Thailand Unfiltered

[Matt] I'm Matt Ortile.

I'm an editor at Conde Nast Traveler

and I've been all over the world,

but this is my first time in Thailand.

I figured no one is better suited to show me around

than the very people who have lived here all their lives.

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Okay, Get Your Guide,

what do you have for me in Bangkok?

A floating market?

Whoa.

Okay. Book. [computer mouse clicks]

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[people chattering]

[Rujira] We are at the floating market.

Yeah. This floating market

called Damnoen Saduak.

Damnoen is mean move around,

Yeah. and Saduak mean easy.

This is only the floating market in Thailand.

Really? Yeah.

I think more than a hundred years until now.

[Matt] Oh, mango sticky rice.

[Rujira] This is the queen

of mango sticky rice. The queen

of mango sticky rice.

[speaking foreign language] .

We have many, many type of the mango,

Yes. but this one,

the long one,

Right. yeah, we call Nam Doc Mai.

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[Vendor] [speaking foreign language].

Oh wow.

It's like just the perfect combination of flavors.

When you go back home,

you're gonna miss me 60%, I will! I will!

but you're gonna miss my sticky rice

100%. 100%.

Absolutely.

We'll get to ride, huh?

Yeah, you gonna, you just sit like a prince, you know?

Oh, okay. Great. Somebody paddle for you.

Whoa! [laughs]

Hand inside the boat!

This is amazing.

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This is the manmade canal built by our late king

in 1900 to be a waterway,

like a expressway, you know?

Oh yeah, for sure. People travel by boat,

so it's like a more than a hundred canal.

We used as the irrigation for Oh, sweet.

farming,

to drain the water,

drain the flooding,

people use for swim.

It has so many different purposes.

That's right.

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Ah, Matt, look at this.

Colorful, look like a little temple here.

When you see the empty land,

each land we have a separate dwelling.

So you want to do-

To make those separate happy, too,

you make a little house for them.

You know, respect.

That's right. Respect the land.

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This is nice.

It kind of goes with my outfit, huh?

How much?

Khop khun ka.

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Welcome to the train market.

Yes. This is the world

most risky market, you know, Ah.

because of the later on,

the huge train will coming

in the middle of this market Oh right here, yeah.

Yeah, this is one of the main, you know,

products from here.

[Matt] Coconut sugar?

Yeah, we are the world of the sugar.

That's right. Ah, that's why

Thai people are so sweet.

[Matt] Ah! Yes, exactly. [Rujira giggles]

[Rujira] Oh, 50 baht.

Oh, there you go. 50 baht.

[Matt chuckles]

This area is belong to the government

Okay. so the rent is

super, super cheap

and passenger train carry all the passenger here,

you know, so the vendor can make money,

and the nickname for this market,

we call it Talad Rum Hoop.

Talad, it's mean market.

Uh-huh. Rum is mean here.

The canopies. Yeah, that's right.

And hoop is mean, like.

Hoop! That's right.

So everybody is like. [vocalizes]

They have a red mark, you know, to show us,

say where to go behind.

Yeah. At the right, yeah.

Okay. No feet.

Oh. Ah.

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Hear? I'm not kidding. Yeah.

It's okay. Can we go in?

[Rujira] Ah, it's okay.

So this is our bunker. Oh, I see.

Okay? [train horn blares]

[people chattering] [soft upbeat music]

Woo! [chuckling]

Hello! [train passing]

[Matt chuckling]

Yay! [camera clicks]

Amazing!

[camera beeps and clicks]

Thank you so much for today.

Oh, I really appreciate it. Thank you.

I have to say thank you to you.

I had a very good time.

Khop khun ka. Khop khun kap.

Bye. Thank you. [chuckles]

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Where should I go next?

I really wanna hit Chinatown.

Ah, a food tour.

Okay, I'm drooling.

And booked.

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Woo!

We are gonna try our famous fried rice with crab mess.

[speaking foreign language]?

