Ko Samui

Yeah.

[laughs] Um, but there was Adam and Amanda in Koh Samui, they said hello.

Um, and he was really nice, wasn't he?

Mm-hmm.

Let me put you out of your misery.

I don't like to do it very often, but Koh Samui is listed as number one in World Island Destinations, and Phuket is at five.

You've been to Koh Samui, and I've been to Phuket.

No, I haven't been to Koh Samui.

I've been

to Koh Samui.

Well, I've been to

Phuket, so I've been top two there.

When somebody does something in Thailand, you get deported immediately.

There was a, a zoo guy in, um, in, uh, Ko Samui, Thailand, who wouldn't let Israeli tourists come in.

Deported.

Like, they just do not play.

Welcome to this episode of The Sat Signal.

Today, I'm joined by my good friend, Tony Versic, who lives in Koh Samui, Thailand, and he moved here with his wife and two daughters under the age of five.

We had such a good discussion about what drove this change.

He had the ideal life living on the beachfront, in the beautiful Gold Coast of Australia, upped and moved to this little island in Thailand.

So for the listeners, where is that patch of green grass that you play with your daughter

every morning? Where in the world? Yeah.

So we're based in Koh Samui.

We moved here five weeks ago from the Gold Coast in Australia.

Before we begin, please remember to subscribe to The Tiger to stay up to date on all things Thailand.

Now, in the headlines today, a controversial French zoo owner in Koh Samui has been detained ahead of his deportation.

Then, proposed alcohol regulations raise concerns for Thailand's craft beer industry like it isn't hard enough for them already.

In Bangkok, a British pensioner has been repatriated after a romance scam has left him homeless.

All right.

Let's get into it.

Our first story of the day has to do with a controversial figure over in Koh Samui.

A French zoo owner has been detained ahead of his deportation.

On this episode, we chat with a fellow who packed up his family and left his home on very short notice for a new life on Koh Samui.

So if you ever wondered what ups and downs you'd face and things you need to think about if you want to make a big change, you'll dig this episode of the Bangkok Podcast.

Sawadee krap and welcome to the Bangkok podcast.

Badass patrons only to hear our regular shows and our bonus shows in the same place.

All right, well, in this episode, we talked to a young fellow by the name of Vik Levitin, who packed up his life and, with his wife and two kids, moved to Thailand with very little preparation to start a new life.

Vik lives on Koh Samui, and given that we have more than a few listeners who are or are thinking about moving to Thailand with their families, we thought it'd be an interesting chat to see just what types of challenges this presents.

and how Vic and his brood managed to navigate the speed bumps to turn uncertainty and trepidation in an unfamiliar place into a happy and rewarding life on a tropical island.

So here is our very fun discussion with Vic Levitin.