Ranong Thailand and The Galla Hotel
Almost Retired in Thailand
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Ranong Thailand and The Galla Hotel
The Galla Hotel - highly recommend:
https://www.agoda.com/partners/partne...
🔥 Road trip overview
– The couple drives their new Kia Carnival about 5–6 hours south from Hua Hin on a week-long road trip.
– They make a stop at a large Thai rest area with amenities like Amazon Cafe, KFC, clothing and bra shop, toys, sushi, and donuts and spend 393 THB (~$13) on KFC lunch.
🗺️ Destination: Ranong, Thailand
– The surprise destination is Ranong, a city Kim had never heard of before the trip.
– They plan to stay 3–4 days and use the city as a hub to visit nearby attractions like national parks and hot springs.
🏨 The Galla Hotel (Ranong)
– They stay at the Galla Hotel in central Ranong, recommended online with strong reviews.
– Booking is done via Agoda at $68/night for an upgraded larger room including breakfast; cheaper rooms are around $35/night.
🛏️ Room features
– Top-floor room recommended for the mountain views, with many windows.
– Features include a desk area, sofa, super king bed (firm but acceptable), two air-conditioning units, and a jacuzzi bathtub with jets positioned to view the TV.
🍳 Hotel facilities
– Breakfast is served from 6:30–10:00 a.m., and Thai hotel breakfasts are described as being more like lunch in variety.
– The hotel has a clean outdoor pool, a Galla Kitchen (breakfast area, restaurant hours listed but seemingly closed for dinner due to low occupancy), and a lobby snack bar.
💪 Gym and meeting facilities
– The fitness center on the second floor is well equipped for a hotel: lat pull machines, pec fly, bench press machine, leg press, cable machine, squat rack, benches, dumbbells, bikes, ellipticals, treadmills, and is air-conditioned.
– There is a large meeting room set up for around 100 people, which he plans to use as a quiet workspace at 5:00 a.m.
– A Galla Cafe / “happy room” operates 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., serving coffee, ice cream, and gelato.
🏙️ Location choice
– Advice from others is to stay in Ranong city rather than the outskirts, then day-trip to surrounding attractions.
– The area has many nearby restaurants, cafes, and a Saturday walking street, though their stay does not include Saturday.
💊 Pharmacy visit and healthcare note
– The speaker suffers severe bites from no-see-ums (sand flies) at the beach and seeks treatment at a local pharmacy.
– A pharmacist quickly provides a topical steroid ointment for 60 THB ($2); pharmacies in Thailand commonly dispense antibiotics, steroids, and even Tylenol with codeine without a doctor’s visit, though availability varies.
🍽️ Dinner at The Farmhouse
– They dine at The Farmhouse restaurant near the Galla Hotel, which also has an associated hotel nearby.
– The restaurant has a large, varied menu including: desserts, deep-fried appetizers, pizza (e.g., 250 THB for margherita, 350 THB for pepperoni), vegetarian items, salads, soups, pasta, steak, ribs, seafood, Thai dishes, yakitori, and “clean eating” options.
🥤 Drinks and food choices
– They order non-alcoholic “butterbeer”, described as a sweet cream-soda-like drink with caramel and frothy topping.
– They have pizza (including pepperoni) with spicy oil and Tabasco as condiments.
🌶️ Spiciness and channel idea
– Kim’s taste has shifted in Thailand from occasional spice to regularly enjoying spicy food, now preferring it over typical American food, which she finds too salty and less flavorful.
– They discuss adding spicy food challenges to their channel and ask viewers whether they want to s
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Ranong Thailand and The Galla Hotel
Almost Retired in Thailand
1,913 views
Ranong Thailand and The Galla Hotel
The Galla Hotel - highly recommend:
https://www.agoda.com/partners/partne...
🔥 Road trip overview
– The couple drives their new Kia Carnival about 5–6 hours south from Hua Hin on a week-long road trip.
– They make a stop at a large Thai rest area with amenities like Amazon Cafe, KFC, clothing and bra shop, toys, sushi, and donuts and spend 393 THB (~$13) on KFC lunch.
🗺️ Destination: Ranong, Thailand
– The surprise destination is Ranong, a city Kim had never heard of before the trip.
– They plan to stay 3–4 days and use the city as a hub to visit nearby attractions like national parks and hot springs.
🏨 The Galla Hotel (Ranong)
– They stay at the Galla Hotel in central Ranong, recommended online with strong reviews.
– Booking is done via Agoda at $68/night for an upgraded larger room including breakfast; cheaper rooms are around $35/night.
🛏️ Room features
– Top-floor room recommended for the mountain views, with many windows.
– Features include a desk area, sofa, super king bed (firm but acceptable), two air-conditioning units, and a jacuzzi bathtub with jets positioned to view the TV.
🍳 Hotel facilities
– Breakfast is served from 6:30–10:00 a.m., and Thai hotel breakfasts are described as being more like lunch in variety.
– The hotel has a clean outdoor pool, a Galla Kitchen (breakfast area, restaurant hours listed but seemingly closed for dinner due to low occupancy), and a lobby snack bar.
💪 Gym and meeting facilities
– The fitness center on the second floor is well equipped for a hotel: lat pull machines, pec fly, bench press machine, leg press, cable machine, squat rack, benches, dumbbells, bikes, ellipticals, treadmills, and is air-conditioned.
– There is a large meeting room set up for around 100 people, which he plans to use as a quiet workspace at 5:00 a.m.
– A Galla Cafe / “happy room” operates 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., serving coffee, ice cream, and gelato.
🏙️ Location choice
– Advice from others is to stay in Ranong city rather than the outskirts, then day-trip to surrounding attractions.
– The area has many nearby restaurants, cafes, and a Saturday walking street, though their stay does not include Saturday.
💊 Pharmacy visit and healthcare note
– The speaker suffers severe bites from no-see-ums (sand flies) at the beach and seeks treatment at a local pharmacy.
– A pharmacist quickly provides a topical steroid ointment for 60 THB ($2); pharmacies in Thailand commonly dispense antibiotics, steroids, and even Tylenol with codeine without a doctor’s visit, though availability varies.
🍽️ Dinner at The Farmhouse
– They dine at The Farmhouse restaurant near the Galla Hotel, which also has an associated hotel nearby.
– The restaurant has a large, varied menu including: desserts, deep-fried appetizers, pizza (e.g., 250 THB for margherita, 350 THB for pepperoni), vegetarian items, salads, soups, pasta, steak, ribs, seafood, Thai dishes, yakitori, and “clean eating” options.
🥤 Drinks and food choices
– They order non-alcoholic “butterbeer”, described as a sweet cream-soda-like drink with caramel and frothy topping.
– They have pizza (including pepperoni) with spicy oil and Tabasco as condiments.
🌶️ Spiciness and channel idea
– Kim’s taste has shifted in Thailand from occasional spice to regularly enjoying spicy food, now preferring it over typical American food, which she finds too salty and less flavorful.
– They discuss adding spicy food challenges to their channel and ask viewers whether they want to s