Two years ago I lived for 2 years in Bangkok, at a building that was a bit nicer than yours (if that's possible). On the 7th floor, it had the most amazing (huuuuuge) swimming pool ever, with islands (plural) in it. The social area, included 2 movies theaters, huge gym, 24 market on the 1st floor, white-glove porter, and a few other perks. Everything new and modern. For my comfortable studio I was paying US$400 per month, :) :) I am living in Portugal now, hating it and dying to return to my beloved Thailand :)

@yvindstafsnes2027

3 жыл бұрын

What is the name of that condo?

@hypnotechno

2 жыл бұрын

he andre....what is the issues you're having in portugal???

@AA-li1mg

2 жыл бұрын

hi andre, what was the name of that condo?

@ZukunftBilden

2 жыл бұрын

Would love to know too

@KK-sg5gl

2 жыл бұрын

Yo Andre, so I’ve been trying to decide where to move and Portugal was top of my list. Why do you hate it? Are you still there? What do you miss most about Thailand? Thanks.

I bet a Night view from the Balkony would have been awesome, the view of Bangkok is impressive from the numerous Sky Bars at Night.

This is the reason why Bangkok is the best place to visit.If you have time please learn thai will be great.

It's big it's not cheap compared to standard of life in Thailand, I saw many businesses stores restaurants are closing these days, even 5 star hotel you will get for half the price or less, it's luxurious apartment love the view.

Ok, I’m officially adding Bangkok to my travel checklist ✅ Great video Alina!

Oooh, Alina is livin large! It's crazy how much we in the Western world pay so much for a decent place to live. Been watching your channel for 2 years now. I've enjoyed your travels immensely.

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

alina thanks for sharing this video. Lots of information and it was very informative. You're the greatest!

That's cool that for 20K you can stay for 5 years in Thailand ! Talk about a long vacation ! I hope Alina skips that deal & continues her world travels for us to enjoy.

@davidjohnston710

3 жыл бұрын

It think that she really misses Albania. After the glitter of Thailand fades, and she tires of the congestion and bustle, I think she will return to where the food is still good, the land largely undeveloped (plenty of nature and trails around) and the cities are quaint (though modernizing). The people are friendly, and their language closer to her familiar Russian, easier to learn. She should set up a coffee and tea shop, similar to those she has admired across her travels! I know, I shouldn’t speak as if I know her mind. Sorry, Alina. Love to you.

@kzgameplayz

3 жыл бұрын

lol yeah not worth it that all

Thank you for the video, Alina and Alex. The life in Bangkok seems to be amazing!!! Not only the housing expense, you can also save an expense of a seasonal change of clothing comparing to Toronto or Tokyo😉

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely :) Many benefits!

Hi alina this apartment is luxurious and beautiful. It's actually affordable. I love the balcony with the amazing view. Like just imagine meditating there that would be amazing. All the best.

@rebeccar4312

3 жыл бұрын

Really? Meditating? Did you hear that street noise and personally that view sucked-different strokes for different folks. Street noise, traffic, and skyscrapers are not ingredients of a peaceful balcony experience ....

@shafeemeethoo7968

3 жыл бұрын

@@rebeccar4312 yes u are right but if you put earphones or headphones and listen to a calm and soft music

@pollyskirt1

3 жыл бұрын

@@rebeccar4312 and lots of pollution as well

My nephew, he did the way you think. He worked for American company and lives in crappy condo in Manhattan, then gave up that way livings heading to Thailand with the fraction of expenses he used to pay with the more luxurious space feeling earned much more money even same company & same paycheck as in US .

Might this turn into a permanent move, friend? Once you visit Southeast Asia, it's easy to fall in love & never leave 😍 Thanks for the video!

I love that view!! 😍 This was very insightful and interesting. It's always interesting to learn about accommodation and living in other countries. Bangkok is very cool city! 😊

Hi Alina, For digital nomad life in Bangkok, you should visit True Digital Park at BTS Punnawithi. I highly recommend it!

Hi Alina, wow great apartment and awesome views.... Bangkok just seems to do them well .. keep the vlogs coming , you have a nice different approach to the other usual Thailand vloggers” 👍👍

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@TheMightyAgency

3 жыл бұрын

Don't get me started with Mark Wien.

Wow! what a remarkable living in Bangkok. Take care Alina.❤️

Just moved to Toronto this year from Vancouver and loving it! However I haven't given up on my dream to move to Bangkok during the brutal winters in Canada. Heading to Bangkok in two weeks! Thanks for this video.

Oh, yes...ofcourse. one day I will be back to Thailand,...see you soon Bangkok.

Impressive video Alina! Thanks also to Alex for his input during the interview.

So cool! Great video, as always, Alina! Hugs ans support from the Netherlands 🇳🇱💙🌊🌷

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Your A game has reached new heights. It's nice to have a community that reaches out to you. You deserve it. Thank you for what you do. Thailand! WoW!

