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What draws travelers back to Thailand repeatedly?

Muji ******
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For travelers who have visited Thailand more than once, what keeps bringing you back?
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Travelers are drawn back to Thailand for various reasons including its enchanting atmosphere, welcoming people, rich culture, and delicious food. Many cite the affordability of services such as accommodations and massages, as well as the blissful weather and beautiful landscapes. The country's relaxed lifestyle and friendly locals contribute significantly to their repeated visits. Others have personal connections, such as relationships or family, that keep them returning. Additionally, Thailand serves as a great hub for exploring nearby countries, making it a convenient travel destination.
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Noel ***********************
Noel ***********************
Planes. The draw is everything about Thailand
Richard ********
Richard ********
My partner and places to visit. 🙏🏻 People are respectful.
MD *******
MD *******
No chance of developing TSB syndrome.
David *******
David *******
The Thai sabai mentality.
Nagae *****
Nagae *****
Boom Boom! Sabai
Shan ******
Shan ******
Border grocery
Denise **********
Denise **********
The people and the Vibe! So peaceful!
Yaoyu ***********
Yaoyu ***********
Gay saunas, as now I’m single. 😅
Tony *******
Tony *******
The people. Th food. The prices. The close proximity of city, beach and mountains. The relaxed atmosphere. The chaotic fun. …. I can go on
Stuart ********
Stuart ********
The recent murders
Carol **********
Carol **********
The lovely people, the culture, the elephants, the food and the massages ❤️
Kratos ******
Kratos ******
Definitely the plane. But I would consider the boat options if a flight is not available......

Food

Peace

Food

Locals

Food
Jim *********
Jim *********
The people and the food.
Knowledgeabl************
Knowledgeabl************
You mean what keeps sending us there ..... the uk
Willy ********
Willy ********
The people.
Daniel ********
Daniel ********
The food. Absolutely The food.
Martin *******************
Martin *******************
Relaxed atmosphere and very well mannered ftiendly people.
Greg **********
Greg **********
The friendships, hospital service, food, and the standard of restaurant service etc
Sarah *********
Sarah *********
The food and the weather oh yes the people oh and the Leo oh and the ease of it oh and the beach’s and the temples…. I could go on. 🇹🇭
Steve *******
Steve *******
Fun place
Bounphone *************
Bounphone *************
Life
James *********
James *********
Convenience. Respect. "Mindfulness of other's". A sense of "community". The islands/beaches. The culture. The "foodie" culture. Low crime rates. A feeling of safety.
Colorado ******
Colorado ******
cheeseburgers and soda!
Andy ********
Andy ********
Food , weather, people , pace of life and beauty
Cesar *******
Cesar *******
Affordable, good food, being accepted as a foreigner, two international airports in Bangkok to visit nearby countries ...
John *********
John *********
Seems like an AI generated question.
Dave ********
Dave ********
John N Kwan All the questions along the lines of 'what do you think ....' are now AI generated. The aim is links, clicks, for ads etc.
David *******
David *******
If you have been many times you will find your favourite city.
Maureen ********
Maureen ********
This
Donna *********
Donna *********
The people are so awesome! it's really hard to explain.....But I just feel so relaxed there.I don't feel the rush rush like we do in our north american culture.The sabai sabai is what brings me back above all...there are so many reasons , but that's probably first on my (long) my list.
CT *******
CT *******
Elephant pants
James *******
James *******
Yo mamma
Tony **********
Tony **********
The cheap easy sex .
Stevie ********
Stevie ********
2 Granddaughters wife's 2 sons
Brian ********************
Brian ********************
An airplane brings me back to Thailand.
Lee *********
Lee *********
Emirates ✈️
John **********
John **********
Cheap Massage shops.
Craig **********
Craig **********
It’s an awesome country
Tim *********
Tim *********
Etihad
Ray ***************
Ray ***************
I love the place
Kevin ***********
Kevin ***********
Aeroplane's
Farang******
Farang******
Street Meat
Sophie ********
Sophie ********
The people, temples, culture, food, beaches, waterfalls mountains... Sabi sabi life 🇹🇭💚
Dave ******
Dave ******
Eva Airways normally.
Peter *******
Peter *******
I have a condo here in which I live half the year with my baby.
Amberly *******
Amberly *******
The people, the beauty, the food, the culture, the prices, the massages,… everything!!
Danny *******
Danny *******
Best food in the world. Relaxed. Traveller friendly. Varied country.
John ********
John ********
Danny Brown I love Thailand, I go there every year for 2 months but to tell the truth I don't really find the food all that good
Di ********
Di ********
Everything about it!!!
Moe *****
Moe *****
Banging and boozing
Alan *********
Alan *********
It addictive
Mau ********
Mau ********
I’ve been to 55 countries and I’m living 28 years in Thailand ❤️ what can I say?
James *******
James *******
Mau Morris why do we need to see yer face?

