Thailand Expat Family Budget
Thailand is my favorite place so far on our international gap year. I have already covered in depth the reasons why it is my favorite place, and I will now turn to the financial side of things. In this Thailand expat family budget, I will show the cost of living full time in Chiang Mai
Travel From Sri Lanka To South Africa
This week was jam packed with travel activity, and unexpected planning. The week started quietly as we ran out the clock on our time in Colombo (days 249 and 250). War in the middle east impacted our travel (day 251), but we adjusted and still managed to travel from Sri Lanka to South Africa. Part
Chiang Mai – Monk Talk and NARIT Planetarium
In the later part of this travel week, we got back into tourist mode in Chiang Mai. We visited a temple to talk to some monks on day 223, and then we visited NARIT planetarium on day 224. At the end of the week we walked through the Sunday night market (day 226). In the
Vietnam Travel Reflections
Our time in Vietnam was a learning experience for me as much as it was for the kids, and I have many travel reflections related to this leg of our journey. There were many things I came to realize about Vietnam that I didn’t previously know, and many feelings I now have about Vietnam that
Chiang Mai Thailand – A Week In Review
This week was low on activity, mainly because I got sick with a mild cold that progresses through the week. Later in the week though I was feeling better, and we took a guided bike tour of the old city (day 217 below). I also joined a great gym (day 213 immediately below), and we
Traveling From Vietnam To Thailand
We had a busy week of activity, and anchoring that activity was traveling from Vietnam to Thailand. However, there were a few other noteworthy events this week. You can see our plans for our upcoming South Africa leg getting blown up, and then maybe put back on the table in Day 206 below. There is
War Remnants Musuem, Beach, and Vietnamese Kiss, Marry, Kill
This week had quite a bit going on, much of which was forced upon us since we had to leave our Airbnb for a few days. That turned out to be a welcome nudge though to get us out there seeing more in Vietnam. We visited a beach town called Vung Tau which you can
Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh Sights, and AK47s
In this week of travel we fit in a lot of activity. Most notably we went on a tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels (day 194 below) where we got to experience what the VC fighters and locals had to endure during the war. On that tour AC also shot an AK47 which felt like
Exploring Ho Chi Minh City With An Overclocked Brain
This week we really got settled into our great Airbnb and the immediate surrounding area. Feeling comfortable with our surroundings, we started exploring Ho Chi Minh City. First up was the tallest building in Vietnam, and the 17th tallest in the world, Landmark 81 (Day 185 below). Next was a motorbike tour of food and
Guam Travel Reflections
Guam is the one destination on our year of travel that was truly a vacation-like destination. The plan to go to Guam started brewing way back around 2018 and was the idea that eventually grew into the full gap year plan. The Guam vacation and the gap year were opposing forces however. Our international gap
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
