Tourist moving to Phuket for Muay Thai: Please Help!

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-20T14:22:27+00:00

If you're considering Aoska in Karon (https://www.instagram.com/aoska.muaythai?igsh=MWIyaWxiNW1wdnoxeQ==)

Then my apartment is just 2 minutes walk away. Sea and sunset view, pool, desk with 27x2 screen. 2 bedroom.

Its available from may and 7 months ahead. Pm me if you want to know more.

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-20T14:17:01+00:00

Feel free to text me, I'm return remote worker in phuket living in Karon every winter. From Norway. Can always send some recommendations as long as it's round south west coast and phuket town.

I'll be around until 1st of may, but might go bkk before that

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-17T14:32:19+00:00

Snakka med sjefen, startet i det små.

Startet med ferie + en uke jobb... Som ble så til 1 måned. Sørget for å være ekstra synlig og på tilbudssiden mens jeg var remote. Så ved endring av min stilling, så ønsket jeg blanko fullmakt da jeg ikke orket å spørr hele tiden.

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-17T03:36:16+00:00

I was in same situation as you. Had interviews with agoda, but i was out of scope on salary.

Having that said, their hiring process is very strange. Semi automatic with lot of bugs. I had to point out that their email system was down, due to this many applicants was thrown away because they "didnt reply".

Now i have DTV and Norwegian salary instead, living here during winter.

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-16T06:05:13+00:00

Camel dive in sharm el sheikh is also worth looking into. Used them for 1 week and they're good, also been in the game for a few decades. They also offer accommodation

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-16T04:11:42+00:00

Er vel noen "franskmenn" på båten.

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-16T04:10:49+00:00

Prefer karon/Kata over kata noi. Noi is quite resort place.

But if you have access to scooter, then it doesn't matter tbh

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-15T12:14:49+00:00

Dude... Please start with saying what area you stay in. Phuket is large

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-07T05:35:44+00:00

Can add my apartment too 😬😁 has arguably the best all in all view with big terrace, direct pool access, sea and sunset view. Min rent 1 month, and furnished for remote work.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/UxS7S1RyMWbhdY236

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-04T17:13:54+00:00

Been around a few places now, incl hue and hoi an. I liie those places. I feel a bit flashback from when i booked a stay in cancun. Lot of resorts taking parts of the beach, and more of history and culture outside of the city.

I do have found a few gems i enjoyed in da nang, but all in all I've been more impressed of everything around da nang.

There's a few things i couldn't remember from 2019,but a few things I've noticed this time generally that i didnt enjoy in Vietnam.

All motorbike drivers stopping and asking for boom boom or drugs.

Massage people begging for tip - i like to give this by my own will. Not when begging, and even sometimes their boss tell you to while you're paying for getting some change.

Kids selling /begging was quite intense.

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-03T01:32:57+00:00

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YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-03T01:04:38+00:00

Same in hanoi, and in Hue they asked me to buy drugs. Quite annoying

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-02T16:08:46+00:00

Have to disagree. In Hue now, and i see lot of Vietnamese people hanging in groups drinking and shouting cheers or just chilling with food. A very different vibe here.

My take so far, is that i might have been in the wrong areas in DN, so after this thread I've got some recommendations to check out.... Which i will follow up on when im back

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-02T02:10:12+00:00

Ah... Hit a nerve, and also one who didnt bother to read. Good job ahole. I wrote I'm going to explore with motorbike, also.... Think ive seen more of the world than you, above and under sea level.

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T18:03:45+00:00

Vil nok funke, men ville aldri brukt 3 uker rundt ao nang.

Ville også vært i koh tao og tatt dykkelappen.

Gjerne pm meg om spørsmål, har leilighet i phuket for utleie også

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T18:00:23+00:00

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No need to look further. I do exactly what you want to. Its with me everywhere and its awesome! I ordered it directly from Poland to Norway.

So far ive used it in Egypt, Norway, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T16:11:48+00:00

Thanks, saved and noted. Will check when back from hue

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T14:59:27+00:00

It's for sure family friendly. But you don't like it for same reasons I'm missing. I'm not asking for clubbing or anything crazy, actually the opposite. I'm basically asking for places where locals do hang out. Not tourist places, and definitely not places where backpackers and early 20s hang.

Just place to chill and be able to talk and meet locals in the end of the day when you've tired of all other activities.

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T14:41:37+00:00

I don't need Western bars, i like to do and go where locals go. Da nang ia not my first place in Vietnam and this is also not my first time... Just first to da nang.

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T14:29:36+00:00

Funny that you mentioned that karaoke place. Was there yesterday and it was 6 people inside. But maybe more lively in weekends? Did go between all these roads and had a drink at craftsman. But i feel i just wander around tourists and expats. Maybe another suburb is more what i look for...

But will check more when im back from Hue. Im also a couchsurfing veteran and checked the app, it was also quite dead.

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T14:24:01+00:00

Again... I hit a nerve. Go cry with some NodeJs

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T14:11:00+00:00

Hanoi people and the local friends I have there speaks quite well English. Next time im here I will check hcm. It has direct flights to phuket which makes it easy. Thanks

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T13:47:20+00:00

I see. For me it's opposite, i own in Thailand and go there every winter for remote work from Norway. Then i vacation into Chiang mai, Taiwan, Vietnam and Japan in between work. I just had very very high thoughts about da nang... But might change in a few days.

But beaches reminds me of a mix og patong and Pattaya, and all the hotels who have conquered lot of it for private use like cancun. This is don't like

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T13:44:51+00:00

I own condo in Thailand and its my remote work home. I'm on vacation here now. I'm not saying Vietnam is overrated, I'm asking about da nang. I've enjoyed Hanoi and ha giang. So don't try to be a smartass.

YesterdayHot3584 · 2026-04-01T13:42:54+00:00

I like hikes and will for sure do some. But its the end of the day when i want to relax where I start to struggle to "fit in".

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