Hi Neil and Sarah hope you enjoy Bangkok its a fascinating city with so many options of countries surrounding plus in - country travel, if you get a chance Hua Hin is a gorgeous spot south of Bangkok you can get there by train....Hope you get some good earned rest after the long haul to get there....I have a question given you are making your money work for you while you travel what amount that you have budgeted each year comes from your you tube channel? I had never though of doing something like this however even though I have been given the option to take my job with me when I move to Mexico I am not actually sure I want too, or neither do I have to however, would like a wee income maker aside from investments..

Hi Dawn! Thank you for the question, I think we will put this into the Q&A video, so we will hold off the answer to there. Teaser alert.... it's the worst paying work either of us have ever done, including our Paper Rounds when we were 13 years old :-) Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hi Neil and Sarah, I can imagine a lot of work for a little payback but I have had conflicting feedback on this so I would be interested in your views on your Q&A....Enjoy your day in Bangkok as you explore another dimension of your travel...

Have a great day yourself :-)

My question is " would you go stir crazy or get bored without having the KZfaq channel to work on every day ". I begin my year long slow travel journey next February in Thailand actually. I have debated on the idea of a KZfaq channel but it seems that " editing videos " is literally torture. Any truth to that? Does KZfaq give you a sense of purpose? Did you need a sense of purpose? Is it good that it is interconnected with your travel as opposed to an online job teaching English as a second language or being a copywriter etc ?

Consider buying stocks when the economy is not doing well, like during a recession. It could be a chance to buy them at a lower price and sell later when prices go up. Just keep in mind, this isn't financial advice, but sometimes it's better than keeping a lot of cash.

Exactly why i enjoy market decisions being guided by a pro , seeing that their entire skillset is built around going long and short at the same time both employing risk management and market experience , been using a portfolio-coach for over 2years+ and I've netted over $3million in that time frame.

Impressive can you share more info?

Carol Vivian Constable is the licensed fiduciary I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment..

She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran a Google search for her name and came across her website; thank you for sharing.

How??

@@faithpaul7479 Alright so generally, investing requires higher knowledge. For this reason, It's important to have a solid support structure (financial consultant) to guide you through especially in asset picking. I operate with (REGINA LOUISE COLLARO) an investment advisor who partners with a licensed wealth management firm. For the record, the experience has been the best for my finance. She is quite popular for her services so you might have heard of her. She made me financially stable investing through her help, now I earn on a monthly basis through her passive income strategy...So I’ll advise you do get a good Investment advisor for yourself.

THE NAME DROP IS COMING!

@@skoopqueen. THE NAME DROP!

stop using ORJ picture, they are are real family

Hey DK, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! Hope you enjoy what you see, we think we will love it here! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Linda, FAN-BLOODY-TASTIC! Thank you. Right we are looking into this now! Brilliant :-) Best regards, Neil & Sarah

