The Reality Of Living In Thailand Is Starting To Hit Us 🇹🇭 Go to https://holafly.sjv.io/YVnO9m and use code JILLANDJUSTIN to get 10% off on Holafly plans for the first 12 months or 5% off on any other Holafly eSIM After leaving the UK and moving to Thailand, we're starting to realise that living here is very different from simply visiting on holiday. In this episode, we share the reality of daily life in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the challenges of settling in, finding a new home, adapting to a different culture, and building a completely new life abroad. If you're thinking about leaving the UK, moving to Thailand, retiring overseas, becoming a digital nomad, or simply wondering what life is really like in Thailand in 2026, this video is for you. ☕ Ways To Support Jill & Justin (and Peg) 🇹🇭 Join us as we build our new life in Thailand after leaving the UK behind forever.If you’d like to support the channel and help us keep creating honest, cinematic, real-life moving abroad content, here are a few ways you can help: ☕ Buy Us A CoffeeSupport the channel directly here:buymeacoffee.com/jillandjustinescape 📸 Follow Our Daily Life In ThailandInstagram:@jillandjustinescape 🎥 Our Camera SetupWe film almost everything using our iPhones for a natural, documentary-style feel. ✂️ Editing Software We UseWe edit our videos using Filmora 🌍 Travel Essentials & Gear We Actually Use(These links help support the channel at no extra cost to you) 👜 Peg’s Airline Travel Baghttps://amzn.to/4taCX6X 🎒 Peg’s Backpack Carrierhttps://amzn.to/427IeAj 🎤 Microphones We Usehttps://amzn.to/4wz9x4t 📱 eSIMs For Travel & Thailand Data(Coming Soon) ❤️ Thank You For Supporting Our JourneyEvery comment, like, share, coffee, and message genuinely helps us continue documenting what it’s really like leaving the UK and starting again abroad. We read far more comments than people probably realise, and we’re incredibly grateful you’re here this early in the adventure. — Jill & JustinJill & Justin Escape YouTube Channel In this episode: 🏡 Looking at condos and apartments in Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 The reality of living in Thailand full-time 💰 Cost of living in Thailand vs UK ☕ Daily life in Chiang Mai 🐶 Life abroad with our dog Peg 🌴 Expat life in Thailand ✈️ Leaving the UK and starting over 😅 Culture shocks, surprises and lessons learned 🏖️ Why Thailand is changing us We are Jill and Justin, a British couple who sold everything, left the UK and moved to Thailand to start a completely new life. This channel follows our real journey of moving abroad, adapting to life in Thailand, exploring Chiang Mai, understanding the cost of living, building a new routine, and documenting what it's actually like to relocate overseas. If you've ever considered: ✔ Leaving the UK ✔ Moving to Thailand ✔ Retiring in Thailand ✔ Living in Chiang Mai ✔ Becoming a digital nomad ✔ Escaping the UK rat race ✔ Starting over abroad ✔ Relocating overseas ✔ Moving abroad with a dog ✔ Living a simpler life Then subscribe and join us on the journey. #Thailand #MovingToThailand #LifeInThailand #ChiangMai #LeavingTheUK #ThailandVlog #BritishExpat #ExpatLife #Thailand2026 #CostOfLivingThailand #DigitalNomad #RetireInThailand #LivingInThailand #MoveAbroad #ThailandLife moving to thailand, life in thailand, thailand vlog, living in thailand, british expat thailand, thailand expat life, moving abroad, leaving the uk, uk to thailand, cost of living thailand, chiang mai thailand, chiang mai vlog, digital nomad thailand, retire in thailand, thailand lifestyle, thailand cost of living, british couple in thailand, daily life thailand, thailand reality, moving overseas, expat vlog, thailand condo, thailand apartment, thailand property, thailand housing, relocating abroad, living abroad, new life abroad, thailand culture, thailand travel vlog, thailand living costs, british expats, uk expats thailand, leaving britain, life after leaving the uk, thailand retirement, dtv visa thailand, muay thai thailand, thailand couple vlog, moving to chiang mai, real life thailand
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Wow look at you guys getting a sponsor already!! So chuffed for you! Well you’ve made it already! You must be breaking even at the very least already which is amazing. Great great channel. All I do is watch travel vlogs getting tips on when I move at the end of the year and always look forward to you dropping one. Good for you!
Just like myself working very hard and pay tax more bills very tired with life right now.we are planning to live in Thailand for 6 months and come back to England for 6 months looking forward.i like to watch your videos good luck and enjoy ❤❤
Hey guys, I have been watching Thailand stuff, vloggers and all that constantly for around 4 years now, including the likes of Paddy Doyle. One day your very first video came up. I just decided to watch it for the hell of it. I have watched every one since. You are now my goto. You documenting your journey from the very start should be everybody's bible to refer to. The quality of your videos and editing is brilliant. I have never seen another Thailand channel doing it the way you do. Best part is your are both very respectable and well presented people with nothing to prove. I am from Exeter. Another brilliant thing is that you put up the equivalent cost of everything in pounds as well. Very best of luck to all of you. You are both a breath of fresh air. The appartment is amazing. 🙂👍
I’m so glad you managed to find a new place at such a good price. It’s really a no brainer with all of the benefits for a fraction of the price compared to the UK. I can’t imagine just waking up and going straight in a pool every day. I hope Peg gets better and can adjust to the new flat!
Oooo this is a nice long episode 😁👍 You guys have sponsors now! Nice! Congrats! Can't remember if Jill said Justin does the YouTube videos or Jill does, but I'm loving the editing style. 43:44 You're braver than me mate 🤣
Quote of the day would have to be "Octopus was giving it to us from behind". Definitely one way to describe utility bill costs in the UK😅
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Loved this video. Beautiful apartment. You've found yourself a gem there.
Hi both, really enjoyed this episode. You both sat down and had a mature conversation about what you both really wanted and found a way to make it happen. You handled this really smart move with a lot of maturity. Honestly, the flat (apartment?) looks great and has everything that you could possibly want. I hope that Peg will adjust well to the flat and to the heat. The fan is definitely a good idea. You can turn on the air conditioning for a few minutes, turn it off and then use the fan to keep yourselves cool with the cooled down air. Some good points about the cost of living in Thailand and rip-off Britain. In the South East of England, you would be lucky to get a shared room for the price you're paying for all that (and that excludes all those lovely bills we have to pay like council tax). Oh, and great video editing by the way!
I love how you take care and love Peg … she’s adorable…
Nice condo, greetings 👋 from Belgium 🇧🇪!
Great video. Lovely new home. I think you needed to drink the bottle of wine Justin first. Before the chicken feet 😊.
Congratulations on moving into your new home! Everything is perfect, and Peg even has a new room!
Enjoy your new place! Looks very nice. You deserve it!
That Bungalow for 20k is expensive, but of course they are mainly a kind of small hotel. Great for you guys. it is a nice condo.
So excited for you getting such a gorgeous new flat and a fabulous park for Peg...you've hit the jackpot for a year❤
Loving the channel J&J! So inspired as I have quit my job with a flight booked to Bangkok on June 30th! New life begins!
Jill is sure a legend. I love how you’re open to try new things.
So happy for you guys finding a new home 🎉🎉❤❤
hey congratulation to a new home.........you made a right move to find a home........great job guys .