A Must Visit When You Are in PHUKET

Video Transcript

This pin we’re out here at the pier to koh Yao Yai which is a neighboring Island to Phuket I’m not even sure if I have my information correct I got the trip here by one of my good friends here on Phuket Sean he can tell us a little bit more about where we are now and what we’re about to enjoy.

Chris: As promised I have the guy who actually knows where we are Sean what’s behind you there?
Sean: Uh we’re at Koh Yao Yai this is Baan Rim Nam and probably the nicest local Thai food seafood restaurant here on the island.
Chris: Oh really and how far from Phuket is this?
Sean: About 20 minutes straight out from Phuket um and here is a lot of local fishing villages so everything here is fresh.
Chris: Yeah it’s an awesome setting man and uh what are these what are all these platforms out here with the little Shacks.
Sean: Uh everything we’re looking at here is that they’re storing their Fresh Catch and preparing it maybe to go to the mainland and to be sold this is a this Koh Yao Yai is a strong fishing Village.
Chris: All right so once again to get to this place you’re gonna need some help and luckily we uh we have Sean on board and he’s a big help to all you teenee users out there just call the man’s company here at five star Marine because it’s a boat ride from Phuket to get here.
Sean: It is but well worth it the food here is amazing!!!
Chris: Yeah he was excited to share this place is one of your favorite spots?
Sean: One of my favorite food spots uh out on the sea.
Chris: Nice there it is behind them we’ll show you what the food looks like in there we just ordered it up and I’ll and I’ll give you a bit more of a taste of what this surrounding area looks like too.

Chris: How is it?
Haelee: It’s amazing it’s fantastic.
Chris: Yeah let’s see we’ll walk you through we got a mixed vegetables we have a Penang curry with chicken a Pad See Ew Sean you’ve introduced us to heaven here it’s so good Som Tam already gone Lucas what did you order a white Snapper a white Snapper that’s delicious some Satay and some shrimp it’s amazing yes you like it nice look at this table full of food and look at this setting to enjoy it in whoo weeee!!!

Additional Information

Bangkok, Thailand has some of the most epic shopping anywhere on earth. Many of these massive mall complexes would put their counterparts in Europe or North America to shame. The Holy Grail of Bangkok shopping is IconSiam. This is a newly built architectural masterpiece located right on the east side of the Chao Praya river across from central Bangkok. It has anything and everything that you could think of. Whether you’re looking to purchase something from a luxury brand like Gucci, Chanel, Fendi, Rolex, etc. or simply want a basic Tee from Uniqlo, this place has it all. You can even buy a Ferrari right in the mall if you’re looking to spend some serious coin. There’s also an epic food court on the ground level of IconSiam which features all sorts of tasty Thai treats that you can get at street food prices. One thing that’s actually quite common across many Bangkok shopping centres is to have at least one or two food courts that act more like Thai markets than they do a typical eating area. The food in these areas are both tasty and cheap. The reason that these exist is because the developers or owners of these massive shopping complexes want to drive as much foot traffic as possible inside of their real estate. So, they give significant rent breaks to the vendors that would normally have to compete for space in an outdoor market. What ends up happening is that residents find a specific vendor or restaurant that they like, and make it a weekly routine to go and enjoy some food from that specific location, inside of whatever mall it exists in. The food courts inside of these malls actually become attractions on their own, resulting in more foot traffic inside of the mall.