@@2GoRoam Be careful, some couriers do not deliver to PO Boxes and the like. I bought a P.O. Box when I first moved to Thailand because of the hit & miss of having things delivered to a Thai home address that was in English. I had some notarized documents shipped over by my Brother and gave him the English version of the address. Two weeks later my Brother called as the package was returned as undeliverable. So I bought the P.O. Box in the main post office in Chiang Mai and gave him that address since it was much easier to understand in English ... when he went to the post office to mail it they told him they can not courier packages to a P.O. Box (I think they can deliver via regular mail which can take a month or more.) So I sent him a photo of the Thai address written in Thai and asked him to glue it to the package ... that arrived in about a week. Thailand Internet: You're in heaven for Internet while your staying in Thailand. Cheap, very fast, and reliable (living outside of Chiang Mai, which is way up North and in the jungle mountains more or less, and I pay about 1600 Baht ($46USD) for 1GB/500Mb home fiber Internet, Television service over fiber, and an unlimited cellphone service with unlimited data rated for 6Mbs, but it's 5G and I easily get 20Mbs and sometimes up to 60Mbs ... I really don't need that level so if I wanted to use a 200Mbs home service and cellphone service rated at 2bs I could probably have that and the Television service for less than $20 USD. 57% cost difference ... I'm find that hard to believe, although my comparison is between Toronto, Canada and Chiang Mai Thailand. * Rent went from $2000 cad per month for a small 2 bedroom apartment to about $375 cad per month (my Thai wife already had two homes, one big one in the mountains outside the city, about 1 hour drive, and a smaller one in the city, she sold the big one and build a bigger house, 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, about a 15 minute drive to downtown Chiang Mai. *Food for 2 went from $800 /mth to $400/mth (and this is eating out most days in Thailand, vs grocery shopping every weekend and only eatingout once a week when we went grocery shopping.) * gas costs about the same but Thialand is not spread as much as cities in Canada, so usually my cost is about 1/2, so instead of $60 per fillup every 2 weeks, it's about $30 per fill up every 2 weeks. * Internet is about 1/2 the price for 5 times the speed (plus I get cell phone and TV included which saves about $100/mth and I get better service included.) ... * Utilities are cheap I believe but it's hard to tell as water, electricity and property tax are all part of the rent where here I have to pay for water (~$5/mth) electricity (averages about $60/mth and I use AC when I feel like it, which is a lot for at least 6 months of the year) garbage 20 baht / month (or around $0.75 cad) and property taxes are $0 (any property under 1 rai (about 1/2 an acre) has not property taxes (my wife has about 10 rais around the province and she paid some redlicious tax of maybe $15 for the year, which to be fair was about 1/2 the usual cost because of a Covid discount.) So my monthly expenses went from probably $3,100 cad (just basic rent, utilities, food & transportation) to about $890 (if I were still renting the 2 bedroom 2 bathroom house I rented when I first moved here!) Since we bought a new home (about $70K cad all in after furniture and upgrades like solar yard lights, higher fencing, security cameras, sheds, landscaping) and car outright with no loans, our actual expenses are closer to $500 cad/mth ... the only thing missing right now is health insurance (have to look into that soon, but for the most part, besides emergencies, health care out of pocket is pretty cheap here ... Canada it used to be 'free', so I'm guessing that's going to cost another $300 to $400 per month when I decide to get it ... so that will bring it back to around the $800 to $900 mark again. That means I am paying about 30% of what I paid in Canada ... If I stayed in Canada I could live like a hermit in a small bachelors apartment and seldom if ever going out, staying home and getting all my entertainment from whatever Interent I could afford ... in Thialand I have a home, lots of money left over after my bills are paid, and can afford to go on a week or so vacation pretty much anywhere in South East Asia every month! It's not for everyone (language, culture, weather, etc) and there are requirements you need to meet to get the proper long term visa, but it's not too onerous for most western Boomers who have worked all their lives and have at least a little bit of savings (if you qualify for the full Canada Pension and OAS, and can scrap up 800,000 Baht to hold in a Thai bank account (~$30,000 cad or you can forgo the 800,000 baht if you can show you have a pension with which you can transfer $2400 cad into Thailand every month) and can control your drinking and womanizing, you are pretty much all set to live a comfortable life (or in my case, since I am already married to a Thai national, 400,000 baht in a Thai bank, or a pension income of 40,000 baht ($1500 cad) per month)

@@RetiredInThailand Now that is some great comprehensive information! Very informative. I can't help but say, what you're living on now, that's about what we live on in rural USA. We're retired, and live simply, but not hurting for anything. Plus, we have a rural/farm lifestyle complete with rolling fields and woods, buildings, animals, agriculture, and lots of outdoor time. We couldn't do city life, nor apartment life. Cheers!

@@elgringoec yeah, if after the death of my first wife I had not had decided to move to Thailand I would have tried to the place of my birth, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, ready coast of Canada where the cost of living would have been near the same (my first wife was Thai with her family originally from Chiang Mai area and always said she'd like for us to retire there when the time was right, so I decided I would try and honor that plan and went there for a month in March 2020, which because of covid lockdown lasted till December, giving me lots of time to realize I loved the place and could retire there no problem.)

WOW.....THANK YOU, Linda!!!!!

ensure you add value to your life first not always to your employer, everyone is replaceable. I am always making sure of this to ensure my own sanity and future security.

Protect yourself against your job, Run a side business or contribute to an open earning project streamline that is unrelated to your day job, that way you develop an independent skill against layoffs.

I’m not a full time employee, but I’m doing treating my business the right way now, using an asset security keeps you well informed and also strengthen your interest on the long run. It’s their profession, all you need do is share a few percentage and you are on green!

Having a life planned budget and having patience is something I had to practice overtime.

What do you mean with "too deadly"?

@@synewparadigm I assume too many random mass shootings. The most in the world

@@deniselumsden6738 "The most in the world" You must be joking. The US has 6.3 people killed by gun violence per every 100,000 people, Mexico has 28.4!

