we are back in Koh Samui and today we are doing a Q&A video because a lot of you are
new to our channel and also because we have some super exciting news to share
but instead of doing a boring sit-down Q&A video we thought it'd be more interesting
if we answer your questions but also take you on a tour at one of the most exclusive
and luxurious hotels in Koh Samui are you going to tell them we're leaving thailand
good morning from the w hotel in Koh Samui we have been invited to stay for a couple nights
so we will show you the hotel and our room in just a moment
first we want to get to answering one of the questions you guys asked us the most
which is how is Koh Samui doing today and we just got back to the island
and we were both surprised that it's super busy both domestic and foreign tourists are here now on
the island and it's super nice to see the island come back to life again because we have never seen
it like this i think the timing right now is that domestic tourists are coming for songkran
and international tourists are coming because thailand recently removed the pre-arrival pcr test
and starting may 1st we have read that they're going to try to remove pcr tests on arrival
and switch it to an atk test at the airport that would be awesome so start planning your trip
this is the first time we are having a floating breakfast it looks heavy will it float
how's the water it is super nice oh it's warm it's our first floating breakfast ever so we'll
give you the real you know what was it the real feedback about a floating breakfast experience
okay so we have some fresh fruits this is yogurt with chia seeds nuts and they also have a little
granola here and we also have sausage and eggs and bacon pancakes with blueberry and maple
syrup maybe delicious there's also over there some pastries that are probably for me because
you're not gonna eat any of them and then we have some cold cuts which you will eat all of them i'm
excited for this but first before we eat second question how long are we going to say in Koh Samui
we are planning to travel internationally but thailand is kind of our home base because Note
is thai and i'm on a spouse visa we like we can stay here for as long as we want to so
that's why thailand will be a base for us even though we keep traveling and right now we love
Samui so i think we are going to keep our home here we still haven't had breakfast yet we're
going to take a photo first that's great we should answer that question do you ever find it hard when
vlogging to be in the moment while capturing all the footage this is a really good example
because if we were just on holiday or something and enjoying this i think we just dig in and eat
it yeah we would have been done by now we don't usually film like every single thing that happens
um but there are some moments like having a floating breakfast that is worth the
extra time to go and capture especially for me i can't stay still for too long
so operating cameras taking photos taking b-rolls it's like part of the fun for me
our breakfast is floating away excuse them cicada sound
it's the season right now in Koh Samui it's mating season is that what they're doing now they're
having sex kids watch our channel should we put it on the ledge so it doesn't keep floating yeah
oh it's heavy that's why they need two people to carry this okay
okay i have one good one uh this is one of the most searched question on google
what nationality are Note and Flora Note is Thai he's not half thai he is a full Thai
i was born in Khon Kaen Isan i moved to chiang mai when i was seven i lived there until i'm
15 and then moved to canada so i spent half of my life in thailand and half of my life in canada
and i am canadian so i was born in hong kong and i moved to vancouver when i was three years old
the funny thing is that a lot of people in thailand think that flora is thai and i'm like
chinese or japanese because they would speak thai to flora and speak english to me
but then when i respond to them in thai they would be like oh your thai is really good
okay we're just gonna finish our breakfast and then we'll show you the room
a little change of plan because our room is a bit messy right now we'll show you that later
we're gonna hit the gym first i think the gym is just here oh nice but i think before we hit
the gym you think it would be a good idea to hit the sweet spot this is pretty cool
they told us that there are four sweet spots that are on the property and what they are basically
help yourself to some cold drinks and my favorite help yourself to some ice cream
strawberry royale cornetto
i'll be back
so the building we just walked into is actually where the gym is where the spa
is and also they have their main pool just up top should we go up and just take a look sure
wow it's a windy day the iconic w symbol who's the artist guy
yeah it looks familiar doesn't it face something face even though it's super nice up here i feel
like not a lot of people will come to the main pool because every single villa at the W have
their own pool their own private pool maybe where's coming for the W sign it's really
beautiful Note was right it says right there Alex Face so that's the artist who uh just created this
oh wow that's a big gym
