I had no idea that Fiji has visa free access to china like that, that is wild

we were going to be in albania then but switched plans. let us know how it is.

Really enjoying it. I will say there's not a lot to do with kids in Shkoder, but we're figuring it out. Having a car seems to be the way to go.

And right now it's HOT. 🙂 I'd suggest going in May or June. July/August seems to warm enough we hide from about noon through 7pm.

Otherwise, we're really enjoying it here.

My personal thesis that I am living by is that technology was going to at some point create a great divide and there will be no middle. AI is accelerating this.

This combined with well paid remote workers flooding the markets.

ughh this stresses me out

gjygvswkiazctw Check out this graph ^ might give you inspiration

Not sure if I really experienced prices go up in Thailand. Ofcourse they went back to pre COVID levels.

Only intercontinental plane tickets increased visibly

Prices didn't go up in Baht terms?

Not more than before COVID imo, especially for imports it’s difficult to compare because usd / thb also plays a role

Obviously this is subjective and anecdotal, but I didn’t really notice a stronger price increase compared to pre COVID or during COVID

Got it. Thank you.

Long term visas in Thailand seem pretty expensive for a family of 2 plus baby, if I understand correct it’s 1 million thb, ~30.000 usd.

Any alternative South-East Asian destinations which we could consider?

Malaysia, Bali, …?

We’re planning to stay in SEA until the baby goes to school, another 3-4 years

Love it!

We have 5 kiddos! We will be in the Western Hemisphere for a while. Let us know if you end up in our neck of the woods.

Hey everyone! We’re travelling to Thailand end of October. Family of 5 (kids 6, 4, 1).
We want to spend the first 3-5 days in Bangkok before we take the train to Chiang Mai and the bus to Pai.
Do you have any good recommendations of the best area for families and a good accommodation (Hostels are totally fine)?
So far we’ve looked at the historical center. Close to Khaosan Rd.

In Bangkok Talad Noi is the upcoming area with many narrow streets, street art, and multiple cafes and hostels or boutique hotels

Pretty walkable with kids as well. Used to be my favorite area to take my 1 year old on a walk

Curious if anyone who has moved abroad from the USA used any reolcation services? If so which ones & did you get value from them? We're considering using traveling with kristin's relocation service. Its $5,000 and it comes with 8 modules & 12 q&a group calls. Soliciting opinions.

any specifics depend on where you’re going. from what we know, moving is mad $$$, especially if there is customs/duty on household goods where you’re going. if there isn’t, it’s likely still mad money and all the crazy shytiness that moving companies bring (have plenty of experience with that). we dont use brokers anymore. it’s best to find someone with customs connections wherever you’re going (potentially an attorney) who can make sure your stuff gets in safe.

In Canada it was typical to get even 16 yo to be baby sitters.

Is this a live in Nanny or a visiting Nanny?

it’s a local nanny while traveling that cooks for her, puts her down, plays with her over 40 hours a week. she doesn’t take her out though. so… more than a babysitter, especially because of the time demands and the fact that we dont do screens. we’d be gone probably half the time.

I have had no issues with visiting Nannies that are younger. It is only when they are living with me that issues begin to arise. We had one living with us for a few months and she was great initially but eventually she started to exhibit no emotional control or appreciation for the opportunity she was given and we let her go.

Sorry I think there is some confusion. Im talking about using a service that helps you plan where to move to, how to get citizenship / visas, helps you make sure your tax stuff is right, helps you get bank accounts etc... Not looking for a physical moving broker or company.

lol. we met a couple in tbilisi from dubai. they had a 2 and 4 year old. our little girl ran up to them with the hugest smile and open arms. their girls were not interested. they had never left them alone with anyone else and they just werent comfortable except around each other/ their parents. for us, who work from home and both parents are around all the time, it’s been really good to have other people in her life to balance things out for her and for us. we’ve had nannies from all over the world now (7 countries?), and have had only one bad experience. …trying to keep it at one. :)

Yeah that was a concern of ours. We invite local families out to eat with us to generate friendships between our children.

yeah, that’s great. we only have one kid, so she needs some “extra.”

Gotcha

no service, but this is what we know from doing the rigamarole… the easiest way to get a family citizenship is having a spouse from there or having a kid in a place that can grant the whole family citizenship through theirs. there are only some countries that allow citizenship through birth and it’s still a bit of money/work/effort for the process the “easy” way. but would recommend you do a deep dive if that’s the route on the connected country and if you aren’t planning on another kid and have a single passport us spouse, it’s a whole other animal getting citizenship or visa. you either “pay” for citizenship, or you “Stay” for citizenship. In some places, you need to do a lot of both. the best way to determine the nuances of a getting citizenship somewhere or residency, is to contact an attorney from there. they also help with bank accounts, accountants, movers, real estate agents, the whole deal. there are very few places you can be and not literally pay their tax as well as us tax (even if you have an income exclusion being abroad 11+ months). the places you can live for 6 or more months a year without paying tax because you have foreign income are called territorial tax countries. panama, costa rica, paraguay, georgia are examples. otherwise, for the places youd be interested in, count on paying the 30-40% plus US taxes (unless you want to go to a 0% income tax place like Somalia a remote island, etc). a specific attorney can give you all the details and is probably more worth your time in helping you understand the full “application” of relocation.

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