You looking for boyfriends???
Mau ********
Mau ********
James Dewey nope I was hoping that if anyone recognized me on the street he or she would say hi
Cynthia ******
Cynthia ******
James Dewey that was rude!
Mark ********
Mark ********
Good feelings in Chiang Mai.
Devin ******
Devin ******
I moved here
Nick *********
Nick *********
ive been once...never left lol. 5 years in and life is much happier out here than anywhere else. All started with 1 friend returning after a holiday and telling me about the place, then began a 3 year plan to build enough remote income to move there/here and about 3 years of watching expat youtubers that live here to learn the place (which tied in well with the pandemic that came). 3 years later, i booked a flight ticket. Half expected something to go wrong so didnt sell any of my possessions. Then on flight day, gave all of my homely possessions and furniture to the neighbours and left the rest outside with a sign saying "free to a good home" and i left for thailand. Been here 5 years, learned thai, adapted to the culture. Get to start work 7 hours later than i did in england due to englands 9am workday start being 3-4pm thailand time which suits my sleep patterns perfectly. Don't have to be defensive anymore, run on rat wheels from the moment i wake up or put up with ever inflating costs to simply live. Can leave my key in my motorbike (im forgetful) and still find the thing there the next day. Got to see people who have far less things than many westerners but are twice as happy for profound reasons we forgot about decades ago in the west. Thailand is an amazing country & im so grateful to have made it here & for all the things that sustain my life here. And of course to the lovely thai people who i think we can learn alot from in the west. (and vice versa in some ways).

<3 thailand
Paul *********
Paul *********
Nick Lockley great description. I wasn’t as brave as you to chuck everything here in U.K. Thailand ticks so many boxes for me. I have friends who have settled permanently. Wish I could learn the language but it is very hard for me. I usually return to U.K. in early February.
Nick *********
Nick *********
Paul Buckley it took a lot of work. I basically rebuilt my business so that in 3 years time it would pay me simply by my customers paying their bills (its a telecoms company
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So by the time i moved here i had a consistent stable profit and salary on strong foundations that meant we all still got paid even if we stopped selling for a few months. Took my best friend on as a shareholder to keep it organised and run it operationally from the UK and nowadays all i need to do is grow it to increase that income further. When i got here life became calmer, i could think creatively again so i learned software development using youtube for a few years nowadays i jist develop products and software from thailand to grow the business while vicky runs operations from the uk.

