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Closer Lives Travel Blog: Inspiring Cultural Discovery and Adventure

Explore Our Blogs: Travel, Lifestyle, Social Media & More

Welcome to our collection of blogs, where we share stories, insights, and inspiration across a variety of topics. Whether you’re seeking travel guides, lifestyle tips, social media advice, or thought-provoking poetry, you’ll find something to explore. Click on a category to dive into our latest posts!

Discover Thailand through our travel blogs! We have spent over 8 months here, exploring places like Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Bangkok, Phuket, and Pai. From festivals like Songkran and Loi Krathong, to tips on avoiding the infamous smoky season, we share our love for Thai culture, cuisine, and traditions.

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Travel Resources

Need the Perfect Travel Resources? We've Got You Covered!

Over the past four years of full-time travel, we've booked countless accommodations, flights, and activities while also navigating the world of earning online.

 

Some services have been fantastic, others… not so much.

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Here, you'll find our top travel resources - the ones we trust and return to time and time again. They consistently offer superior deals and unforgettable experiences.

 

These are the tools we rely on to plan and book our adventures, and now, you can too!

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🌍 Save, Earn, and Explore with us here at Closer Lives! - Find amazing, specially curated offers for travel (Klook, Trusted Housesitters, Expedia, 12go), teaching online (Cambly), shopping (Amazon), drop-shipping (Printify) and even banking (Koho, Wise).


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Please note that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a commission from purchases made through these links. See our Affiliate Policy.

FREE Country Guides

Let our research save you time!

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As full-time travelers ourselves, we are constantly planning trips and looking for information that can take hours to find.

 

Our guides can offer you the support you need to take the pressure off of planning for your next adventure.

Enjoy access to our Travel Guides for FREE, with everything from visa information to culture and customs, transportation to health and safety and must-see places to handy maps.

 

We even include helpful links, connectivity info and emergency numbers for over 20 countries and 5 continents.

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Book Transport in Advance

​Through booking.closerlives.com, you can easily compare prices, schedules, and book tickets for trains, buses, ferries, and even flights within your desired journey.

 

12Go's user-friendly interface makes navigating options a breeze, ensuring you find the perfect travel solution for your trip.

Welcome to Our Blog

Hi! We’re digital nomads, slow traveling the world full-time in a mix of budget and bougie style.

 

Join us for inspiring travel stories, cultural insights, tips for navigating digital nomadic life, and recommendations from 42+ countries and counting.​

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Dive into our restaurant and Airbnb reviews, explore world cuisines, and discover how we connect with local communities and history.

 

Plus, check out our lifestyle blogs, including Jenn’s empowering gray hair GROMBRE journey and our take on alternative living!

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Jenn & Leon on YouTube

As entrepreneurs and full-time slow travellers our goal is to see as much of this beautiful planet as we can!

 

We love getting to know communities and locals around the world and we want to help and support them by sharing their culture with our viewers.

 

By subscribing you'll be notified of our latest videos as and when they land, so you will never miss out.

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FREE Country Guides

Get our FREE comprehensive country guides for over 20 countries, with everything from visa information to culture and customs, transportation to health and safety, must-see places and handy maps.

 

We include helpful links, sim card info and even emergency numbers! Not to mention our blogs, videos, interesting facts and much more.

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Shop our inspirational range of suitcases, backpacks, phone cases, clothing, gifts designed by us with worldwide delivery.

 

Our range also includes stylish kitchen & home gifts, stationery & office items with positive quotes, awesome accessories with powerful designs and an excellent range of fun gifts for all ages and occasions!

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Book your first trip with Expedia as a NEW USER, be it for a hotel, car rental or flight and get a $30 discount, no strings attached!

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It has literally CHANGED the way we travel for good! We highly recommend THS!

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At no additional cost to you, we may earn a commission if you purchase through these links, which helps support our blog and keeps it free to use.

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