, so there's not that many people.
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but this is this looks cool it's only 100 baht
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and you get a kayak for the two of you got the no wetsuits obviously
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but jill's gonna have to cover up her shoulder and luckily she's got a
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uv umbrella but you've got your buoyancy aids over there you've got your kayaks
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and what you do is you head out into these wetlands with
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that it's just completely out in nature it's very very eco
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so you've got recycling and low emissions
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and everything you've got all of your lily pads
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and you can just get out there and apparently go through a wooded area
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and all the reeds and stuff you just follow the orange ribbons you've got two kilometers one hour
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my nose yeah well that's the thing i was concerned about We went under it!
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Silence!
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What an absolutely wonderful, insightful, beautiful, peaceful trip.
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You cannot, as Jill said, come to Rayon without doing this.
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little way out and i'm gonna say
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that come to rayon you need a car um because or
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or a motorbike not a scooter because this is a little way out
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but it's well worth it god it's just amazing myself
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and jill will not forget this one that's all a lot
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of people have asked us why we choose back chose Bangkok to live, move to from Chiang Mai and the answer is really really simple.
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It's because of this.
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It puts us at the center of the spider's web
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and allows us to travel out and explore Thailand properly without adding another journey to that and we've only just moved there.
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10 days we've been there and already we're starting to push out
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and explore a place which is generally driven through
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or driven past on the way to uh Co-Summet
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which incidentally we are actually going to tomorrow but it turns out
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if you stay here
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and you delve into what this place has to offer you
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don't have to go far from Rayong to have a really
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great time we drove out 30 minutes an hour today
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and it turns out we wanted to come back here to this beach our favorite beach which is only
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five to ten minutes from our hotel yes parts of it or most of it is man-made and
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some people don't like that but there are endless restaurants along this street here
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and right to the end is where we started out our rayon journey where all of those caravans are
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it's funky it's cool it's hip it's fun the people as
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always are incredible you've seen us meet those today along here are restaurants
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that you would find in any upmarket place they are phenomenal
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most of them seafood though rayong itself is probably somewhere that you want to spend
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two to three days you can't just pass through it you
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have to add it to your list add it to your co-summit experience
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because it offers incredible coffee shops incredible eateries in amongst your traditional Thai places
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the weather is has been absolutely phenomenal
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and i think one of the reasons why people don't stop here is
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because over there you can see from this beach is probably the most industrial part of thailand where they're supplying
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from those petrol chemicals created there plastics rubber fertilizers
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and liquid natural gas and it's an industrial hub the people here they produce per person or they contribute
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the most economic contribution per person and it actually doubles
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that of Bangkok but that doesn't mean
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that these people are loaded they are by far not it's the same wages
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but they produce and contribute to the economy massively
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and I think that's why people don't really don't really stay here
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because of that but if you can ignore that in the distance and focus on where you are
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in in the present when you look in the distance it can actually just look like some high rises
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but this beach and rayon and its people and the food
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and the coffee are as good as anywhere in thailand they're
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phenomenal put it on your list come here we've enjoyed it it's going to remain in our hearts
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and you should just give it a go
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Why Practice Speaking with This Video?
Learning English with videos like this one offers real-world speaking practice that feels natural. The casual, conversational tone—filled with excitement about exploring Rayong—mirrors how people talk in daily life. It’s perfect for english speaking practice because you’ll hear phrases used in context, like planning an itinerary or describing a new place. Plus, the unscripted moments (like wind noise or spontaneous reactions) train your ear to understand imperfect speech, making shadowing (or shadowspeak) a powerful way to improve fluency. You’ll pick up intonation, pauses, and casual expressions that textbooks miss.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
The video is packed with useful structures to mimic. Here are 3 key ones:
- “the only reason I know that is because…”: A common way to explain a cause, great for linking ideas. Practice saying it to sound natural in stories.
- “we stumbled across this place”: “Stumbled across” means to find something by accident. Use it to describe unexpected discoveries (e.g., “I stumbled across a great café downtown”).
- “forget Nyharn beach—forget any of that”: This structure emphasizes a strong preference. Try it to contrast options (e.g., “Forget the movie—let’s go hiking instead”).
Common Pronunciation Traps
Improve English pronunciation by watching out for these tricky parts:
- Rayong: The Thai city name is pronounced “rah-YONG,” not “RAY-ong.” Listen closely to the speaker’s stress on the second syllable.
- caravans: The speaker says “KAR-uh-vanz,” not “kuh-RAH-vanz.” Focus on the first syllable stress.
- devoid: Pronounced “dih-VOID,” with a short “i” sound. Avoid saying “dee-VOID” to match natural speech.
Use shadowspeaks techniques: pause the video, repeat each line, and match the rhythm and stress. This will help you sound more like a native.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | i've been looking · i've just been chatting |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have followed · we've ever been · i've taken |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were caught · were sold · been done |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | that which will · place which is · beach which is |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.