Just about to launch this, which i made to enable anyone with ambition and a computer to do the same thing without the hassle it took us to get started so if all works out hopefully i can help others do the same
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Learning thai, i just wrote down several common phrases in thai along woth writing how it sounds/os pronounced, got used to that then ended up with my current thai girlfriend who doesnt speak any english at all and has lived with me for about 4 years now so i pretty much live in a thai school as practically everything we say to eaxh other from the moment we wake up is in thai lol. Its like learning to swim in the deep end 😂😂🤣

A good route is to get the ED visa for thai language study for your first year here. Its super chilled learning and you learn a lot about the language which opens so many doors that many foreigners never get to open.
Kelsie *******
Kelsie *******
Absolutely love this take! This is the dream. Planning to make the jump asap!
Nick *********
Nick *********
@Kelsie ******
check out a youtuber called brett dev hes a really chilled out digital nomad thats lived in chiang mai, thailand for many years. He gives tons of advice on how to live here, costs of living here, what to expect etc. Theres a few really good sources of genuine information and ide say brett tops it. If you want a more glamorous look at traveling around thailand paddy doyle makes amazing videos covering all provinces. If looking to live in farm rural areas check out thenakedguru hes had a farm in isaan with his thai wife and family for decades. If your looking to live in bangkok (i wouldnt lol) then keisone makes useful videos there. Etc
Petr *********************
Petr *********************
Nick Lockley nowhere is better than on ski slopes!
Pete *******
Pete *******
Live here
Lance *****
Lance *****
Tattoo: da plane! da plane!
Tomas *******
Tomas *******
The temples 😜
Michael *********
Michael *********
An airplane
Hugh ***********
Hugh ***********
My wife
Luc ************
Luc ************
My wife and family.
Paul *********
Paul *********
For me it’s a great jumping off point. BKK for a few days, then Pattaya for new year. Then maybe Phuket or Vietnam. So many interesting places within reach.
Andy *********
Andy *********
Paul Buckley We usually fly into Saigon, wife is Vietnamese, so get the family visit in, then fly to Thailand for a couple months, back to Vietnam, and then the US.
Paul *********
Paul *********
Andy Harwood fabulous plan. I’ve covered a lot of Vietnam. This year I want to see Da Let.
Terry ********
Terry ********
A plane ✈️
Jeremy **********
Jeremy **********
Friends
Michael ********
Michael ********
The Thai people that we have as friends !
ConfidentP**********
ConfidentP**********
Free sxx
MooPi*****
MooPi*****
My thai wife
Brad **********
Brad **********
Thailand 🇹🇭
Adam ******
Adam ******
Emirates mostly.
Psychedome ********
Psychedome ********
Thailand is like being in a movie. You don't know what part you are playing but it's the most amazing experience you will ever have. None of the videos can express the magic this country has to offer. I only wish I had discovered it when I was younger. I come back every year to enjoy stress free atmosphere everywhere.
Alan *********
Alan *********
Psychedome Shirts me too
Mike *******
Mike *******
LBs
Frazer ************
Frazer ************
Geng som#
Abey ******
Abey ******
Cold crisp weather and Northerly breeze every evening.
Charles *******
Charles *******
I just fear the flood of Farangs like me infect this jewel of a Nation
Charles *******
Charles *******
The Peace, the Tolerance, the Food, the Sex, the Respect, the Climate, the Smiles, Buddah, the Royal Crown…….
Holy **********
Holy **********
Charles Basso "the food, culture, air, DAT ASS, fishing, Buddhism, yadi, yadi, yada"
Julien **********
Julien **********
Charles Basso you mean the whores
Shashank *********
Shashank *********
Julien Chabanne Is this something wrong. Please enlighten us with your devine knowledge.

