Surin Beach, Thailand

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Unfortunately, our time in Koh Samui had to come to an end and so it did on Saturday which brings us to our mini adventure to Surin Beach near Phuket. Now, The area of Thailand we were in is what I considered the skinny part and in my warped feeble mind, the trip to the other coast should take about 20 minutes in a tuk-tuk, but as it happens quite frequently, I was mistaken 😉 the trip to Surin would encompass a flurry of motorcades beginning with a bumpy and slightly frightening ferry ride into the center of a storm that had Nicole wearing  snorkel  gear most of the time just incase we went for in impromptu swim.
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We did make it to shore and then after a quick stint in a double decker bus we hopped in this bad boy for a damp ride through some gangster spots before finally boarding our final van that would be our home for a 4 hour ride through southwestern Thailand.




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After our breakneck speed jaunt in the van we arrived to our hotel, the Capri Surin which is just a few steps from the beach. Owned by an Italian dude who had enough of the Euro work life, the place was cheap and cozy with the added benefit of an authentic Italian restaurant on the ground level .

The next day we beached it up and strolled through the city in search of a night market that didn’t exist before grabbing a pizza at our hotel restaurant and shootin the breeze with our Italian host.
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The nice thing about Surin was that it was not jammed with people, nor was it as loud and hectic as Phuket which is what we are more likely to see on our next leg in Hanoi, Vietnam. Stay tuned and thanks for reading because without you, I’m talkin to myself.



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Adam
How do you build a life around adventure and travel?

Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.

What does an adventurous family lifestyle actually look like?

Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.

How do you balance adventure with stability for kids?

By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.

What has travel taught your family?

That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.

How do you handle the pressure to live conventionally when you have chosen differently?

By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.


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