๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐จ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข | ๐๐ ๐ก๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ โ๏ธ๐ฐ The total cost for our tickets was 1459 baht = $39.75 USD, perfect for our budget while traveling.๐ We initially planned to board the overnight train #9 [Express] because of positive recommendations from fellow travelers and essential amenities such as plug-ins, WiFi, and shower! Unfortunately, it was fully booked. ๐ Instead, we ended up on an older train, the [109 Rapid], which lacked the same options as Train 9. Despite the longer travel time due to frequent stops along the way, the overall trip turned out to be a great experience!There was beautiful scenery along the way, and it was surprisingly quiet. When we were ready to unwind and get some rest for the night, we let the staff know.As you see in the video, they converted our seats into beds, provided us with sheets, blankets, and pillows, and even put up privacy curtains. Big plus!______________________________________________________#soldeverythingtotravel #seasiatravel #thailand #travelonabudget #sleepertrain #bangkokrailwaystation #bangkoktochiangmai #bangkokthailand #chiangmaithailand #experientialtravel #enjoythejourney #travelcouple #45andover #lovetolatitude
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๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ . . .
๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐จ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข | ๐๐ ๐ก๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ โ๏ธ
After 4๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ hours of travel day and a quick 2๏ธโฃ days in Bangkok, we took a 1๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ hour ride on a sleeper train to Chiang Mai.
We were thinking of catching a flight to Chiang Mai โ๏ธ, but then we heard from fellow adventurers that taking the sleeper train is an absolute must for the experience. ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ? ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ! โ
Did we book it in advance? No.
Since we had 2 days, we bought tickets at the เธชเธเธฒเธเธตเธฃเธเนเธเธซเธฑเธงเธฅเธณเนเธเธ (Bangkok Railway Station) across from where we stayed, The Quarter Hualamphong by UHG.
๐ฐ The total cost for our tickets was 1459 baht = $39.75 USD, which was perfect for our budget while traveling.
๐ We initially planned to board the overnight train #9 [Express] because of positive recommendations from fellow travelers and essential amenities such as plug-ins, WiFi, and shower! Unfortunately, all the seats on that train were already booked. ๐
Instead, we ended up on an older train, the [109 Rapid], which lacked the same options as Train 9.
Despite the longer travel time due to frequent stops along the way, the overall trip turned out to be a great experience!
There was beautiful scenery along the way, and it was surprisingly quiet. When we were ready to unwind and get some rest for the night, we let the staff know.
As you see in the video, they converted our seats into beds, provided us with sheets, blankets, and pillows, and even put up privacy curtains. Big plus!
The lesson we learned from that experience was that life doesn't always go according to plan, and we don't always get what we want. However, those une
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐จ๐ค! After 2๏ธโฃ days of travel, we finally arrived at our first destination. This marked the beginning of our full-time (slow) travel adventure, and we were grateful that the trip had been smooth so far. ๐๐ฝ๐ฃ๏ธExhale ๐ฎโ๐จ โบ๏ธ๐ฆถ ๐น๐ญ Now, stepping foot in Thailand for the first time was a whole new ball game!๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ . . . โข|| @lovetolatitude @j.brettd โฅ @ljaydeehโข_________________________________________________________#usa #seasia #seasiatravel #2022 #2023 #US2SEAsia #thailand #bangkok #TravelDayAdventures #fulltimetravel #fulltimetravelexperience #45plustravel #travelcouple #lovetolatitude
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐จ๐ค! ๐น๐ญ After 2๏ธโฃ days of travel, we finally arrived at our first destination. This marked the beginning of our full-time (slow) travel adventure, and our trip went smoothly. ๐๐ฝ
๐ฃ๏ธExhale ๐ฎโ๐จ โบ๏ธ
๐ฆถ ๐น๐ญ Now, stepping foot in Thailand for the first time was a whole new ball game!
๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ . . .
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๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐จ, this month, marked the beginning of our full-time travel experience, and now that weโre settled back home ๐บ๐ธ, we couldnโt find a more perfect time to share and relive our experiences.
[Canโt believe itโs already been a year! ๐คฏ]
โช๏ธ But first, a warm welcome to all our fellow life adventurers who have recently joined us. Hereโs a quick recap to bring you up to date.
๐๏ธ In 2021, Brett took the leap & decided to leave his job of 16 years in Alaska to spend more time at home and explore new passions.
