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I am sure you will have a cameo in an upcoming vid Jennie. LOL

LOL. Bottoms up!

We cannot ever guarantee anything, however, we do not believe you need to get a new visa. When applying, you have to enter your "planned" port of entry and exit. We did notice that on the approved visa, the port of entry and exit is not even listed. For these reasons, we don't believe that you should have to apply for a new visa. Hope this helps!!

Thank you!! It is exciting for sure! Another new chapter!

It was a bit of a shocker, but we have acclimated nicely now and weather has been above average in Ontario for May! Have fun in Bali!! (We love Bali!)

Awwww that is so sweet! We are bringing the van up to see you in a few weeks Henrik!! ❤

Thank you so much!!

OMG this is so fun! You guys are living the same lifestyle - snowbirds by winter and vanlifers by summer! Just chatted with a friend on the island - she said its very rainy (but also needed). Ontario is having a May heatwave - don't miss it! LOL. Have a great trip home - we have to check out your channel!!

Aw thank you!! Hopefully you do see us zooming by! We need a Mitch & Jan sticker for the van!

Thank you!! Yes, we have seen them, they are great. Shipping our van overseas has definitely crossed our mind. we need to make it through a summer successfully first! LOL

Canada is still home. All of our family is here and it is a big, lovely country in the summer!!! We will be back out abroad in the fall for sure!!

Thanks John!! It should be fun!!

I knew there were some ladies out there who would get me!! 😂

Thank you!! Thanks for watching and following along!! 🥂

Great question! An onward ticket is not required to gain entry for Vietnam. At least not for Canadian, US and Aussie visitors.

Great question! We entered the actual date that we were leaving.

Hello! Thanks for subscribing!! Managing being gone for months is a lot of planning for administrative stuff mostly - who gets your mail (and opens it), setting up any bill payments and cancelling anything that you don't require while gone. Our family has been the most help if we need things back home. No paperwork necessarily - just check any visa requirements in the places that you want to visit, so you know how long you can stay in each country. Cheers!! 🥂

Thanks!! Van life will definitely be different, but we are excited!!

We know it can be done - there are many other TH-camrs who prove that! LOL. Most of the savings would be in choosing a different location and accommodations we would think!

Samui is definitely touristy... Very interesting info about the space in the condo!! Ours was the only one in the complex with that space. Our neighbours did not have it. It was a very nice yoga spot, but having an alter there would be perfect. Thank you for the insight!

Thank you! We seem to have forgotten to bring some of the warm weather back with us!! LOL

We will definitely be waiting until we leave the airport in the future. We still found SIM cards so much more affordable than Canadian cell phones, so this time around we felt more comfortable having SIMS as soon as we landed, but we feel more seasoned now (LOL) and confident that we can live without a SIM card until we get out of the airport! 😂

@@mitchandjan Being from Toronto myself, Canadian cell phone plans still strike fear in me lol. We also made the mistake of buying a sim card at the airport the first time we came. Its almost like there is a fear of leaving without getting one, but we saw someone else mention it and it was such a money saver!

Yes, we didn't buy, eat or drink any imported decadent items (except for some bottles of wine) or our budget would have been much higher for sure! Accommodations seem to be the only major fluctuation depending on time of year. Flights and accommodations were much higher in February for example. Definitely interesting times!!

Haha! Thanks! You definitely have a great attitude about living and where you live! Also, yes, we could surely live for less, especially once not paying Airbnb prices etc. We were quite happy with this budget for the month based on where we were and what we did. We just wanted to point out that Thailand isn't always the bargain that people rave about. We cannot imagine surviving on $800 USD a month like some people do! You must be so excited to move to Thailand!! Good luck!! Cheers! 🥂

Thank you! Thanks for always coming along and watching! Ontario here we come! Cheers 🥂

Thank you!! We are happy (but also a little cold) to be back! We were a bit shocked as well by prices. As we said, surely you can live very affordably in Thailand - other people do, but what are your accommodations like? How much "street food" are you eating? (because its mostly not healthy, even though its delicious!). We just wanted to point out the other side of things, although for the experience, it is still an extremely affordable place to visit, but there is no way we are living on $1000 a month or less as other people do! LOL. Cheers! (Writing to you from the van!!) 🥂

You mean democrats raised the interest rates 🤔

Definitely! Also, it is very much tourists like us that also cause prices to be driven up we're sure.

