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Barry (from Northern Ireland) and Simone (Australia) met while swing dancing in Scotland. They first hit the road together in 2012, spending a few months in Japan<\/a>, Vietnam<\/a> and Australia, learning to combine work and travel. Please enjoy this week-in-the-life of Simone and Barry in living and working in Thailand!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post was originally published in 2014. It has since been updated for accuracy of links and content.<\/em>

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Day 1 \u2013 Friday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

5pm<\/strong> \u2013 After two weeks of working in a rainy Bangkok while Barry attended a conference, we finally get out of the city. We board the overnight train, headed for Surat Thani and the islands. We thought we\u2019d bought second class tickets a few days before only to find ourselves in first class, with a door and a lock and water. I guess we\u2019re first class kind of people!<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Train<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We travel through the suburbs of Bangkok, through places you can only see from the train tracks. Canals that show the \u2018Venice of the East\u2019, and the eye opening shacks of poorer areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6pm<\/strong> \u2013 A man opens the door to sell us beer for the journey, which we don\u2019t really want but are compelled to buy. We quickly learn to lock the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The train moves very slowly and an hour later we\u2019re still in Bangkok. When it\u2019s dark, the beds are folded down and we curl up to sleep.

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Day 2 \u2013 Saturday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

5am<\/strong> \u2013 After a restless night the train pulls into Surat Thani. I wake to find a nasty rash across the backs of my calves. Maybe I\u2019m allergic to the laundry powder on the blankets. Barry is fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re hustled off the train and into a cafe to wait three hours for the bus to the ferry port. When it\u2019s light I find a pharmacy (Farma-C!) and buy some antihistamines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve had better sleeper train journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"rash<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

8.30am<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s raining and we nap on the bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.30am<\/strong> \u2013 We\u2019re herded onto the ferry to Ko Samui. The rain stops and I spend the short journey on the top deck with the wind in my hair and sea spray on my face. (Nora’s Note: I spent a month in nearby Koh Phangan, where I suffered in paradise. Read about it here<\/a>!) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.30am<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s raining hard again when we pull into Nathon Pier. We intended to get local transport but succumb to the torrential downpour and shouts of clambering taxi drivers. We\u2019d booked a surprisingly cheap room, and it\u2019s lovely. We\u2019re about five metres from the water in a tropical paradise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2pm<\/strong> \u2013Still raining so spend the rest of the day reading and doing laundry. I don\u2019t want to pay by the kilogram so I do it in the enormous bathroom and hang it out to dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.30pm<\/strong> \u2013 It finally stops raining long enough for us to explore the village and find a caf\u00e9 for dinner. Can\u2019t get enough of Pad Thai and curries.

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Day 3 \u2013 Sunday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

9am<\/strong> \u2013 We\u2019re up later than planned but still before most people. The rash on my legs is bothering me so I let Barry go for a run on the beach alone. I go for a swim in the hopes that salt water will help. It starts to rain but I\u2019m already wet so don\u2019t mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.30am<\/strong> \u2013 Spend the rest of the morning looking for online jobs, answering emails and wishing my nephew happy birthday. Barry works on stuff for his company back in Edinburgh and a gift voucher project he\u2019s starting. I get yet another rejection email and start to reconsider this whole, online, location independent<\/a> working thing. I love the lifestyle but I just can\u2019t seem to find a way for my skills to transfer online. I consider going back to English teaching<\/a> but that means heading to the big cities and leaving this beach bum lifestyle we have going for us at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.30pm<\/strong> \u2013 We head across the road to a local cafe for some tasty Pad Thai and papaya salad. Life is good again…<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Papaya<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

…Until I see a stray dog helping himself to a tray of meat resting on a gas canister, unbeknownst to the chef. Hopefully it\u2019s fed to the animals later and doesn\u2019t appear in the next bowl of noodle soup!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4pm<\/strong> \u2013 We scope out internet connections in other cafes and coffee shops and get very little work done for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8pm<\/strong> \u2013 The resort is hosting a barbecue and band from the Philippines so we join in for happy hour, food and dancing. We meet a bunch of holiday makers and expats. I\u2019m complemented on my dancing; somebody thought I was Spanish! Feel pretty good when we eventually go to rest our heads.

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Day 4 \u2013 Monday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

8.30am<\/strong> \u2013 We get up a little earlier today. Rash seems to be fading but I still send Barry off for a run while I go for a pre-breakfast swim. It turns out that salt water makes it worse and I lie with cold towels on my legs afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.30am<\/strong> \u2013 It rains again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10am<\/strong> \u2013 We have a more productive working day. I do some research for Barry\u2019s gift voucher project and fire off some emails. I apply for a teaching job in Cambodia for next year and am offered an interview within the hour. I feel better about myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1pm<\/strong> \u2013 By lunchtime I want to chop my legs off so we go in search of a pharmacy again then sit down for a curry and fresh juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3pm<\/strong> \u2013 We take some time away from the laptops in the afternoon and head to a wee salon for a back and shoulder massage. These Thai ladies are so strong! Not sure about their advertising \u2013 a back and shoulder massage includes legs and head. I\u2019m not complaining though! I could really get used to this massage every week business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5pm<\/strong> \u2013 I marvel at our current \u2018office\u2019 as we work from the beach in the afternoon. Despite my no-income status, I feel pretty lucky.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Today's<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n


Day 5 \u2013 Tuesday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

8am<\/strong> \u2013 Feeling pretty low today. Legs are improving but still sore and it\u2019s the first day of blazing sunshine we\u2019ve had and I can\u2019t go swimming! Lie on the bed with cold towels on my legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.30am<\/strong> \u2013 Struggle through a morning\u2019s work and finally take myself off to sulk in the hammock, waiting for Barry to be ready for lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Hammock<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