โจ It has always been our dream to experience full-time travel, so after Brettโs final flight home from work in March 2022, we were determined to make it a reality.
Despite the uncertainties, we made the necessary adjustments, both financially and in other areas of our lives.
๐ฆ We reevaluated our priorities, restructuring our budget, cutting back on unnecessary expenses, and becoming more mindful of our spending.
๐บ๏ธ We focused on experiences rather than material things, so we decided to sell nearly everything we owned and put our home up for rent to help support our travel overseas.
๐ณ And to add a sense of spontaneity, we went one step further and booked a ONE-way ticket ๐ซ to Bangkok ๐น๐ญ, deciding on our next destinations along the way.
Once we closed the door to our home ๐ก behind us, we felt an incredible weight lifted off our shoulders!
โ๏ธ ๐บ๏ธ Then we were off to SE Asia!
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|| @lovetolatitude || @j.brettd โฅ @ljaydeeh
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๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐๐!
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Once in a lifetime experiences . . .
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๐น๐ธ๐ต๐ธ๐น ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ โ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐งโ, ๐จ๐ซ โ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซโ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข.
BEAUTIFUL architecture, intricate details, and gold really compliments the blue!
This temple is one you should not miss if you are in Chiang Rai!
Free entry
Pictures are allowed to be taken inside unlike the white temple.
We hired a private driver with our friends, & it took a little over 3 hours to get to Chiang Rai from Chiang Mai.
We werenโt sure whether or not to stay a night or two but a night ended up being a perfect amount time for us to spend here.
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Stairs on thd front side & in between the King & Queenโs pagoda.
On our way up to the Kingโs & you can either take the stairs or escalator.
Just a few steps up from the garden, but steps from the front between the King & Queens pagoda, is much more ๐
The Queenโs Pagoda & beautiful garden !
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐!
It still feels surreal being here in this part of the world on our SE Asia tour! Timing seemed to be in our favor this year, & weโre going to enjoy every minute of life here ๐บ๏ธ
Embracing opportunities & experiences that come our way! [Oh! -and patience too ๐ ]
๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?
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๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ to our place in๐Chiang Mai, Thailand for the next month or maybe two?! ๐ค๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
While this is a pretty big change in sizs compared to our home in the states, it surely feels like home - super cozy with functional work spaces & all that we need, annnnd costs 16,000 baht USD 443/ month! Say what?!
Highly Recommend: Live in CM for your long stays in Chiang Mai!
As we mentioned on our previous post, we are booking as we go.
So many wonderful people we connected with in our travel community suggested waiting to find an apartment until we got here & just get a night or two at hotel while we walked around looking for a place to stay . . .
๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก our recent video [ Link in the comments] where we share a bit more about it . . .
or SEARCH๐ Love to Latitude on #youtube
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|| โ๏ธ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐ @lovetolatitude || @j.brettd โฅ @ljaydeeh ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐๐!
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๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ . . .
After 41 hours of travel day and a quick 2 days in Bangkok, now a 15 hour ride on a sleeper train to Chiang Mai.
We thought of taking a flight to Chiang Mai, but after a few people highly recommending taking the sleeper train for experience, we did!
Did we book it in advance? No.
Since we had 2 days, we bought tickets at the train station across from where we stayed - $39.75 for both of us, which is great for traveling on a budget.
We wanted to go on the overnight train #9 [Express] because it was newer, recommended by fellow travelers, and had plug-ins, wifi, 1st/2nd class options, shower, etc. but unfortunately, it was all booked.
We ended up on an older train [109 Rapid] that didnโt have any options like Train 9. It took much longer as it made stops along the way, but overall, the trip was a great experience.
Beautiful scenery along the way, it was quiet, & once we were ready to lay down & chill for the night, we let the staff know & they converted our seats to beds, provided sheet, blanket, & pillow & put up privacy curtains.
With that said, we donโt always get what we want or things donโt go as planned, but often times, it teaches us flexibility and patience and gives us different outlook on situations.
(Inhale / exhale ๐ฌ) ๐
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๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ #seoulkorea ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ #bangkok
Finally after 41 hours, we arrived in Bangkok from #portlandoregon
Some may hate long travel days & some enjoy it, but when you love to travel, you just go for it with ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, & ๐ด๐ถ๐น๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!!! ๐
Overall, we are doing good &, as always, adjusting to being in a new environment and new place & all the in-betweens.
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