Samui is the more expensive places in Thailand to stay at.

We definitely understand that! We will definitely be back and Chiang Mai is high on our list, so it will be interesting to see the difference. We recognize that Samui is a very touristy destination as well and just wanted to point that out to people. Thailand is still very affordable, but to be a pure bargain, you have to do things much differently than we did!

Thanks Lori and welcome back to you as well!! Isn't the sun in Lagos amazing?!! We are heading down east in July - so we also hope it warms up there! LOL. We are definitely looking at returning back to Europe next winter. Prices are just as affordable as Thailand for the way we live. We do NOT recommend eating out for an entire month....especially with so much rice and noodles!! LOL We are excited to get going with Vanlife too (as I type this from the van LOL). Thanks for always following along! Cheers! 🥂

If you need any info on things to do and see in NS just let me know….I think we’ve been down every road in this beautiful place! 😂

Its definitely still cheaper than Canada and likely other areas (like Chiang Mai) in Thailand are more affordable. Samui is pretty touristy/full of expats for sure. We will be down in Southern Ontario a few times for sure! We will definitely let you know and plan a dinner night ❤️

Hello! Although we cannot guarantee anything, we can certainly tell you that we were also concerned when we received our visas and our surname was first, followed by our given names, exactly as you describe. Our visas indicated "Full Name:" with our surnames first. Although, your case is slightly different, if the visa was approved, you are in all likelihood just fine. They are reviewing your passport when they look at your application, so if you have received an approved evisa, I am sure you are fine. In our experience, when we arrived at immigration, they did not even ask for Jan's evisa, so we assume everything is linked in their system once they scan your passport. Hope this helps!! This seemingly simple application, just isn't always as straight forward as one would hope. Cheers!

Thanks for the reply, you are a star. My only concern is the very first immigration and boarding from point A, contacted airlines, but it wasnt any help.

@mitchandjan last question and i will be out of your hair, So your passport and ticket names matched but only visa names were reversed, right ?

@@razifaheem1512as long as you have a the approved evisa in hand with your name and passport number on it, I’m sure you will have no issue!!

@@razifaheem1512yes! That is correct!

Thank you so much and we agree - earlier is much better!! Cheers! 🥂

It was a great day out for sure!! Samui is a great spot for relaxing and hanging out!

We stayed near Fisherman’s Village (about a 10 min walk). Saturday’s video will have an Airbnb tour and link! Cheers! 🥂

It is a great place. We will definitely return to explore more of Thailand! It was either get out in the 40° weather or spend a month inside! lol.

So beautiful!! 🥂

Really appreciate this feedback Bec!! May start editing more with both headphones in!! Thank you for your loyal following!! 🙏🏻❤️

@@mitchandjan Love your videos. I'm travelling vicariously through you both at the moment.

Thank you for taking the time to leave this nice comment! We hope this video helps a few people out! Cheers! 🥂

Hahaha!!! Samui was a great way to wrap up the first chapter abroad!! But whoa is it hot in April!! 😅

@@mitchandjan oh yeah! April is some of the hottest times.

Thanks for watching guys! Cheers! 🥂

Ya baby!! OMG margs taste so good in that Thai heat! 😅

Well let’s be honest….margs are good any day, especially pineapple coconut ones!

Soooo delicious!! Zero calories for sure!! 😂

Thanks, you too!

That is awesome!! Thanks! Cheers!🥂

Hello! We were in Lagos in December, for a whole month. We would definitely go to the south of Portugal in January (in fact we may go back this coming January), temps are in the mid to high teens, but best of all is the beautiful sun! It will definitely be warmer, drier and sunnier than Scotland! Thanks for watching! Cheers! 🥂

@@mitchandjan thank you for your reply looking forward to following your travels