2pm<\/strong> \u2013 The lack of cake is probably lowering my blood sugar so I have a coconut ice cream milkshake and feel better. Barry seems to be working well and stress levels are low so I guess \u2018living\u2019 on the beach suits him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.30pm<\/strong> \u2013 Succumb to the inviting water, legs be damned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5pm<\/strong> \u2013 Watch an overweight North American teach his Thai mail-order bride to swim (oops, was that cynical?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7pm<\/strong> \u2013 Hit the town again in search of another place to eat. We\u2019ve been to most of them now. A lot are closed and we wonder if it\u2019s a holiday tomorrow. Eventually choose a place by the beach and sate ourselves on curry and fishcakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9pm<\/strong> \u2013 Walking \u2018home\u2019 along the beach is the best feeling. It\u2019s feels romantic, with only the stars, the wash of the ocean and the occasional dog for company.

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Day 6 \u2013 Wednesday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

8am<\/strong> \u2013 Wake up feeling alive and well. Legs now look worse than they feel so I join Barry for a run. There are hundreds of weird transparent-looking fish things washed up on the sand and in the ocean so we skip the swim.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Jellyfish<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

9.30am<\/strong> \u2013 Barry helped me write up a plan for my day last night so feeling much better about the working thing and I put in a solid morning\u2019s research\/facebook\/twitter (it all counts as work, honest!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1pm<\/strong> \u2013 Nobody\u2019s in the water yet but the sunshine looks to be setting in. We head off to find a street stall for lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3pm<\/strong> \u2013 We\u2019re ready for swim but there\u2019s nobody in the water. The weird transparent fish things are still there. Google tells us they might be a jellyfish polyps. They don\u2019t sting our feet when we paddle but I\u2019m too nervous to plunge into the deep blue. We crack the laptops open again and I work on formatting the print version of my recipe book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5pm<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s been a hot day but starts to cool off so Barry and I stroll along the beach to the Big Buddha statue further north. It\u2019s the main \u2018site\u2019 to see in Ko Samui and just a short walk from where we\u2019re staying. It\u2019s really peaceful this evening – just us, a few dogs, a monk and some ringing bells.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Big<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n


Day 7 \u2013 Thursday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

7.30am<\/strong> \u2013 We\u2019re heading to another island on Saturday so I convince Barry that today will be perfect for exploring this island. We go for our soon-to-be habitual run along the beach but no swim because the jellyfish polyps are still everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.30am<\/strong> \u2013 I finally drag Barry away from the laptop. We hire a scooter from the guesthouse and hit the great open road. First time on a bike for a while but Barry seems quite comfortable. It must have been all that practice in Vietnam last year! We follow the \u2018coastal\u2019 road around the island. It\u2019s built up on both sides of the road so we only get a glimpse of the ocean every now and then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11am<\/strong> \u2013 We see an enormous supermarket so pull in to buy muesli that\u2019s not available in our village. Barry lets me pootle around the carpark but refuses to be my passenger so that\u2019s all the driving that I get to do today. I\u2019m disappointed \u2013 how am I supposed to become a supercool scooter chick if I don\u2019t get to drive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.30pm<\/strong> \u2013 Stop for Pad Thai at a wee beach cafe then enjoy the sand and the rolling waves. Lamai is a much wider than the beach at Big Buddha and jellyfish polyp-free so I\u2019m happy. It starts to rain but still sunny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.30pm<\/strong> \u2013 On the road again, we head further south to the Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks. I\u2019m not sure what all the fuss is about. They\u2019re nice rocks and all but they\u2019re still just rocks and not that good for climbing or exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Grandmother<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

2pm<\/strong> \u2013 We follow signs to Valentine Rock and Sivatara Waterfall. We find a restaurant and a German lady selling tickets. We reluctantly pay, concluding that if we want to see something of the island other than beaches, we\u2019d have to pay for it. The waterfall is uninspiring. You can see a heart shaped rock if you tilt your head to the side and squint. We take the jungle path up to the viewpoint, rather than hang out by the stagnant pool the waterfall now fills. The views are lovely and it\u2019s peaceful but probably not worth paying for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.30pm<\/strong> \u2013 We hit the road again, in search of Chaweng beach. We drove through the town earlier but had trouble actually finding the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4pm<\/strong> \u2013 We finally find a way through to the beach. Chaweng is a lovely expanse of white sand, curving along the eastern coast of the island. The water is warm, clear and the cleanest we\u2019ve seen so far. It\u2019s just a shame about the blaring disco tunes and obnoxious jet skis. Barry takes a work call from the beach which has to be one of the best things about being location independent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.30pm<\/strong> \u2013 Time to hit the road, battle peak hour traffic and head back to our side of the island. We roll through the Fisherman\u2019s village and stop at Mae Nam beach to explore. We get distracted by a busy night market. We get some wontons, a grilled rice cake, fresh spring rolls and a fried coconut curry ball and eat dinner on the beach. Life feels good (but the mosquitoes do not).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7pm<\/strong> \u2013 We catch up on some work tasks we neglected today. Barry has a few phone calls and I have a nibble of some remote transcription work. I\u2019m through to the next stage of what seems to be a very lengthy application process. Hopefully something will come of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9pm<\/strong> \u2013 We finish the day off with a nice cold beer, watching the stars above the water. Sometimes I just have to ask myself, how did I get here?<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Sunset\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Simone and Barry have just finished up a house-sitting gig<\/a> in Vientiane, and they’re going to hang around SE Asia for the next while. They started The Track & Off It<\/a> so their parents would know where in the world they were, and to give advice to other travelers. Barry builds stuff online; his newest project is My Gift Voucher Store. Simone has written the recipe book Grrr. Cupcake. (Cupcakes for Men) and is working on the next one. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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