Hey Valerie, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! Really great to hear that this kind of video is resonating with you, that gives us a real boost. We can't wait to explore Thailand :-) Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Nick! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! Yes Cambodia we will be doing while in SE Asia! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

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Hey Bill! Thank you, that sounds really cool. Appreciate you getting in touch. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Yes, same for me; although I'm an international school teacher, which makes it easier in some ways. I think I stay on average 4 years per country.

That's awesome how do you afford it ? is it just you ?

@@whatareuthinking1 I was a teacher in Cambodia, but now I collect Social Security. You have to choose a country that is not expensive and live in an area where a car is not needed. I'm with my daughter. Traveling and learning about different cultures is part of her education. I'm actually able to save money every month.

Sounds great!

@@rogermichaelwillis6425 my concern is about health care in those countries and the level of care you will receive too? What if need a major surgery? Thanks.

Hey Dora! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! You know the frustrating thing is Sarah told me I had mis-spelt it but I forgot to change it. LOL. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Lady! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! You appear to be a very very cool person. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Euro Asia! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! Yes we will be including that in our travels, we have done a little of it in the past. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Daydreamer, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! Yes we have seen a few storms already and it makes our british weather look pathetic.... there are storms and there are STORMS! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

…. But at least the rain is warm :)

Hey Joanne, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment as ever! Thailand is wonderful so far, we can't wait to get going here! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Gordon, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! We will be visiting Chiang Mai very soon, watch out for some interesting content coming your way :-) Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Speculation is always bad when it looks easy just like the crash.

I heavily missed out on going into the market during the lockdown.

The real secret of building wealth is by having multiple streams of income. That includes both online and offline investments.

Be prepared for a culture shock...Turkey is far more industrialised and islamic now.

@@antejl7925 I am. Pretty sure I will be shocked.

Hey Reve, We will be there one day! Do not fret :-) We have a good friend in NZ that is desperate for us to come and visit. Yes, help with this lounge access thing... it will help get Sarah off my back when we get to airports :-) Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey James! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! You appear to be a very cool person :-) Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Papti! Thank you so much for getting in touch and leaving us a great positive comment. We have been inundated with comments in the last week and we're both struggling to keep up with the replies but we wanted you to know that we have read your comment and we discuss every one of them as we see them between us and we are humbled that you took time to get in touch and also to leave a question. Thanks again, people like you make this channel tick! We are planning to set aside a day a week to reply to comments, so please keep them coming. Best wishes Neil & Sarah

Hey Gerry! Thank you for the kind comment, hope you enjoy our content as we go forward! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey In N, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! This is a really cool idea! The 2GoRoam UK Tour, no stop til Hammersmith :-) You know, that is really interesting.... thinking..... Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Anne, Welcome, lovely to hear from you in the comments again :-) Sounds like you are doing just that, working for a high cost location, living low cost, you are doing well. Sarah did good on our journey but it was long.... we were wired at the end of that video! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Bill! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! We have discussed that in previous comments but Health Insurance is a regular theme of what we get in to. In fact in a couple of videos time we touch on it there. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

I was thinking that covid was just an excuse and then you said it yourself! 😊 Ready, steady, go...good luck :)

Hi

Wow I'm excited for you. God be with you.

Hey Linda, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! We are excited to see Malaysia, some very good friends of ours (that do the same thing as us in slow travel) are heading to KL in a few weeks and we can't wait to hear what they have to tell us from there. 40+ countries! Goooo You!! That is impressive! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Thanks for sharing your story! So interesting to hear. I’m always interested to hear from people who have been living or travelling abroad for a while 😉 Cheers! Dara

I like your style. I too feel better having a permanent abode to nest in when the constant travel starts to wear on me. With the cost of living in some parts of the world it is doable for many retirees.

We lived in Penang Malaysia for 2 years. Loved it, but eventually moved to the Philippines due to the wife being from there.

We're currently on the exploration phase of our journey. No home base and staying 1-3 months in a place. Building a "short list" of places we would like to establish a new base when we are ready.

