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Benjamin
Traveler, writer, filmmaker, content creator. Location-independent but based in Thailand
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http://www.itsbetterinthailand.com
June 3, 2017
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Sunday, March 28, 2021 8:47 AM
Rockets, whiskey, cobras & cute girls (& Elon Musk?). Thailand Rocket Festival [VIDEO]
Since Elon is everywhere in Crypto news I'm throwing it back to this old video I made with an Elon Musk cameo Easter Egg
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 2:21 AM
Camping at the most beautiful viewpoint I've ever seen [vlog]
Overlooking the limestone islands of Thailand's Phang Nga Bay, the Samet Nangshe Viewpoint is a stunning place to camp
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Monday, February 8, 2021 7:06 AM
Jungle kayaking & wildlife - pythons, monkeys, hornbills & more [VIDEO]
This mangrove forest in Southern Thailand is unique for the massive 100+-year-old banyan trees that grow here, spanning rivers and dropping down root systems across huge areas. The wildlife is fantastic
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Thursday, August 27, 2020 7:36 AM
[VIDEO] One guy started picking up trash, then it snowballed into DOZENS!
What a great example of "be the change you want to see in the world". We've all been there, seeing trash on a beach that we know we should pick up, but there is just so much that it feels futile.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020 2:32 PM
Hanging out with adorable elephants in Thailand [VIDEO]
Elephant riding used to be a main attraction in Thailand, but thankfully people are realizing that there is a better, more ethical way to interact with these amazing animals. This video is from a sanctuary
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019 11:26 AM
My underwater photography from Cebu, Philippines
I took a trip last month to the Philippine island of Cebu and found an incredible place. From my hotel in Moalboal town, I could swim out just 30 meters and find pristine reefs, beautiful fish and other
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Monday, September 30, 2019 7:28 AM
I made a surfing video!
Between sessions learning to surf in Thailand, I spend most of my time filming the better surfers ripping waves. I got shots using a drone, a zoom lens from the beach, and two waterproof cameras out in
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 3:59 AM
shafts of sunlight pierce into this sacred cave in Thailand [Video]
An open skylight in the top of this cave lets sunbeams flood in, and wafting incense smoke heightens the effect. I recently visited this cave in Phetchaburi Province about three hours southwest from Bangkok
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Friday, April 5, 2019 2:55 AM
Short video montage I made of a mountaintop palace and temple in Thailand
If you ever visit the city of Phetchaburi Thailand, you can't help but see the huge pagoda up on the mountain that overlooks the town. I went up to see what it was all about, and here's what I found:
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Sunday, March 31, 2019 10:12 AM
Video I made of a Thai floating market with a vintage vibe - Cut to an amazing old Thai song
I have lived for over six years in Thailand and never visited a floating market. These iconic places make for great photos, but most are complete tourist traps. I recently found out though that there are
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 10:09 AM
This market in Thailand closes up 8 times a day to let a train pass thorugh [3 min video]
The Mae Khlong Railway Market used to be a pretty unseen destination until about 10 or 15 years ago. Then it started getting popular. Today it's a major tourist attraction. It's not normally the type of
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Monday, March 25, 2019 11:36 AM
Full compilation of the wildlife footage I shot in the jungle in Thailand
hornbills, giant squirrel, deer, birds, and ridiculously cute dusky langur monkeys. I was able to see so much here in not even 24 hours and capture it using just a $150 zoom lens. I posted a little meme
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Monday, March 18, 2019 2:18 PM
Wildlife footage I got of these amazing dusky langur monkeys in the wild, edited into a silly meme
You know those "actual footage of me doing X" memes? Those are usually good for a laugh, so when I was looking through the footage I got of these wild dusky langurs, making one of those immediately
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 7:22 AM
Video I created of an adventure in a rural Thai fishing village: Retro wakeboarding, monkeys, mangroves and more
A few days ago I visited a small fishing village a few hours west of Bangkok. I had an awesome day there exploring the mangrove forests by boat, seeing the monkeys, checking out an oyster farm, eating
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Saturday, February 16, 2019 5:12 PM
These rock formations look like a natural Stonehenge, plus a great waterfall [Video]
I've been roadtripping around Northeastern Thailand and just made this video of a few attractions in Chaiyaphum Province. This is a pretty out of the way place that not many tourists make it to, but I
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Friday, February 15, 2019 7:54 AM
VIDEO: Rescuing a monitor lizard with its head stuck in a can
On a deserted island in Thailand covered in litter, my friend and I found this poor lizard that had gotten its head stuck in an empty can of mackerel in tomato sauce. We had kayaked out to the island for
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Monday, January 14, 2019 5:49 AM
A ship graveyard of impounded boats - photo set
When foreign-flagged ships are caught illegally fishing in Thailand's territorial waters, the crew are arrested and the boat impounded. I found this out recently when cruising around on a motorbike on
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018 8:30 AM
Wildlife video I shot and edited about a lake in the jungles of Southern Thailand
The jungles of Khao Sok have gibbons, dusky langurs, hornbills, pig-tailed macaque monkeys, and so much more. In fact those are just what I captured in this video. I really hope to go back another time
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Thursday, September 6, 2018 8:59 PM
Northern Lights over a rising moon in Iceland [time lapse video and photos]
I was so lucky to see this. It's barely the season for the Auroras yet, and I only went out to look one night... and then only because I had to kill time without drinking before returning a rental car
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:43 AM
Catch and cook coho salmon and huge lake trout in Lake Michigan - 11 fish haul!
A few days ago I went on a fishing charter on Lake Michigan. I did the same trip last year and made a short video that I posted on Steemit. That was an epic day with perfect weather and a full 5 fish limit
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