[speaking foreign language] .

[wok sizzling] [upbeat music]

This is the fried rice

for the Thai people we know very well.

We got the Michelin Award,

it became to be the Thai authentic food.

Oh yes. Wow. Here we go!

Look at that!

[speaking foreign language]!

Wow! That's it. Amazing.

Alright? That is delicious.

It's really nice

'cause it's just really fresh.

It doesn't feel so heavy.

Mm.

Now we done for the first lid.

Okay. We gonna try the other one.

okay? I have room for more!

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Okay, right now we coming to

the second one of our Michelin eighth years,

by the clear soup

Yes. and the egg noodle

with the fish bowl.

This is the signature of 80 years ago

when the first generation came from China.

Ah!

These noodles are so beautiful and like,

so delicate,

but the texture is so chewy,

Mm-hmm. so rich in flavor.

It's like the more you chew,

the more flavor comes out.

The real meat of fish,

they don't mix any flavor

of the flour.

[Matt] It's just the fish.

That's only the fish. Amazing.

That's what I love about street food.

Like it doesn't matter how much money you make.

Mm-hmm. Good food is good food.

Yes, exactly.

Okay, let's go! Yeah.

This is the next one.

We call it snack.

The flavor is similar like donut

mixed with the churros! Churros?

Right. That's it. Churros, yeah.

Absolutely, yeah.

And it smells like it, too.

Yeah. [speaking foreign language]?

[Matt] Khop khun kap!

Oh, coming! Okay!

Look at that. Oh.

We got the pandan custard by the sort.

Is it good?

That's so good.

Wow. Is it? Wow. Wow, wow, wow.

More. Mm. Yummy.

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Pandan is super trendy in the United States,

Yeah? but here it is.

It's been made like this for years.

Yeah. It's always incredible.

It's so perfect.

That's true. What a great way

to end the tour.

Thank you so much.

As a tour guide,

I do appreciate,

Khop khun kap. and then, yeah,

we have to say, khop khun kap and thank you.

Thank you. Thank you so much!

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[Matt thuds and sighs]

Wow. That was awesome.

What should I do tomorrow?

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I've had a day in the city.

I wanna get out to the countryside and hit the water.

Mmm

Krabi.

This one looks good. It's been a top pick.

Huh.

Kayaking,

snorkeling,

long tail boat.

That's it.

Okay. Booked.

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Hi. Hi.

[both speaking in foreign language]

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

Welcome to our boat.

We are going to Seven Island today.

Very exciting today. Yeah?

I am going to with a handsome man.

[laughs] Thank you so much.

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[water splashes]

[waves lapping]

Woo! Yeah. This is Poda Island.

Poda Island. Okay. Yes.

This water is so beautiful.

So clear and the good weather also.

For working here about 10 years,

I love this job because Yeah.

[Phatchara] I meet many people from another country.

[Matt] I'm sure people from all over the world come here.

I mean, Krabi is so beautiful.

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[Phatchara] Have you been here before?

[Matt] First time.

[Phatchara] First time!

How close do I?

Yeah, like that.

Like this? Like that. Uh-huh.

[both speaking in foreign language]

[both giggling]

This is fun. I think I'm getting the hang of it.

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Oh, look at that. Wow.

This one they call Phra Nang Cave.

Thai people, they call Princess Cave.

How did you get so good at kayaking?

Did you like grow up around here?

My family all do kayak.

I don't miss my brother

because in my village they do kayak only.

Oh, it's a family tradition.

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Thank you for taking me out here.

It's been wonderful learning more about this place

with a guide like you who knows so much about it,

and you are amazing.

[Phatchara] [speaking foreign language]!

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My first trip to Thailand has been one for the books.

Get Your Guide handled every detail

and really made it easy to book tours last minute.

I love connecting with local vendors,

experiencing truly Thai flavors,

and the access to awe-inspiring nature,

one of a kind.

I have barely scratched the surface

and I can't wait to discover more.

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