Must you LEAVE everyone behind to be FREE? | Khon Kaen walk and talk in 4k
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.พ. 2024
- #truefreedom #thailand #isaan #khonkaen
I spent a few days in Khon Kaen recently. While site seeing around town I will reflect on a conversation I had with some other retirees regarding the feeling of finally being free and the importance of avoiding negative people.
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M O R E A B O U T M E
My name is Brian but everyone calls me Greeny. I retired in January of 2020 after working 30 years in Law Enforcement. I wanted to retire young enough to be able to do some of the things I always dreamed about! I knew I wanted to travel extensively and retire somewhere warm and exotic I sampled a ton of places in the Caribbean, Panama, Colombia, Turkey but set my sights on Thailand.
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Totally with you, in Thailand i feel free to be who i am and do what i want when i want. Back in Europe i had family negative and now when i see negative people i block or immediately avoid. We dont need that. Freedom always
Perfect!!
As a young soldier, I was never happier than when I could pack two bags and be gone anywhere in 4 hours. Unfortunately I made myself fairly limited to Germany, as beer was more important than travel to 20 year old me. My current job gave me a breadth of global travel to destination I’d never considered previously. It gave me a glimpse of my childhood dream of learning to drive and just taking random off ramps to explore the country. In retirement that dream is now global. Two bags and a couple of pensions should cover all the bases at home and abroad. (Fingers crossed)
Keep the info coming. We all appreciate your effort and valuable insight. Take care and stay safe.
Thank you. Let’s live the dream
You make some good points...I know traveling alone is a lot less stressful for me.
Sometimes a little more boring but definitely less stress
It’s all about balance and finding what works for you, been married 10 years and love it, still do a fair amount of solo travel and it’s cool but other trips it’s nice to have my wife with me to enjoy the time together. Living in Isaan is great but once again I need balance so I keep a condo on the coast to always have the right mix of rural Thailand and my coastal days. With Isaan most cities are same same for the most part but what makes Isaan special is the fantastic sights and nature mixed with festivals and the people, food and music. Same with the coast for me I’m in Bangsaray and wouldn’t wanna stay anywhere bigger but nice to have city close if you want shopping and a more variety of restaurants.
We as westerners are very lucky to arrive in Thailand with our great cost of living ratio over the locals and can live a great life not to mention women who wouldn’t give you the time day are interested because of this. Enjoy life and live it to the fullest 🙏🏻
Thanks. Sounds like you have the best of both worlds
My Dads advice:
1. ‘Don’t be jealous’.
2. ‘You’re as happy as you’re going to be’.
Good advice
@@GreenyTravels More fun days than work days
I feel as you - I'm so ready to be out the US - my stress level is low my only responsibility is taking care of my 94 year mother as i'm the only sibling able to at this point . Just not much for me to do in here. Everything here is so expensive I can afford to some things but in my mind I think what I could do with same money in Thailand or Asia
I know Tommy. After living here a while when I go home the price of things drives me insane. I can’t except it. It’s like a money grab
Not much foreign influence in Khon Kaen, and that's why I love it. Hope it stays that way!
Seems like a nice safe community. Far better than Detroit
Footage from DJI Osmo 3 looks crisp and clear. definitely better than a smartphone.
Thanks. I put it on the highest 4k setting
@@GreenyTravelslooks good
Couldn’t agree with you more on all your thoughts about life and I’m in exactly the same boat! I’m recently retired, single and based in Pattaya and just love my freedom. I also just did a spur of the moment 3000 km trip on my adv 350 through Issan and up to Chiang Mai, rode the Mae Hong Son loop and then down the Myanmar border. Loved every second of it! I spent a night or two in a few Issan towns (not Khon Kaen though) and Udon Thani was the one I enjoyed most - but like you in Khon Kaen I didn’t find any of them overly different or exciting. All nice enough though. Now I’m having a holiday back in Australia (via Bali for a few nights) for a month or two. Then back to Thailand and then on to the Himalayas….. Life’s as good as it gets!
Really enjoy your no nonsense, telling it how you see it style and it’s quite uncanny how much our thoughts on everything aline. Keep up,the great work!
That’s the life!! The Mae Hing Song loop is the bomb. So beautiful
Greeny. Great camera work there with nice smooth panning. Also interesting hearing your thoughts on freedom 👍👍
The camera did it all 😂
Cool! I moved from Phuket to about 1 hour NE of Khon Kaen last month. I like it here. Compared to Phuket it's very chilled out, eating out is extremely cheap too. In our local little town everything shuts down really early. If we want to party there's plenty of places an hour or so away by 'plane.
