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
Thailand Travel Reflections
Before we went to Thailand I really didn’t know much about it, and most of my travel reflections are starting from a clean state. I of course knew some things; people went there because it is affordable, there are elephants, and it had the bad reputation in my mind for sex tourism. The only one
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
February International Travel FIRE Budget
Our February international travel FIRE budget includes the cost for time spent between Chiang Mai Thailand and Colombo Sri Lanka. More of the days were spent in Thailand, but the costs were pretty similar between the two locations. However, these two locations could not have been more different outside of the cost. Thailand blew us
Planning For The Finale In Europe
This week was mostly dedicated to determining our plan for the final locations of our trip. That was always planned to be a finale in Europe, but we struggle with even wanting to go to Europe (day 242). Eventually we get around to making some decisions and booking the final pieces of our travel year
Traveling From Thailand to Sri Lanka
This week we are traveling from Thailand to Sri Lanka. We wrap up our time in our incredible Airbnb, I lose access to the gym I love, and we’re leaving behind the best food we’ve had all year. Sri Lanka ends up being a bit of a shock to the system (days 238-240), and the
Staying Connected While Traveling Internationally: eSIMs, Phone Plans & VPNs
While traveling internationally, the tools and systems to manage communication and data access are critical for multiple reasons. These data and communication tools include eSIMs, phone plans, and VPNs. Staying in contact with friends and family is an obvious important use case. More importantly though, these communication tools provide access to our financial tools. Critical
Chiang Mai Sticky Waterfall and Busy Work
The highlight of the week was going to the Chiang Mai sticky waterfall, where we got to experience that natural phenomenon and meet a new friend (day 231). Throughout the week we have been taking in the super bowl and the olympics, and working a lot on blog migrations (day 227). We ran into some
Managing Money and Banking While Traveling Long-Term Internationally
Managing money and banking while traveling internationally was one of our biggest initial concerns, and something we knew we had to get right. Many anxious thoughts entered my mind surrounding failed payment transactions, disabled accounts, or the inability to access our financial tools. That lead me to research the best tools and systems we could
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
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