I supported many man Thai kids by involving in this economy. What did you do for them
FriendlyP**********
FriendlyP**********
Julien Chabanne You don't understand poverty and desperation
Charles *******
Charles *******
Julien Chabanne and I am sorry since I feel your name sounds French like I am
Charles *******
Charles *******
Julien Chabanne there is no need to insult this Post. Please go make a mouthwash with Chlorine
Tony *********
Tony *********
Det vänliga folket och friheten
Wilian *************
Wilian *************
Nana
RadiantJa**********
RadiantJa**********
$$ same as everybody else in the comments
Chet **********
Chet **********
My daughter, golf and cheep beer 🍻
Jo ************
Jo ************
The locas, thai people, warm hospitality, the value of the capital you spend. The list goes on and on...
Dave ********
Dave ********
Nothing. It is now being boycotted because of its closer links to the warmongers russia, the large increase in russian tourists and corruption. It is not as expensive as many European countries but lacks a backbone. Any country that sits by for decades, as thousands of its daughters feel they have no options each year except to sell themselves for sex is sick.
Paul *********
Paul *********
Dave Cooper Russians have been coming as far back as I can remember. Certainly around 2000. They had their own charter flights into U Tapao. Then came the Chinese followed by Injuns.
Shashank *********
Shashank *********
Dave Cooper Are you talking about UK. Many many students turned to be OF whores to support their life.
Sae ******
Sae ******
Dave Cooper fact is with all due respect politics is everywhere. Governments do what governments do for profit , power and greed. Are you boycotting Thailand? I always like to ask people who make statements like your , what are you doing to solve the problem personally or working towards a solution.

If I sound weird I'm coming from a social theory perspective : present a problem but also present possible solutions

Namaste 🪷
Molly *******
Molly *******
Dave CooperYou’re a gentleman! More men could learn from your example. Those girls should be treated with respect and dignity.
Bob *********
Bob *********
Dave Cooper
Pete *******
Pete *******
Dave Cooper expensive? Where do you live? Up in the north it’s cheap as chips
Dave ********
Dave ********
Pete Smith Fingers typing too fast :-)
Denny *******
Denny *******
Family and house
Brent *******
Brent *******
The culture!
Chris ********
Chris ********
Airplane ✈️
Robert **********
Robert **********
My partner. I don't care so much for Thailand...
ScenicB*******
ScenicB*******
Robert G Viset why ?
Robert **********
Robert **********
ScenicBeet5068 well, the list is long... :-) I will spare you.

But, my Thai girlfriend, born and raised Thai (50 years) wants to leave. And her list is longer...

That must say enough.
Anita ******
Anita ******
Family
Divan ********
Divan ********
Suzy wong
Anthony ********
Anthony ********
It’s the best place on earth as long as you respect the culture and people
Christian *********
Christian *********
@Anthony *******
as long as you don't mind insane heat and humidity, intense smoke and lots of rain! 😂
Gavin **********
Gavin **********
@Anthony *******
You respect the culture and people of ANY country you visit, it's very simple.
T ****************
T ****************
Gavin Donnelly Indians and Russian, younger male tourists, don’t.
Ivan *********
Ivan *********
Warm weather beautiful ladies cheap Hotels and food .
Julien **********
Julien **********
Ivan Glossop the whores
Ivan *********
Ivan *********
Julien Chabanne ladies i don't call ladies that
Thomas *******
Thomas *******
Soi 4
Tommy ***********
Tommy ***********
i cant stay ther so have to com back cas the thai goverment is retardet
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vias options for retierd under 50 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so i ahve to live in the filipines emagin ther was a vissa option for pepol under 50 and retierd over 50 and retieRD fucking easyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Ron **********
Ron **********
You have a visa option. Just pay for one.
Robert **********
Robert **********
Tommy S Kræmer I assume you did not graduate in English language :-)
Tommy ***********
Tommy ***********
Robert G Viset and i asum you life sux so hard it not worth living !!!!!! klap dig selv på skulderen over du haved en let skole gang adhd ord blind og fik det af vide i 7 klasse rend mig bow lamme taber
Robert **********
Robert **********
Tommy S Kræmer luckely I know some kind Norwegian people :-)

You are a very angry person 😪
Alexander ******
Alexander ******
Tommy S Kræmer sometimes we need pag pag
Edward ********
Edward ********
Plane
Robert ********
Robert ********
Edward Junger many ways u can get here

🤪🤪
Willy ********
Willy ********
Edward Junger Try a bicycle for a change.
Cynthia ******
Cynthia ******
Willy Berger 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dave *********
Dave *********
Edward Junger You win🤣😂😆😝
Corey **********
Corey **********
Edward Junger every time 😂😂! 😂

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