Its been April since I came back.

I always had a good time there, culture, people, food, nature, short term friends and some dating

Here I have high rent, no long term friends, non existant dating, it makes me always think about booking a ticket back, including all my friends saying they will go

Anyone have a similiar feeling?

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Have you thought about getting a digital nomad job?

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I do have it. The issue is the visa. I work remote on an island where I have my tax residency

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Get a muay thai education visa. Costs 35k baht and you can stay six months

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Or have the cooking class. Sadly thats just a 2-3 months more solution than tourist visa

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Your name is young and wealthy. Just get Thai Elite visa. Super easy.

Or apply for LTR visa under wealthy citizen category. More paperwork but still easy if you are high networth

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It’s not the money, its staying time, they tripled the visa, also I feel money could be spent better elsewhere. Why would I spend 2k on a flight when I can spend 700? Same reasoning, thai elite tripled in price and is invite only.

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I would love something like that but no idea what that is or how to get started. Im abut to quit my current profession so knowing this right now would be very helpful

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Search your skill set amongst active remote jobs and see what comes up. Or search popular jobs and work on your skills.

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Ah I see what you mean, though I’m in trade for profession so won’t have luck in that department 😅

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I started back to my ‘real’ life in September.

Heading back to Thailand in January.

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Yes, about my 3 months in Mexico. It changed my life. I would live there if they had reliable Amazon prime 🤣

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i mean i would just settle for real addresses for delivery, I think i still have a package at a DHL pickup in Oaxaca from last spring

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I live in the Playa Del Carmen and our Amazon Prime is great!

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You can get a US forwarding address from mailboxes etc. You order to that address and mailboxes etc forward your packages to your local store. It takes an extra 4 days or so and the costs depend on weight.

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I live on a sailboat and just spent 6 months in Cartagena, Colombia. It’s crazy, if you keep your Amazon order under $200 there is no tax/duty, and anything over $35 is shipping.

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They do have reliable amazon prime lol

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i traveled for years. now i have a family, kids. it’s a small window of time that you have this freedom. don’t waste it

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The best option is avoiding the family / kids and just plowing (dating) for decades.

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Or just meet a fellow nomad and don’t have kids ever 🙂

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DINK. And maybe get a puppy and be Dual Income Loving Dog Owners.

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that sounds pretty lonely.

not to mention all the awkward meetup with cousins and friends who all have kids and you’re alone.

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“Omg totally awks… better devote my life to raising a child for multiple decades to avoid the cringe.”

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So your saying to have kids because ‘everyone else is’ and your not comfortable being alone with yourself and/or a partner?

Don’t give into the pressures of society.

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I spend a good portion of every year in Thailand. It’s where I feel most relaxed.

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Me too. Thailand and Bali, at least a month or two in each annually. Often I ended up in Bali more though.

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What do you do can I ask

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Code monkey

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Where in Thailand/Bali do you stay if I may ask?

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Outskirts of Ubud or further north, when I want to wind down. Sometimes further south in Uluwatu for the beaches.

Bangkok when I miss bustling city life. Or Songkhla, KK, CM when I want a little adventure.

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It does relax me as well. When I go back something irks me about hearing everyone’s conversations and Americans are so loud and inconsiderate it’s almost like a constant low-grade torture.

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Happy Cake Day!

And yes, Thailand does make me feel the same.

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Sagittarius!!! Happy birthday!

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