A digital nomad family on a gap year travel adventure
In the month of January, we spent time in three separate locations (Phuket, Thailand and Sydney and Palm Cove in Australia) and so we incurred some additional transportation expenses as well as the increased cost of living in Australia, which we attempted to mitigate by …
Yesterday morning we left our little surf shack at Nai Harn Beach in Phuket and started off on our way to our next stop in Sydney, Australia. We left Nai Harn Beach at 9:30 am in a private airport transfer van, which we booked on …
We spent the last month lying low in a little beach shack in Nai Harn Beach, Phuket. We had been to Phuket once before and, honestly, it didn’t blow us away the first time and we weren’t in a hurry to come back. But due …
Our Airbnb in the Nai Harn Beach area of Phuket is a two-bedroom, one-bathroom “beach shack” set a few houses back from one of the main streets, about a 15 minute walk from the beach. It has polished concrete floors, a concrete kitchen (i.e. all …
In the month of December, we spent time in three separate locations (Koh Chang, Siem Reap, and Phuket), so we incurred some additional transportation expenses, but our food and accommodation expenses have remained very affordable. MEALS, GOOD, AND SERVICES COSTS Our expenses for meals, goods, …
If you’re looking to visit a beach area in South East Asia that has a lot of energy, loads of amenities like restaurants and bars, malls, water parks, animal sanctuaries, app-based food delivery, easy transportation, boat tours and excursions, and beautiful beaches, then Phuket may …
We arrived in Nai Harn Beach, Phuket, a few days ago, and so far neither Mr. nor Mrs. WorldSmith are loving it (yet). Perhaps it’s just because our recent experience in Koh Chang was so incredible, and it’s still so fresh in our minds — …
Yesterday, we relocated from Siem Reap to the Nai Harn Beach area of Phuket. The trip took approximately 11 hours door-to-door. We hired a driver from one of our Angkor tuk tuk tours to get from Siem Reap to the local airport (he had a …
Has it ever bothered you when you’re on a short-haul flight that by the time you drive to the airport, waste two hours waiting for your flight, collect your baggage, and arrange for a transfer to your hotel, you could have driven to your destination …
The past few weeks have been quiet for us as we’ve settled into our own little private paradise, which comes in the form of a rustic fisherman’s villa built directly overtop an estuary in Koh Chang, Thailand. After the previous month of travel through Vietnam, …