True. Hour by plane can get anywhere. Definitely cool places up here if one likes it chill
@@GreenyTravels we are also about 45 minutes from Udon Thani. There's a fantastic bar there that serves draft British beer and awesome food. It's so inexpensive here. We are renting a 1 bedroom place for 4,500 per month. 😁😁😁😁😁
Thumbs up 👍 Greeny…..I’ll stick with my Surin Beach in Phuket 🏝️
Beautiful area
Thai locations, Same Same, but different 😊! Still love Bangkok and Chiang Mai the best. Fun always watching you travel though Greeny. As long as your legs are working, keep going!
At 7/11, I love the door bell sound, the air conditioning, and the tuna fish sandwiches with the crust cut off. Look for the package with the fish in the corner on it.
Nothing like the 7-11s here
Great Video Greeny ! Watching from DownUnder Melbourne Australia. Totally agree with what you say about Freedom! Been single now for 5years after 26years of marriage! Personally I now love freedom but travelling in Asia has big drawbacks for me mainly the constant Heat and this time of year the Air Pollution! Keep up the great work . Melbourne , Australia is not cheap like Asia but has the best Fresh Food , Fresh Air , 4 season Weather which I love some will say no good .
Live life it’s too short not to enjoy every day ..
The pollution is killing me.
HI Greenie,
I made the mistake partnering up again after 23 years of marriage and subsequent divorce , went the "Asian way" for all those genuine reasons, for seven years. Got rid of her and dodged a 338 Lapua , with that one. 🥺
Cute ,but not THAT cute.
Now I am A1 dedicated single old guy since 2019 . My own house, cars and money and most of all sanity, no stress or complaints or compromises
It's BLISS!!
GREETINGS FROM OZ👍
It’s definitely mind settling
Yes... leave everyone behind 😊
lol. Yep.
Yes you have to leave toxic people behind sometimes in life
Agree. Don’t miss some old bosses
Great little camera ....wise choice
Thx jay
My gf is from east issan, ( near Yasothon) so we travel up there from Pattaya about 2-3x a year! Most places look the same. I Like her village as it’s on the river and friendly people around. I’m probably the only American farang they see usually. I have an Aussie friend married to Thai woman up there. But it’s dead! I’m like you, prefer Pattaya, Chang Mai or Bangkok and some of the southern islands. We enjoy our togetherness but also have good alone time, since she works a lot. I like my own company sometimes. It works for now! Good vlog!
Thank you Andrew
You’re not rambling sir, just expressing an opinion, freedom from the matrix gives you the opportunity to explore and fulfil ambitions, most of us don’t get that chance,btw photography looks super✌🏿🥰
Thank you
Great show Greeny! Stay cool 😎 kind and generous! 25 degrees here in Bad Axe. Wish I was there.
Thxx. Biff
Ah.. Khon Kaen def not the party place! That is about an hour from my wife's village (Kudrang). I flew recently from the airport in Khon Kaen to Phuket for about 2k baht for a short vacation. That is the greatness of staying up here. Cheap cheap to live but jump on a plane for 60 bucks and be in the thick of things in about 2 hours.
Yes. I moved close to UTP for the same reason. Still waiting for the to add more flights though
i can say that I am happy with my marriage of 24 years now,, married in the States. I don't feel tied down or unhappy about it. I understand your situation, do whatever makes you happy Greeny. I take it that Charles is coming to visit Thailand. I am very financially well off, so maybe that helps.
If your happy you are happy
Always went to thailand single, The closest I was to having a girlfriend was before I left I told my girlfriend to be moved out when I returned. Came back a month later and she was still there... for a day...lol Anyway, now I'm married and I don't have that push to be back in thailand. We are also in a situation where we have our own home and its our sanctuary. Thats also a big thing.
Doesn't matter how much $ you have if your home is a sanctuary. I never had that till a couple years ago. ITs a big deal
Yes, having a place you call home is indeed your sanctuary. @@fastj1962
Video quality is much better 👍🏻. I enjoy traveling solo but when I come home, I want someone to greet me.
Best of both worlds. Dogs and cats are great companions 😂
The most free I feel is in Thailand. Been with my wife for 5 years. I hate being solo. She and I are tourists. She slows me down. I sometimes speed through things and she makes me stop and smell the roses. That’s it.
