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Very cool. Glad to hear you are not giving up the traveling. Chase told us about the house. Sounds nice. Congrats to you and Charlie on getting engaged. As I have traveled all over the US, I can tell you there are so many nice places to see. Look into Canada as well.
John
ReplyThanks! Yes, we’d love to visit Canada too! So much to see in North America. We are ready to get back out on the road. Hopefully this summer!
ReplyGlad to see you guys back online. Enjoy the time off. Any plan to visit Vietnam ? HCMC should be a nice place to hang out for digital nomad. JT
ReplyThanks JT! We still haven’t made it to Vietnam but we would love to get there one day. When we get back to Asia, its definitely on our list.
ReplyHello Charlie and Brittany:
Wow, it is amazing to me how similar our journeys have been for the last 3 years. From getting rid of all my stuff in Florida 3 years ago, and leaving America and falling in love with Chiang Mai, and being a trader while traveling (that’s how I found you guys in the first place), and giving that up, and starting a new business, and then winding up back in Florida, it is remarkable. I can definitely relate to the feeling of wanting to leave everything behind in America, but being drawn back here again and again. I am in South Florida now and am settling back in and finding myself getting all new stuff to live here. I am back here because none of the businesses I thought I would be doing in Thailand worked out. And I didn’t want to be retired or buy a bar or coffee-shop.
I will also not be giving up the traveling, and will be taking a ‘short’ trip to Chiang Mai this summer, going there for 2 months starting in July. Now that I have lived overseas, I don’t plan on ever giving that up, just balancing the responsibilities of having a business here and keeping that going while trying to travel all over. And spending time with the friends I made over on the other side of the world. But I cannot seem to shake the USA. I guess the best thing would be to make the best of both worlds, since both worlds have lots to offer.
Well, anyway, thanks for sharing your story. I am not the only one being an ex-pat back in the USA!
Take care, Dean
Wow that is so crazy how similar! You are totally right. We were just talking about missing Chiang Mai as well. We are thinking about heading back in Jan for a month or so when the weather is good. We definitely have the itch to go again, but I don’t want to give up on a place to keep my “stuff” either. But I’m with you, a balance of being in the US and being away is the most ideal situation. Maybe we’ll catch up with you in Florida some time! Thanks for the message 🙂
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ReplyWow, the money you had to spend to get back to the USA is unbelieveable, we are trying to get back to California, we have already figured out we can’t afford to buy anything decent. Now we are looking for a place to rent, but the prices are so high we just don’t know if we will have much of a chance. 20-30 miles out of the city is where we are going to end up & everyday we will have to deal with commute traffic. We will have to buy a car, get health insurance, car insurance & more, un like you we are in are 60’s. Unless we can find someone that will rent a room & bath to us, we won’t be able to afford to live there any longer. We miss are friends, but we may only be able to visit every year for a couple of months. Patrick
ReplyIt really is crazy and once you’ve been away, it makes it harder to come home and dish out that kind of money. But, on the flip side, its nice to be “home” for a while. Definitely a trade off! Good luck to you!
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