When Alex & Alina (who have extensively traveled the world) are impressed with a location and its great amenities at a reasonable price point. You surely have a bargain. I would say the view from the balcony alone is worth the money. It is breathtaking & spectacular. You get to stun your senses any time you please. Coffee time would be quite an occasion. Yes Alina, the apartment is absolutely stunning and so much more are you.

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Hoi, Alina, really good work again. Shared this with some locals and need to go again to Thailand and Bangkok. Well done, take care and stay safe.

Fantastic condo! Fellow Canuck here & live nearby, made a vid tour of living on the riverside, best area of Bangkok!

Last time I watched one of your videos from Bulgaria you had around 30k subs. Glad to see your channel has grown pretty fast. Btw I was in the hotel that you recommended in shiroka laka and it was wonderful thanks for that.

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

I love to see young people doing much progress in their lives congratulations Alina 🕊

Hi Tsar-ina Romanova. Hope you’re Having fun, and staying safe.

What an incredible condo! The fact that a $2k USD a month studio in Washington, DC doesn't even come close in comparison keeps me up at night 🙄

@chairman7891

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be homeless in San Francisco with $2K a month :(

I live in North America and I pay 550 a month American dollars for a room. Thankfully they're friends and the wife prepares meals for me as well. I am eventually looking to retire abroad. This video was very informative thanks for posting.

Super videos. I am glad I have subscribed to your space last week. I have seen nothing, but quality posts about travelling. Thank You.

Hi Alina, Nice informative video. Luxury life for such a low price. Anyways enjoy your stay in Thailand. Waiting to see you and Mark Wiens in the same video :) Cheers !!!!!

OMG Alina, your vids on Thailand are so informative and comprehensive. Really great, Keep us updated on the Covid situation and take care~!

Much appreciated Alina, very useful information, take care and keep travelling!

@The River I've been to the room, very nice, good view too.

Great video and that building is adorbs 🥰 enjoy the stay

Glad you are enjoying some nice digs. Beautiful views. Great prices on rentals. --JH

Alex was so nice to Michele Ponte, glad to see you are well mate.

Good information , nice property really luxury feeling Take care be safe travels

Awesome job, Alina!❤️❤️

Great video, great information to visit Thailand.

I am a Canadian living in Hong Kong now because my mother getting old in HK... I am planning to go to Thailand or to Toronto... Just brought a condo in Bangkok north, in university area... little choice for me as Toronto housing prices are going up fast... For the same living standard, I can buy many condos and rent them out...

thanks for the visa information, I told my mum about the over 50 visa.

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

There is no doubt about it, your dollar will go way further in any one of a number of countries, Thailand included. I will retire soon and will live in another country most of the year.

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

This was so helpful, thank you!

Wow, special cameo from Alex ! Thanks for the video Alina.

Awesome vid! Nice crib.

Sure beats overpriced Canada and overpriced and crappy Toronto. I am living in a medium city in BC and I looked at a house on a small lake , its nice but not glamorous, not a huge property. They are asking over 1.7 million for it. Is there better value in a different country ...you bet that there is. I am thinking of moving away from Canada.

After living in Bangkok for over 10 years and Thailand for much more I would say check the market for yourself. The quoted numbers were close a year ago during the glut but as a condo and home owner I am sure they are pretty off the mark for buying a condo today. Rents are still low due to the poor economic situation created by the pandemic and I had to reduce my rental fees to keep the condos occupied (mostly Thais.)

Great video and info as always Alina! Thank you

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Majority of Thai people make less than $1,000 per month. The answer why most people don’t move there is the hot humid weather,the air quality the road danger, military dictator, blah blah blah. I’m someone who loves Thailand and has retirement visa but it’s not for most people from a developed country

Nice 😍. What a view and pool. Nice video! 👍

Very informative video on living in there and lovely apartments. Nice place to live!Thanks again Alina

Lived there for a year. Enjoyed every minute.

I appreciate time spent on a nice balcony myself, but this one is unreal! Great to see that you've landed on your feet, after all you had to go through to get to Thailand :)

Looking at it logically, if the long-term visa is $20,000 for five years, then that adds $333/month to the rent. Also, you're a non-immigrant so presumably you've got to pay for healthcare. Plus it's a military dictatorship and the rule of law there isn't the best. I looked at their tax laws, their income taxes are slightly lower than Canada but on the flip side, their CGT is charged at income tax rates, so if you invested in real estate you'd be paying more tax on disposal and it also makes passive income more tricky because you can't do it on a capital gains basis. Everywhere has its upsides and downsides. If there was one place that was the best, everyone would move there and it would be an instant shithole. But it's always good to have more information so you can examine your options! And besides, it's so much fun shovelling snow off the balcony... 😐

My wife and I are asking ourselves what are we doing in Toronto.....lol

@rebeccar4312

3 жыл бұрын

what you are doing is being trapped by a pandemic...she went through hell to get into thailand during this insane restrictive time!

