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It's like living on a sailboat. We know people who have done it. Without even being total pinchpennies, we know people who have done it on less than $1000 a month. In fact, we're contemplating doing it ourselves. November 1, 2021 is our projected castoff date. We'll see if that holds up.
But I totally get the impulse. We are really a society where every spare moment is sucked up with the demands of others, including bosses, customers, family, educators, government officials, etc. etc. To me, the desire to actually leap off the treadmill is a sign of sanity, not the opposite.
i tried that once. got a bungalow on a secluded beach on a remote island. was bored out of my mind after a week. didn't even last a month before i had to retreat back to bangkok. i need the big city. but even living in a big city in a foreign country can be an escape from the rat race. living on the beach woulda been a lot cheaper tho. its not as expensive as some seem to think. if i couldve handled it my budget would have been well below US$500/month.
It definitely takes a certain personality to do it. I have the right temperament for it - others would go crazy (and they often don't realize it until they've invested heavily). My hippy parents moved our family to a remote caribbean island when we were kids and I grew to love this lifestyle. Did you go to a remote island near Thailand? Similan Islands are on my escape list...
It definitely takes a certain personality to do it. I have the right temperament for it - others would go crazy (and they often don't realize it until they've invested heavily). My hippy parents moved our family to a remote caribbean island when we were kids and I grew to love this lifestyle. Did you go to a remote island near Thailand? Similan Islands are on my escape list...
ya, i tried it in koh samui (when it was less developed)
im kinda down on thailand nowadays honestly. kind of boycotting the place, spend much more time in cambodia/vietnam, and the philippines. if i was to do an island escape thing again in SE asia i'd prolly shoot for a place like el nido, palawan, where you can live well on under US$1000/month no problem. the place reminds me of krabi, halong bay. and guilin, except without the big tourist crowds (it's remote, and difficult to get to)
i tried that once. got a bungalow on a secluded beach on a remote island. was bored out of my mind after a week. didn't even last a month before i had to retreat back to bangkok. i need the big city. but even living in a big city in a foreign country can be an escape from the rat race. living on the beach woulda been a lot cheaper tho. its not as expensive as some seem to think. if i couldve handled it my budget would have been well below US$500/month.
ya, i tried it in koh samui (when it was less developed)
im kinda down on thailand nowadays honestly. kind of boycotting the place, spend much more time in cambodia/vietnam, and the philippines. the place reminds me of krabi, halong bay. and guilin, except without the big tourist crowds (it's remote, and difficult to get to)
Yea, I hear people are now going into Cambodia due to cheaper prices, easier visa regulations and fear that once King Bhumibol dies, the government will change in a way where Thailand will not be as accommodating/welcoming to expats.
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if i was to do an island escape thing again in SE asia i'd prolly shoot for a place like el nido, palawan, where you can live well on under US$1000/month no problem.
With all due respect, the problem with the Philippines is the food. Thailand by far has better cuisine.
ya, i tried it in koh samui (when it was less developed)
im kinda down on thailand nowadays honestly. kind of boycotting the place, spend much more time in cambodia/vietnam, and the philippines. if i was to do an island escape thing again in SE asia i'd prolly shoot for a place like el nido, palawan, where you can live well on under US$1000/month no problem. the place reminds me of krabi, halong bay. and guilin, except without the big tourist crowds (it's remote, and difficult to get to)
That's too bad... I have never been there but it looks beautiful (love your pics). I want to dive Hin Pousar and Hin Daeng - had a friend who did it. I know next to nothing about Thailand though - except that I love the food (at least the Thai-American version of things). Another area on "my list" is some of the hard-to-get to, small islands in the Grenadines.
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She has some health problems. She blossoms in a warm climate, but looks & feels like near dead, where it's cold.