okay time for another question so this question is related to the gym it is do you guys have a
daily routine for mental and physical wellness we kind of do we try our best to work out when
we can especially when we are back in Koh Samui it's a bit harder when we are traveling to do
that sometimes note obviously enjoys going to the gym and lifting weights for me i
tend to like to do like morning stretches or evening stretches i think overall you have
to really listen to your body and today note is doing that so we came to the gym to work out but
he wasn't feeling it so we'll show you what he's up to right now
so taking a nap is also part of your mental physical wellness life very important
as i eat my ice cream here i'm also going to give you a tour of our oceanfront haven one
bedroom pool villa i'll start off with the living room and the bedroom so here we have
a cozy living space with the couch and the tv and just behind this we have a super comfortable
king size bed and honestly once my body hit the mattress last night i was out for eight hours
it is so comfortable probably the best bed i've slept in since a long time and we also have a
working space there where we spent a couple hours editing videos for you yesterday oh we also have
a coffee station that coffee was delicious they also have some glasses like wine glasses
a little wine fridge in here and also a mini fridge in here and this is the
bathroom so we have this big tub here perfect for bubble baths and we have
two showers we have an outdoor shower and we also have an indoor shower and we have
this beautiful double sink here and of course the most important thing is toilet the toilet
is just hidden in that corner there over here is a door which leads directly to the pool so you can
walk right in but i don't think we should take this way to go outside
it's gonna be messy let's go from the other other door and the outdoor area is massive as well so
this is the private pool and we already showed you this because we had our floating breakfast here
but on the other side is the lounge area and if we take this path all the
way down it actually goes directly to the beach here we'll show you
wow the sand is so white they did a good job like keeping the beach clean
and it's just the two of us here
literally empty private beach and private pool
so we're walking into the w lounge now which is probably the most iconic spot at the W hotel in
Koh Samui and if you scroll through instagram with the hashtag koh samui you'll probably
see a lot of people taking photos here at this W because you can see the whole view
of the gulf of thailand here and also of Koh Phangan it is pretty spectacular
this is the first time we are staying at a W property and all we knew about them was that
they are a five-star luxury hotel but when we got here we were shocked because it's not like
your traditional luxury hotels how would you describe the decor here stylish yeah modern
bold it's kind of aimed towards the more younger generation it's really fun looking and the way
they build the hotel it's like an island within an island and that is actually the concept of the W
here in Koh Samui they have everything at the resort they have jungle they have beach they
have restaurants really don't need to leave the resort but there is one reason why we need to
leave the resort very important reason we need to feed our cat we'll do that tonight after dinner
what is this i'm so excited because this is the afternoon tea set and i love afternoon
tea so this tea set has a theme it is the green house and as you can see everything is edible
except for the two wooden decorations here but even this little container for this
like a flower pot cookie crumb soil is made of chocolate so you can eat
everything cool they have a lot of savory options wow rice crispy rice crisps with like salmon
that looks like beetroot i'm not sure a mushroom maybe this looks like uh prawn cake could be yeah
um okay i don't know
what all these things are we're just guessing the best way to find out if we eat it
hope you guys can hear us okay with the dj playing the background but we have one final
question are we leaving thailand yes we are where are we going we are going to vietnam
we can't wait to show you guys vietnam it's going to be our first international flight
in over two years but just to be clear we are not leaving thailand permanently we are still
based in thailand based in Koh Samui because there is still so much of thailand we want to explore
but because so many surrounding countries are open we really are tempted to just go take a look
we will be exploring hanoi first and if you have any recommendations
in hanoi or in vietnam in general just let us know in the comments below we'd love to hear from you
we hope you enjoyed this Q&A video and we want to say thank you so much for supporting our channel
and also special thank you to W Hotel for having us here
we will send you off with a montage of us eating beautiful japanese food have
a wonderful day and we will see you in vietnam see you in vietnam
bloopers but your first language is english
no it's not not it's chinese oh that's why your english is not that good
okay one final question are we leaving vietnam
okay ready