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We come home to find him like this. They start so young. #Chang #Thailand

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We come home to find him like this. They start so young. #Chang #Thailand

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We come home to find him like this. They start so young. #Chang #Thailand

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It's pretty cool when people you love dearly travel across the world just to come visit you. This was Day 1 enjoying Thailand with @meghhhxox and @captnzachsparro - rooftop infinity pool with mountain views, good food, and good company, can't beat it! - excited to spend the whole next week together! 🤗♥️😬#chiangmaithailand #adventure_time (at Veranda High Resort Chiang Mai - MGallery by Sofitel)

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Bangkok here we come! • We've been kinda MIA for a bit with lots going on. Tom recently became an Amazon best-selling author and we've both been graced with some really amazing opportunities recently. Today, we are flying to Bangkok to meet with some awesome friends to get ready for a large Craft beer event that we are helping with on Saturday. Then, (fingers crossed) we might try to get to a beach this weekend! • If you've traveled in Thailand, what beach do you recommend? #thailife #bangkokthailand #chiangmaithailand (at Chiang Mai International Airport)

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Our bus trip from Chiang Mai to Myanmar 🇲🇲 has begun! We are running on only a few hours of sleep but luckily the seats on this bus are decently comfortable so we might be able to take a nap. The views so far are beautiful! #chiangmaitrip #myanmarburma #busjourney

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Check out a video that we recently put together! • Minimalism is a beautiful thing - it's kind of amazing how freeing it can be to own less "stuff." Do we really need it all anyway? • In order for us to leave New Jersey and move to Thailand, we needed to clear out a house full of crap. We knew we had a decent amount of possessions, including furniture, clothing, studio equipment, applicances, vehicles, etc., though overall we didn't feel like it was any more than the average person. • But, it seemed like things just started falling from the sky and adding to the mass when we went through it all and became fully aware of HOW MUCH we had. • To be honest, it was liberating to see our things go. Knowing that in place of these belongings we'd instead fill our lives with adventure, adaptability, and life-changing memories made it all so worth it. • #minimalistliving #declutteryourlife #decluttering #keepitsimple

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Throwback to our visit to Wat Pho Temple in Bangkok. There's a giant 46 meter long reclining Buddha covered in gold leaf. Pretty much the most chill looking Buddha we've ever seen. #bangkokthailand #watphotemple #recliningbuddha (at Reclining Buddha, Wat Pho)

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Our first time having khao soi in Chiang Mai. This famous Northern Thai dish is a curry-based soup with soft noodles, coconut milk, crunchy noodles on top, really tender meat, etc. - Can't wait to try it from some other places and sample some different variations. We are loving the food here in CM! 😍 #khaosoi #chiangmaithailand #northernthaifood

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"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up" - We are surrounded by distractions in life. There is the constant movement of people, opportunities, and time passing us by every day. It can be easy to lose sight of your goals or to feel unsure of what direction to take in life. How can you start to fix this? Wake up! Dreams are wonderful, but making a vision a reality is even better. Open your eyes and look at the things that surround you in a new light. Is the environment that you're in conducive to the life you hope to have? Do the people you interact regularly with have the same mindset or ambitions as you? If they don't, do they at least support and encourage yours? Are you taking chances in life and are you investing in yourself? If you answer no to any of these things, then take that as a place to start. Begin to make some changes and see how your world begins to expand. It's so easy for us to feel lost or as though we aren't accomplishing enough. This is human nature. We lived in a town for a couple of years that served no purpose in our lives. At least it's easy to feel that way when you feel discontent and unaccomplished. Can you blame your environment and surroundings for your own lack of growth? Yes! You absolutely can. But then you need to do something about it. Positivity breeds creativity, and that creativity stems from something around us that can inspire us. If you are in a place in your life that you feel no pull in any particular direction, then what's so scary about changing it? Does the idea of having a better life scare you? Yes, it's new. Yes, it's different. But maybe that's just what you need. #wakeupgetabrushandputalittlemakeup #treatyoself2017

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The views here really are pretty redonkulous ⛰🌤#yesisaidredonkulous #chiangmaithailand #mayamall #mountainviews #landscapecaptures #mountainvibes (at MAYA Chiang Mai)

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Throwback to this tasty gem that we discovered in Bangkok right before our move to Chiang Mai. This particular dish is steamed seafood with hot curry in a whole young coconut, anddd it was delicious 😋 #aroymakmak #gedhawa (at Gedhawa)

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Pretty lights hanging overtop of a market by Maya mall in Chiang Mai. #chiangmaithailand #nightmarkets (at MAYA Chiang Mai)

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We decided to head up to the rooftop of our building to test out a potential space for some new videos. Beautiful skies and mountains surrounding the city - this view is amazing! #chiangmaithailand #rooftopviews

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Laptop cat nappin' #laptopcat #lunathecat (at Chiang Mai, Thailand)

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Mmm.. these are dangerously addictive (so much so that we ate 12 of them in one sitting 🙊🤗). These Thai donuts/crullers are called Pa Thong Ko which are typically eaten with a side of sweetened condensed milk as a dipping sauce. We also tried pandan custard (the green stuff - called Sangkhaya) to dip them in as well which was deee-li-cious! (at Chiang Mai, Thailand)

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Beautiful mountain and city view from Maya Mall in #ChiangMai 😍 (at MAYA Chiang Mai)