Sounds like you guys have things in common
@@GreenyTravels My wife is so positive. The only time she gets cranky is when she is "Hangry" (I'm sure you know how thai women get if you don't feed them) and the other is when we just gloss through wherever we are and don't stop to at least take photos. She isn't a big fan of riding on the motorcycle but she will go anywhere with me if I stop for photos....lol
@@GreenyTravels When I used to travel solo to thailand, I'd do crazy things to get there. I'd do the most insane work trips before and after so I could have as much time in country as I could work out.
One time I was in san diego on a repair, I rented a carto drive there(hour and a half drive) so I could finish and drive to LAX and leave tat car there and fly to BKK, or.... Fly from Chicago, wash my clothes then uber to LAX and fly to BKK a few hours later. (live an hour from LAX)
I'd get to thailand between 10-noon and I'd run from the plane and get through customs in less than 30 minutes, then get my bag, get a sim card and I can still smell the smog you smell when you walk out of the airport.
Alone in BKK! No phone calls 24/7 "Fix my printer" "dad, I need new soccer shoes" "Dad, I need a new phone" "Hunny, can you fix my washing machine?" Hunny, my car needs a waterpump" Holy fuck, I'm free!
That local Sim card was key! I'd be texting bitches... I mean "ladys" on that hour drive to the Conrad, check in, get a shower, and then go sweat in a bar and talk to women while I decompresssed. That feeling that I wasn't a slave to my life was frigging freeing. That first night, Titanium, then Otto bar, then street food then crash. Second day, travel to an island, or Khao sok, or 7 waterfalls, or phuket or huahin, or somewhere, or nowhere. Crappy mexican food, thai food, bad steak, you name it, none of that mattered, I was free in Thailand.
We all hear a song where we get this feeling that reminds us of back in the day when we were in jr high, or highschool or something we associate with the music, but when I get in that airport after landing, I get that free feeling. Anything is possible.
I wonder if it will be the same when I travel there with my wife.... We will see.
Mostly in every province Thai-Chinese live in downtown or market .
wah, it's a nice idea. do some talking while casually walking and sightseeing. Cause some time i think i need to do some talking to myself. Being present and just enjoying the moment
I was sharing the moment. You know sharing is caring right? 😊😊😊
All in the mind, you are what you think you are, want to feel different then change the way you think...
This is true.
When I started traveling to Thailand after a 4 year hiatus id get a SIM card in the airport and nobody could get ahold of me but my kids on line and my boss would leave me alone. Don’t get me wrong the day I was coming home he’d be emailing me lol.
Greeny, I urge you to consider Hua Hin when you choose a place to settle. I live in Phuket which is a fantastic place for partying. But in Hua Hin you can get on the train for almost no money and be in Bangkok within three and a half hours. So you'll have both the beach and the great city. That's freedom.
I’m near bang Saray. It has some charm too. 25 minutes to UTP airport. Now I’m just waiting for more flights to be added
I only hear good things about Hua Hin
Haha I knew straight away you had a new camera. Quality is much better.
Thanks. Still working with it
I prefer the towns that have some Khmer ruins nearby. Often the ruins are in a nice park. Sukhothai has many ruins you can explore on cycle or scooter. Ayutthaya is another place and it’s only up the road from Bangkok. The good thing about Thailand is you can get away from Farangs when you’re sick of them and go to some upcountry town for a break.
True. I just stay home and lock my door 😂
I had an operation there at a hospital 21 years ago ago
And you live to tell about it 👍
@@GreenyTravels cheaper than the states a lot cheaper and probably better
The temples are cool. Don't skip if possible.
Ok. I love them. Just heard complaints before.
@@GreenyTravelsthe Khmer ruins tend to be more interesting and possibly make for interesting viewing on your channel
I am stopping over in March and I sweat profusely, I will keep a t shirt in my backpack but plan on wearing tank tops while I'm there, hope it's okay near the Wat, I might need to ask someone who is Buddhist, I won't go inside of one wearing it, just next to it.
Thailand is no different than any other country in some regards. You have your hot spots, Like Vegas, and slow sleepy towns. Pattaya is Vegas on Steroids, and then some. Isaan is, Ohio maybe. Depends what your looking for. Glad you came up to Ohio on your trip.
You nailed it. Knon Kaen was Dayton 😂. You are right though. Quite a bit of variety though out the country here.
