Hi! We are Maayan & Mon. We live on this beautiful island called Koh Lanta in the South of Thailand.

Maayan is Dutch-Israeli and Mon is Thai. We have been together since 2011 and have 2 kids.

When we are not vlogging we run our guesthouses Green Pepper, Wooda House and Sweet Life Community and our famous Thai cooking class called Cooking with Mon.

On this channel we will explore Thailand together, showing you what we love the most; meeting and getting to know new people, cooking & eating and having fun.


Sweet Life Lanta

Wow! Apparently YouTube has introduced a new community tab, in which we all can post and discuss things together!

So let us hear from you! Who are you, where are you from and maybe share something that you struggle with at the moment.

I will start, my name is Maayan, not sure where I'm from anymore but lived 12 years of my life in Israel, 17 in The Netherlands and 15 years in Thailand. Yes I'm 44, and that's apparently midlife crisis time of my life and at the moment I'm struggling with having a clear view of where I'm going and what I want to do with my life.

Anyone?

4 months ago | [YT] | 36

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One of my favorite videos so far!

4 months ago | [YT] | 61

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Wow so nice to reconnect with all of you again! Thanks so much for all the beautiful comments on my latest video and the support.

Do you remember Mona from the video "How has Thailand changed you as a person"? Many of you asked to see more of her. So we are doing that!

Next week we are getting together to film a video about her life. Is there anything specific you would like to know about Mona? I will make sure to show or ask her!

4 months ago | [YT] | 49

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With only 1% more this video won the votes! 😂😂😂😂 well, to the other half of the voters, you will get the other video next week haha...

Anyways, join me tomorrow at 11 am Bangkok time for the live chat! I know it's very early for some and very late for others, but if you can't be there, please leave me a comment.

Big hugs and until the next video! (Tomorrow)

4 months ago | [YT] | 97

Sweet Life Lanta

Oh it has been a while! I missed you guys!

I have 2 videos ready to share with you this upcoming Saturday. I love them both.

Which one do you want to see first:

4 months ago | [YT] | 34

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Have you watched the latest video?

https://youtu.be/6LuZsWZIvIc?si=rFqjy...

There are some familiair faces from earlier videos (like Chris and Charlie from Jaitiki and Sabine from Mellow Mango) but also some new faces!

Which of the following people would you like to know more about? I will do a full video about the one you're most interested in:

8 months ago | [YT] | 31

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Some people were contacting saying they are missing my videos.
You will not have to wait too long! (Like a few hours haha)

Coming VERY soon!

9 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 82

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Have you ever dreamed of running a business on a tropical island? These people have all done it and offer others to do it too! But how? And how much? Tomorrow a new video will premier at 11 am Bangkok time.

Btw, we are absolutely great, just in the middle of high season and B-U-S-Y so kids and business are having more priority than YouTube at the moment. But here we are again!

11 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 140

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As usual, I'm struggling to combine high season with making content 😅😅😅 so I'm looking for ways to make content without tens of hours of editing.

I'm thinking to start a weekly or monthly podcast or live, me and another person, such as Mon or other people who live on Koh Lanta, talking about different topics.

WHAT ARE TOPICS THAT YOU WOULD FIND INTERESTING?

And do you prefer a live session or a pre-recorded podcast (with video)?

Let me know in the comments.

1 year ago | [YT] | 72

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If you were wondering why I haven't posted for so long... it's that time of the year... Our high season starts the 1st of November and even though all I want is to make YouTube videos, I have to accept that I'm also a business owner, and have to arrange many things, train new staff, help Mon set up the cooking class, and there are kids as well who didn't go to school the whole month of October (mid-term here in Thailand). So now you know!

Feel free to follow our adventures on Instagram @cookingwithmon and @sweetlifelanta

Content coming soon!

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