Hey Kimberly, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! I just typed the longest reply ever to this comment and KZfaq didn't save it.... ARGH!!!!!! Suitcases are certainly a PRO for us, just the right size and if I didn't have to carry so much tech which is heavy, I would switch to just a 40l backpack personally (although Sarah likes having a case option). For us now it is more about making marginal improvements in what we carry and they seem to give us the biggest benefit. I have struggled finding a laptop bag for carry on that is actually working for me, I have tried many. I have picked up something inexpensive here in Bangkok and hey presto! I think I have cracked it... so very happy with that. Also, I worked in South Africa for some time so would love to explore further, Africa is high on our list! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Daz & Shaz, We are getting down to your part of the world. We are looking forward to sharing Thailand while we are here! What an amazing country. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

@@2GoRoam yes getting closer. Have fun and show us the sites.

Hey Annette! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! I don't use anything too special and being on the road makes getting what I want easy, but I tend to go for something sensitive and if it contains hyaluronic acid. Hope that helps. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Right behind ya!!

Where did you move to?

Moving out of the US is a good move. I’ve lived here for over 35 yrs and now I have to think about the healthcare situation as the US is in a mess. Especially if the GOP kill off Medicare. So establishing a new base in my original homeland the UK will solve that problem but I’m not going to abandon the states in the long term forever. It’s still a great place to start a business. Travel has its allure and there’s so much to experience in other countries.

Maybe one day!

Slow travel in summer

Hey John! The Snail Travelers are great friends of ours, in fact we are having a video chat with them later today, we'll tell them about your comment 😃. We will be in Mexico again so will check those guys out 👍 Best wishes Neil & Sarah

Hey ! Thank you for the kind comment, hope you enjoy our content as we go forward! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Mark, Thank you so much for taking the time to get in touch. We made a video that came out I would say last June '21 which was a lot of fun. check that out but we have learned a whole lot since then, so maybe it needs updating or we may add this as a question on our planned Q&A, thanks for asking! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey McDamon, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! We are listening hard and we have the Sa-wa-see and also thanking people now too. It will be a slow process :-) Thank you for the kind welcome! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Mel! Thank you so much as ever. Thailand is a joy for all senses! Yes we are hearing the same about Airbnb costs and I think that just plays more and more into the need to travel using the benefit of low cost locations. We will be talking about our accommodation costs in Thailand while we are here. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey , Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! We want to get to Krabi for sure and get around some of the islands around there. We have so much to see, we hope you enjoy! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Khabi is a stop before or after ko pipi island trips that became notoriously famous due to Leonardo DiCaprio movie the Beach. It's still nice, but I prefer the east side beaches and islands, like ko Samui,. Ko phanghan and Ko tao. I spent few weeks in ko phanghan, with Cash payments to my small bungalow, paid almost half of the price. Same in ko Samui, but it's a vacation house. Ko Tao was for diving, nothing spectacular. Other places that are gems are in East side of Malaysia. Tioman Island is an excellent place. I spent few weeks as well. For less beach areas, Penang Island , rent a room and a cae and head to different Beaches.

Hey Daniel, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! We have had our fair share of power outages already but all good, we are loving being in this part of the world and Aus now feels very close! It is high on our list for sure. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Tom! Thank you so much for getting in touch and leaving us a great positive comment. We have been inundated with comments in the last week and we're both struggling to keep up with the replies but we wanted you to know that we have read your comment and we discuss every one of them as we see them between us and we are humbled that you took time to get in touch and also to leave a question. Thanks again, people like you make this channel tick! We are planning to set aside a day a week to reply to comments, so please keep them coming. Best wishes Neil & Sarah

Hey David! Really appreciate the comment, if you watch our videos in detail you will find that we are indeed.... bonkers. Yes we were messed around by British Airways with cancelled flights. Cop Koon Cap for the comment. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Claus, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! This is really good advice. We want to be as cost effective as possible and these kinds of tips help no end! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

I totally agree... I sold my home and built a home in Ghana, West Africa and couldn't be happier!.. Traveling abroad from the continent of Africa is much cheaper than traveling from the US..and with my home base being in West Africa, I can fly back to the States much or as often as I choose. So technically I have 2 homes, a shared home in the US and my base home in Africa!

Exactly. This was not titled correctly, of zero interest to me and after 10 minutes I had quite enough.

Agree - the title and the content are not the same. Watched 1 minute and checked the comments to confirm they really were going to talk about “slow travel” versus retiring abroad.

i was misled to this vid

I really must try NOT to select this video AGAIN - 4th time. 🤦‍♂️

ahh that's sad :(

That is true. I've only been abroad for about 5 years but I had the convenience for the first few years of flying back and forth two to four times a year to my hometown and family. Then Covid hit, and it was 540 days before I had my first trip back. But one has to consider when they do this, are you living your life for those birthdays, graduations and holidays or are you living it for yourself to what you want to enjoy. The one thing that keeps my connection with my family is Facebook. They post about all their parties, graduations and all that other stuff that's happening in their lives, I can share in it like I'm there, and I post things of my journeys so they can share in it also.