Could it also have been Akron?😂
When you showed us your phone at the temple next to the stray dog, it was 2:22 pm, which is synchronistic angel number. Look up the meaning of seeing 222. Your camera quality is great. Panning is smooth, but you can feel each step you take (up and down motion). Can that setting be adjusted so that it's more smooth?
I wonder
Brian what are we going to do when I come to visit you in Thailand.
Like the new logo. I’m sure you will want to visit every temple 😂
@@GreenyTravels No Temple’s please. 😂
@@GreenyTravels You can show me around Pattaya. Maybe parts of Bangkok as well.✌️
That’s a cool temple. I am with you but I just told my wife I want to see that
Damn.. I worked from 10yo, sorting/delivering newspapers, pulling battery chickens from cages for transport, washing dishes, pots, pans, etc., building computers, supporting large corporate networks, looking after servers, infrastructure and finally cloud based architecture... By comparison 38+ years into my 'career' and no sign of retirement, even if I saved/lived ultra cheap on instant noodles, etc for many years to save to buy a home.. wlWhat shows is privilege through finances earned or more likely otherwise.... 30 years of work and deserving of retirement indeed.😂.... Say that to the ladies you buy Pad Krapao (mai pet😅) from. 55555555 😂😂😂😂😂...
So Greeny, does this mean you're not moving up country to build a house in your girl's village and live happily ever after with her family next door?
lol. Can’t foresee it. Unless she’s super hot 😂
You do a lot of walking greeny do you buy your shoes there ? I get sore feet walking on that broken pavement
I bought some nice NB in NYC last summer
I hear the DJI really beats the GoPro when conditions become imperfect. Low light, wind, rain, etc? Go DJI. Perfect calm, sunny day under 90F? GoPro.
I don’t even think I use enough features
Kinda sucks after visited Thailand once just to turn around and see too many US expats that I tried to get away from
Gotta his the local places.
Can not live in a controlled environment ever..........................
Camera looks great👍. I retired after 40 years DOD. I definitely should have retired sooner😅. Been married 38 years and enjoy it. We back in Philippines, it's cool being with someone who knows who u are? For me being alone for a few days is okay. But not extended amount of time. Just my opinion, thanks
If it’s a good match then life is good.
@@GreenyTravels she put up with my crap for almost 40 years 😅😅 it is a good match 👍👍
Don't you hate it when they run out of crispy pork!!!! I feel your pain...
lol. Yea. Photo looked amazing
Hey Greeny, Ah those are not chinese decorations. They are power lines. {lol}
lol. Plenty of those too
Khon Kaen is the biggest city in Isan - according to me.
lol. Pretty much had everything
stockholm syndrome is real for all of us. You may wonder ten years down the road what you did, but I rather live that way myself. I cannot have friends because I am a mathematician, and most mathematicians are strange in my mind, and non-mathematicians are thinking at a different level. Making love is probably the only real reason for our existence. We are an evolutionary mistake that will probably die out in less than 500 years. Our lives as humans are already unsustainable. I guess there is a chance that humanity will make it, but just look around and you see over 6 billion dysfunctional beings. The matrix for survivability of the species is not fixed, but it definitely decaying and the phase plane has a negative real number in the complex solution. That basically means we are spirally inward at this point in time. Enjoy the ride. Most western guys have a guilt complex given to them often by their religious mother. Have you broken through that complex? I still have remnants that linger. Thanks for the walk and talk. you wait for another guy? not me ever.
Deep Paul. I love it.
For me, one of the best moments in existence is when she says that it is tiny and I am a western guy. We go through the etiquette game, and then plough through with more vigor than god had intended, and we both succeed in being human. It is sad getting older knowing that it all fades away into nothingness. Enjoy your holey life while you still can. You can travel probably far longer than you can do some other things.
Greeny, I got played by my 12 year younger wife and divorced her. I was 50 and raided our kids, stayed single and then became a player again. I will never let a woman move in, tell me what to do. Now I have 2-3 hot girls who cheat on their guys with me. Girls keep chasing guys like me because I don't put up with their BS. I get my laundry done, breakfast and dinner cooked and house cleaned. The secret is to never fall for a girl again and keep rotating them out. There is always a new one waiting to be added to the group of unknowns. Be upfront with them and don't lie. Girls love it and try harder to beat out the other girls! 😅
No ones chasing me. They don’t even know where to find me.
Hahaha, keep it that way my man Greeny!@@GreenyTravels
Matrix? So you are a Andrew Tate listener?
Did he invent that? Not sure where I heard it. I watch too many of the stupid short videos