@terriebrown4500

3 жыл бұрын

The place is expensive and polluted and dirty streets. Ok for a few weeks. But living there....not a nice healthy environment.

@chenchacrit621

3 жыл бұрын

But Bangkok is safer , more clean and cheaper than big city in USA

@randyarmstrong1198

3 жыл бұрын

Terrie - Can't argue with you if you are referring to Bangkok, but there is a lot more to Thailand than the Big Mangoe.

Thank you for sharing such a great tour!

music from far is nice.Home is home.doesn't matter how luxury but u miss home

Nice for your considering to live in Thailand

wow that suite or apartment would be an awesome place to live in any city I would think. The view from up there looks amazing!

Love the 4K quality, hope you will keep making 4K videos.

Nicely done video, better than most other Thailand condo reviews I've seen. Exactly the place I'd want to be; near the Chao Phraya river with a view too. BTW, love your blue eyes.

Thanks again for the great video. Will you be going to Chiang Mai, you’ll love it there. For the beaches and smaller place Koh Samui. Enjoy your adventures.

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Chiangmai is on my list but sadly it’s got a quarantine going on for anyone who wants to enter.

@RoamingTheWorld

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlinaMcleod well hopefully it will open up in due time for you to go up to Chiang Mai. Love the videos you are putting out from Thailand, just a bunch of great reminders of my time traveling in Thailand previous to bunkered down in Toronto during these crazy time. You are so brave Beautiful, stay safe and happy explorations of Thailand.

The River condo is a great place to live i have friend who lives here too the same views but more up higher and more rooms. It looks better than my apartment here in Switzerland.

Alina your very creative how you explain to different places and different cities thank you.

Alex use to be one of my favorite KZreadrs and then he really stopped making Thailand videos. I love his apartment and plan on checking out the building when I move there.

@Reporterfy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, my focus has been on China as I have been spending a lot of time in China and making content. I did a live stream in Bangkok on the weekend.

Nice for the price comparing prices to the USA nice video btw!

And there is a slightly bigger sauna in the toilet on the 5th floor too. Plus an outdoor badminton court that you can set up and tear down the net as needed.

"Why would you pay three or 4 times the price for the same standard of living?" I ask myself the same question every day.

@Namoari941

3 жыл бұрын

Because you get paid 4X wage in where you live, remember that an average Thai people only make about 500$/month.

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but the whole point is to be able to work online or on a retirement fund. You will blow through your savings 3x faster in western countries.

@terriebrown4500

3 жыл бұрын

Alina I mean not true. In small town USA and even in some metro areas 600$ will give you a good place to live. The land is green air fresh and no need to deal with a third world country issues.

@rizwanhabib2532

3 жыл бұрын

This is definitely one of the best short intros of Bangkok

@The225084

3 жыл бұрын

@@terriebrown4500 there are many places small town in USA consider as third world country. Poor living conditions, dirty and where people can have guns.

I think you were able to fit in saying "actually" 7,246 times in 14+ minutes. Pretty impressive!

@dhaband

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I actually came here for the “Actually” count

Amazing intro! That drone is doing miracles for ya, right? Great work.

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

It's stock footage :) Thailand has too strict of drone laws right now.

@marcoolinho

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlinaMcleod thanks for letting me know. Take care.

WOW. Just wow. This is real LUXURY.

To be honest, for that price you get a much better unit in Kuala Lumpur with an infiniti pool right at the top floor with super high speed internet. I was not a big fan of the internet in Bangkok.

Wow, I'm really impressed. From Quebec, Canada. Enjoy.

I can see someone is seriously thinking about moving to Bangkok soon 😂

@riverthur

2 жыл бұрын

Yes me too 😊

A very informative and interesting video. When you look out from your balcony at the bustling city of Bangkok, it must feel as if you are 10 million miles from Saskatchewan. That's cool.

I love this Video, thanks Alina and Alex. Definitely will need to visit Thailand now. I pay $2250 for 2 bedroom in Seattle not anywhere near as nice as that.

Lovely. There is one condo building that has arguably THE best views on the river at a fraction of the cost of The River, Magnolias or Mandarin Oriental Residences. The riverside is THE best area of BKK....undoubtedly.