Sounds great !!

NOT necessarily. A lot of my family are people who NEVER travelled, broadened their horizons, speak other languages etc. They quite frankly bore me to say the least. They do all the conventional things though but are slow in many ways. Before the pandemic I slow travelled a lot and family or friends never knew where I would be next. During pandemic I became available by phone and I felt captive. Also I realized some relationships, family or otherwise were inauthentic and just placeholders or habits. I'm saving and hitting the road next spring.

You don't have to miss out on weddings, births, graduations, etc. You schedule your travel around those. We sold our house 2 1/2 years ago. We go "home" for the holidays. We go see our youngest son who is stationed in California. We are in Hawaii right now because our first grandbaby is being born here within the next week. We wouldn't be in Hawaii for a few months if we still were paying on a house.

Just decorate your casita in the colors the Commandante likes…no way to Mexico

@@ThuyPham-lr5dc === Our casa (not casita) is several colors. LOL Including golden rod, cream white, some green and plenty of purple. The one thing you can especially enjoy about Mexico - they are not afraid of color.

Can I ask which healthcare company you chose ??

@@ThuyPham-lr5dc That’s excellent!

Smart travel.

Hey David, HAHA you are learning so much from us newbies :-) We do think you are limiting yourself somewhat with your comment about scotch eggs from the BP.... you know that to get a proper hot meal full of nutrients, you can get Pop Tarts from the BP too? Interesting, so it seems you would spend around the same in Mexico than you would the UK but in Mexico your Peso will just go a loooooooooooong way further. That is strange you didn't get that from Revolut, we both got that around Feb I think (and we applied separately), we are going to wait til we are in a location for a good amount of time and then order a new Revolut at that time. All the best as ever David! Neil & Sarah

Hey Heidi, Hope you are well. That is a fabulous question, this will be in the Q&A for sure. Tell us where you have been Heidi! Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Renounce your US citizenship, and if you want to come back to the States, cross the border in Mexico, and become a illegal alien..you will be more than welcomed, and you will get free housing, money, food, and a ticket to where ever you want to live, courtesy of the US tax payer..At least you will get something out of all the taxes you were paying over the years when you were an American.

Hey Malkijah! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! Good advice, we like it. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Admin, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! That is fantastic to hear, really is. You will love Turkey, we left our heart there! Wow we have so much to show :-) Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Great advice…they are half-cocked.

Or…trade your home for stays in homes in your home country and abroad. There are websites that can facilitate this for you.

I agree. Who could have imagined what the Covid pandemic and other factors did to the USA (and other countries') housing markets. If selling, especially at a later time in life, there is no guarantee that you will be able to buy again in your home country should you decide to do so. Much better to rent out the place, have income, have a prop management company handle things. It's worth the money.

In the US it is almost impossible to oust bad actors and in renting there are so so many. People who wreck your home, people who do t pay rent for months or years on end etc

@@hmr28 Agreed. After I saw the Biden government basically say FU to the small investors who own a rental or two as their retirement plan, I made adjustments. Sold all but two at the top of the market, invested out of the country the cash and rent two homes now to family members that are solid that in the past have made loans to and they paid. I rent for about 25% less than market but my way of helping two young families out. I was lucky during Covid as I had higher end clients that paid their rent and did not go dirtbag on me. But again I have been very fair and with them and made sure they rented homes from me that I would live in. Win-Lucky-Win.

Hey Aura, Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! Chiang Mai.... hmmm.... wait and see :-) Those are great questions for the Q&A, they are on the list. Best regards, Neil & Sarah

Hey Ian! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! Yes that would be helpful, we will be getting down to BKK soon enough, how long are you staying in Bangkok? Best regards, Neil & Sarah

@@2GoRoam I'm here until July, though I'm visiting Phuket next week, more than happy to pass on a few tips on making life easier... I get a portable wifi if you can at one of the main Phone service providers like True .. they are 4G or 5G computable and you can change the sim card in them when you travel to different countries.. Ive got 3... you just have to buy a contract ( short term where every you base yourself) and for about $60 USD you have your own wifi to travel around with.

@@iandonachie9549 That's a really good tip! Keep in touch, hopefully we can meet for a beer somewhere.