Travel Becomes You

15/08/2026

Come join us on our journey… If you’ve followed me through Travel Becomes You, you already know how much I love to travel. ❤️🌎

Now Richard and I are taking you along on a very different kind of journey, our journey to retire in Thailand. 🇹🇭

We’re documenting the two years BEFORE we get there: the planning, the travel, the Thai lessons, the homes, the fears, the excitement, the funny moments… all of it.

Come follow us at Tami from Tampa to Thailand and watch us figure out how to turn a dream into our next chapter.

And trust me… you’ll want to see the Thai blooper. 😂🇹🇭

Welcome to Tami from Tampa to Thailand! 🇹🇭❤️We’re Tami & Rich, an...

14/08/2026

For those of you who know Chef Rich and me through friendships, our travels, retreats, or social media, you know that we’ve been dreaming about retiring in Thailand for quite some time.

It’s not time yet—but getting ready to move halfway around the world takes a LOT of planning. So, for the next two years, we’re documenting all of it: the exciting moments, the decisions, the financial planning, the messy stuff, the unexpected stuff, and everything in between.

We’d love for you to come along for the journey. ❤️

We just launched our new YouTube channel, Tami from Tampa to Thailand, where we’ll be posting twice a month and sharing what it really takes to turn a dream of retiring abroad into a reality.

Two years. One big dream. And everything that happens along the way.

We hope you’ll follow along and see you over there! 🇹🇭🌴

Tami from Tampa to Thailand 🇹🇭 We’re changing everything. Come see how. Hi, we’re Tami & Rich. We’re leaving the U.S. to start a new life in Thailand, but we’re not there yet. We’re still working, planning, and learning Thai while figuring out what we can bring and what we have to le...

14/08/2026

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13/08/2026

We didn’t fall in love with Thailand.

We explored it.

We tested it.

We ruled places out.

And then we got to Hua Hin.

Something was different.

We didn’t just love it.

We could see our life there.

And that changed everything. 🌸🇹🇭

12/08/2026

It all started with one night in Bangkok… 🇹🇭

Not literally.

But in 2023, somewhere in the middle of dreaming about Thailand, One Night in Bangkok became more than a song or a passing thought.

It became the beginning of a dream.

At first, Thailand was just a place we imagined.

Then we started talking about it.

Then researching it.

Then wondering…

Could we actually build a life there?

What began as a dream slowly became a plan.

And the more we learned, the more Thailand felt less like a faraway fantasy and more like the next chapter waiting for us.

Now, in 2026, that dream has a timeline.

We’re not just dreaming about Thailand anymore.

We’re building our way there.

And when we finally wake up one morning and realize…

We actually live here.

We’ll know it all started back in 2023,

with a dream that refused to stay a dream. 🌴🇹🇭

From dreaming about Thailand… to becoming the people who actually went.

12/08/2026

I stopped asking, ‘Is this realistic?’ and started asking, ‘What if I actually did it?’”

11/08/2026

Live life, there’s a whole world to see.

26/07/2026

I’ve accepted my flaws and it’s very freeing…

I've accepted it.

Some people meditate.

Some people journal.

Some people go shopping.

I compare flights, build itineraries I'll probably change five times, and somehow convince myself that a vacation is the answer to everything.

Honestly... it usually helps.

If your coping mechanism is collecting passport stamps instead of bad habits, I'd say you're doing just fine.

What's your favorite form of travel therapy?

25/07/2026

Don’t wait… enjoy life and travel.

14/07/2026

My best anti-aging routine :)