Really motivate you to living long term in Bangkok . You can take your Dad spend holiday or avoid the winter in Canada

If you are thinking of relocating to SE Asia consider Singapore. Its currently difficult to get into the Republic and then you must quarantine for two more weeks. But Singapore is a welcome relief from the crazy, chaotic environment of Bangkok. Remember you are experiencing a scrubbed down version of the city, when things return to normal you can expect interminable traffic jams, unhealthy air pollution, all sorts of perplexing inefficiencies and a lack of spoken English. Singapore is spotlessly clean, incredibly efficient and very safe( which is important for a young woman exploring on her own), almost everyone speaks fluent English, and the people are extremely welcoming to visitors. The legal system is also incorruptible and based on English common law just like Canada and the US. Owning an apartment is much more expensive than Bangkok and rents are a little higher but food and everything else is not too much different. There is also a much larger expat community in Singapore for you to socialize with.

@jomontanee

3 жыл бұрын

Big Yes, if you want to do finance or business venture. For travel vlogging, no.

@liewchoong1374

3 жыл бұрын

Skip all those mentioned,come and see and explode, the 'Pearl of the Orient' that we call ''PENANG'' in Malaysia.

great video thanks for posting i must visit Thailand

That's amazing! Wow! I can't believe how cheap that is!

Do you enjoy flying the drone, Alina? Love your positivity and superb content!!

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

It’s stock footage because Thailand has strict drone laws, but yes :)

Keep it on the down low Alina, us digital nomads and expats prefer less westerners in Thailand, since many of us left the west. Also, the older condos tend to offer better deals, newer ones go for more. Advice I received from old expats, never buy a condo in Thailand. Just rent for a year at a time and move when there is a better deal or property opening up (trendy spots and neighborhoods change fast). That being said, I have found it is best to have a smaller 1 bedroom condo and then use a co-op working space when available. I suppose having an extra bedroom is ideal for a office space if you're locked down for pandemic reasons...

I’ll stick with my house in Chiangmai. I get a 4 bedroom, 3 bath teak house on a large lot, so I have the tropical landscape when I walk out the front or back door

กรุงเทพฯอยู่บ้านฝรั่งสวยจัง Bangkok is in a very beautiful farang house

That was very interesting and useful. I am a Brit/Australian having taken very early retirement and considering both Thailand and Portugal. The prices of real estate in Thailand are a lot more bang for the buck than even Portugal, which I thought was good value... Different locations, but all very interesting to compare & contrast. 👍

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. And what's nice is you don't technically have to settle on just one! Can do a year here and a year there.

@KK-sg5gl

2 жыл бұрын

Hey so did you end up moving? And where? I’m also trying out early retirement and Portugal and Thailand are on the top of my list. I’ll probably end up bouncing around eventually though. Cheers!

Alina 👍👍👍👍👍 Thank you for sharing the video with us

I advise you to go to Chatuchak Market on Sunday, there are many shops, although not as many as in normal circumstances. But I believe you will definitely have fun with your shopping.

Welcome to Thailand.

Hi Alina! 😄🙏👋🌟 I hope your having a fantastic day! This is a super amazing spectacular video! It looks absolutely excellent in 4K resolution! 😃👍❤️👏📹🇹🇭💯🌟 WOW! This is really a magnificent luxurious apartment! The balcony view is truly amazing! Thank you so much Alina to show us around a wonderful tour of this fantastic building. Bangkok is really a great city to live in! Have a beautiful marvelous day Alina. Take care and be safe. Enjoy your visit in Thailand! 😁🙏❤️👋🇹🇭👍🌟

Awesome place. Great information Alex 👍

ขอบคุณ​มาก​ ที่แอนนามาแล้วเมืองไทย🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇹🇭🇹🇭🏖️🏖️🏝️🏝️🏞️🏞️🏕️🏝️💵💵✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻💗💗Thank you very much, we are Thai welcome to Thailand, it may not be very convenient to cultivate COVID-19, but you will find peace and relaxation with various temples and nature in Thailand, waterfalls, mountains and much more.

Good Alina...Thanks for your info

Thank you so much from thai 🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭

Thanks Alina, an informative video....

It's insane the value for money you can get in Bangkok. I've watched many local youtuber's videos of tours in all ranges. Absolutely insane and Bangkok got so much to offer in terms of quality of life. It's a place of contrast, but you do have everything high end and low end. Here I'm renting a 2 bedroom terraced house for £700 and on top of that you have £140 council tax, electric/gas and water is another £100. In London same type of property would be probably 2-3 times that if not more. I've tried to convince my company to let me work from abroad as I work from home anyway, but as you can imagine they are not too keen on that. Shame would love to spend 1-2 years in Bangkok.

You can find a one bed in onnut for 300 to 500 us and they have gyms sauna swimming pools it’s 4 stops away from central and lovely shops malls and I would advise not to buy but rent the security is good but you can loose money rents are cheap but your stuck there you can travel different places and not be stuck in the city let’s face it folks Thailand 🇹🇭 is a big place if you can work from home you can visit bangsaray chaing Mia many lovely places

Move to Thailand for long term you will have more savings>>Thai people welcome

WOW. Next to Icon Siam mall and BTS station.👍🏻