I really appreciate your eye contact with each other and how lovingly you treat each other. You guys really seem like great partners who are happy to be sharing this adventure together. That puts a cherry on our parasocial relationship for me🙂 Thanks for allowing us to travel vicariously through you both!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Love that you mentioned feeling safe in this video- I have been most curious about that characteristic of all the countries/towns you have stayed in. Would love a list of the Top 10 safest places to visit in retirement (in your opinion/experience)

I love this channel.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jonathanluong4855

7 ай бұрын

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel$2,000 a month living in Saigon monthly is that enough for all costs including medical insurance? What bank do you recommend so we can withdraw cash at ATM without getting transaction fees?

Thank you for this video! You mention there are Countries that you don't feel as safe in.....can you share which Countries those are?

Incredible information! Crazy question here 🙋‍♀️. Having raised 2 kids in the US and now in this early retirement phase in life, what words of advice would you give to a mom (me!) that is intrigued by this lifestyle with her amazing husband, tween daughter and 5yr old son? This seems like an incredible opportunity to learn about so many different cultures and raise them in a way that focuses on relating to others. This is an attractive path that is counter to the mainstream approach of raising a family in a suburb with an excellent school district and get on the college-corporate job-hamster wheel lane.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Our advice would be to take your family somewhere as a trial fairly soon. We did that for a month when our kids were about 10. When they get into high school it becomes harder. In the end we waited until they went to college, but trying it out while they are young works for lots of people.

@gdprstandup4110

4 ай бұрын

What a wise recommendation! Interestingly enough, we did spend 2 months in Mexico last year for summer break. Having a fully remote consulting practice and amazing parents made it possible. They worked hard, were excellent administrators if the family finances, and were in a position to purchase a house in Mexico that is large enough to host guests. We feel incredibly lucky to have had that opportunity. I like to continuously push boundaries and break from the norm. And now I found myself binging on your videos and formulating a plan to push the boundaries even mores. 🥹 The note on high school makes complete sense! That means that we have 3 years to potentially do something like this with our young family. Thank you for your creative thinking and for being bold with sharing it with the rest of us that never saw this as a possibility.❤️

Love your channel and content. We as well loved Vietnam (Hanoi and Hoi An). Continued sucess. Curious what you use for streaming of Sports. I had to listen to the World Series while in Bali from my phone. 😊

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you! We use our Xbox Series S for sports and most TV, connected to a Beryl travel router.

Would love to visit Vietnam!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

It was great, we are planning to go back!

Where would you suggest for a first timer? Thx

Would consider but heard public transportation I. Nha trang and da nang is very limited. Don't want to take taxis or users all around the place.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

It would be limited there, but you can live right in the city center.

Healthcare is a very important factor for me, and unfortunately, Vietnam is ranked 160th out of the 190 countries that WHO has evaluated

@keangwooichoo6138

8 ай бұрын

Totally agree. Unless you are young and healthy!

@Yenhongsin77

8 ай бұрын

that's not a good way to asses about healthcare. The rank given as a whole, if you spend more money, you get access the better healthcare service (when compare to US it gonna be very cheap)

@keangwooichoo6138

8 ай бұрын

@@Yenhongsin77 I am a Malaysian, I paid 1 ringgit to access a gov clinic or hospital. But it is good. People are not looking at "cheap" being a priority. The top 3 countries for medical tourism in 2023 is still Malaysia, France, Thailand. It is a fact. 1 million Indonesians also visit Malaysia yearly for medical tourism. Why can't they go to their own clinics? You go ask them.

@Yenhongsin77

8 ай бұрын

@@keangwooichoo6138 I respond to OP, about using ranking 160 as representation for healthcare you receive as foreigner.

@Yenhongsin77

8 ай бұрын

@@keangwooichoo6138 actually for private hospital, malaysia hospital is cheaper, prince court or gleanagles cheaper than jakarta or Indonesia private hospitals.

I am a seventy one year old single woman. My income is a thousand two hundred a month. I'm already retired so could I afford to live in vietnam??😢

I appreciated all your info. I have been listening to you guys constantly. 😂 Q: When you booked 40 nights in Vietnam to get the lounges' status, you can use the lounges after 40 nights, or do you get it right away after book 40 nights with IHG? I saw you guys excess the launges when staying there...

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

2 ай бұрын

After the 40 nights, we booked a room the first 40 nights that included access, that's how we got it.

@jessicakim9076

2 ай бұрын

@GroundedLifeFinances thank you! And you book the 40 nights with points that you bought, right?

A factor to consider if retiring overseas is the expense to visit family back home or for them to visit you. Not a problem if you don't want to stay in close physical contact with family and old friends, though.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

We try to utilize transpacific and transatlantic cruises, which makes the travel cost very low.

OMG! I picked up some Thai fried veggie rice and pot stickers this evening,14.00 dollars for veggie rice and 7.00 for 4 pot stickers😮. I am in the suburbs of Chicago.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

Wow!

You mentioned in other videos the challenges with AirBNB and how you’re staying in hotels more often instead. What do you recommend for housing in Vietnam? It sounded like this video was recorded in August so I’m not sure which is best way to go.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

It was, in Saigon we still recommend AirBnb, we are going to try a few hotels in Hanoi.

Would you consider taking your camera out on the streets and show us some of the places you go to?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

Yes, we have a separate channel that does exactly that: kzread.info/dron/_Qg10yuLcYApKYeselVgLA.html

@jimboandkris

8 ай бұрын

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel Thanks, I have subscribed and will watch some of the videos!

May I ask what laptop you use, Rob? It looks big (mine is quite heavy, when I lug it around).

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I have an Asus ProArt 16. I love it but it's big!

@kristiG5259

4 ай бұрын

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravelI guess that's the price to pay for a nice-sized screen (my personal one is 17 inch and when I use my work laptop, I feel like I'm going blind!)

What about health care? Do you have any info?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

Allie had some work done there: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o4Nt1quspdDNqso.html

Would y’all recommend Vietnam for a month-long first time there vacation? Flying is a pain and I want to stay abroad in greater stretches

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

Yes, we went for a month our first time, we are now planning to go back.

How do you go about getting an apartment for 1 month in Vietnam? Do I book before flying in? Or stay a couple of days in a hotel, and look for one?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

We booked ours before. and that is what we would recommend.

@RoamSweetRoam.

8 ай бұрын

We're in Da Nang, Vietnam right now and we love it! We're near the expat area. We booked a boutique hotel for 5 days close to the area we were interested in checking out. When we landed, we just walked around and checked out locations. Look specifically for properties that are labeled "Hotel and Apartments"...if you book 3 or more months, there's usually a discount.

Do you prefer Malaysia over Vietnam? If you had to choose btwn to 2 for retirement:-)

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

2 ай бұрын

They are so close basically tied!

What city in Vietnam are you in?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

We were in Saigon

Hey Man, you're a lucky guy your wife comes across as a really nice, easy-going person. You can tell quite a bit from a person's body language and hers is all positive

What about entertainment? Is anything in English?

@keangwooichoo6138

8 ай бұрын

If you like beers, it is cheap.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel

8 ай бұрын

The movies we saw were in English