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Leaving Japan & Moving To Chiang Mai, Thailand

Cruise — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:08:00 +0000

Life update and 4k Japan cycling tour enjoying the beautiful end of summer and early fall bike riding weather here in Japan. Next stop, we’re moving to Chiang Mai, Thailand!

Why foreigners leave Japan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2GtYnQzi2w

Why we are leaving Japan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ6Ay6EttQs

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We Moved! New Japanese Apartment Tour

Cruise — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:51:42 +0000

So I recently got kicked out of my old tiny Japanese apartment that was my residence for the last 3 years and needed to find a new place to live within a month.. Long story short, the place did not allow non-company staff to live there. It was a company dorm for singles only apparently.

Fortunately, it was moving season in Japan and there were a ton of available options and Thuong (my wife) and I were able to find an apartment nearby our old apartment and complete all of the paperwork to move in within the month! 🙂

Before beginning our search, I was a bit worried because I had heard stories of discrimination against foreigners, but I fortunately did not experience any of that. One annoying thing was having to pay extra money for a “guarantor”, but that was about it. It probably helps that I have a semi-long term visa (5 years), and also was able to speak Japanese to everyone throughout the whole process.

In any case, minus the stress that comes with moving all of your possessions, it felt amazing to move into our giant new apartment (about 55 square meters) after living in a tiny single apartment for the last 3 years.

Here’s a few videos I took documenting the experience.

Saying Goodbye to My Tiny Japanese Apartment of 3 years

Our New Japanese Apartment Tour!

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YouTube Channel Hit 1,000 Subscribers – Travel Back to Hanoi

Cruise — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 01:27:56 +0000

It’s another travel day as Thuong and I head back to Hanoi from her hometown in Vietnam to head back to Japan.

We also have some really exciting news to announce, our YouTube channel has passed 1,000 subscribers! After starting this channel about a year ago, this is a very exciting goalpost to finally reach!

In this video, we talk a little bit about this news as we explore some of the attractions in the historic town in Hanoi.

If you haven’t seen any of our Vietnam Travel VLOGs yet, here is the playlist from our trip.

Vietnam Travel VLOG Playlist

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2017 Year Review & 2018 Goals + Workout in Taipei Airport

Cruise — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 07:45:19 +0000

I had a 5 hour layover in Taipei’s international airport on my way back to Japan from Vietnam, and I decided to use this time to make a quick status update for this channel, review some of the events of 2017 and talk about goals for 2018.

I started my YouTube channel really with my Taiwan Cycling Trip from last year around this time about 1 year ago and thought it was fitting to film this video here. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it past the airport into the city this time, but I’m hoping to come back to visit Taiwan later this year.

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Thuong’s Visa Expired and Is Leaving Japan

Cruise — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 08:08:58 +0000

Thuong’s visa and work contract unfortunately came to an end and she had to leave Japan. We were a bit busy in the last few days leading up to her departure, and we didn’t want filming videos get in the way of enjoying these last few moments, so this VLOG is a bit shorter than usual.

Rest assured that this is not the last time you will see Thuong on this channel. I will be heading to Vietnam at the end of December and Thuong and I will be travelling around together and filming new videos while she shows me around her country.

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