Hey Dan, I was wondering how you've been able to invest in Latin America & travel so much! Late congrats on selling your business; exiting is truly an amazing & impressive feat! This Steemit gig isn't bad either :) I keep telling everyone that as long as they keep it as a hobby or passion project while ignoring the money aspect of it, it retains its novelty & fun. I sort of use it as a journal forged into the blockchain into order to keep my memories "decentralized" somewhere to look back on during a future date.
I really appreciate you taking the time to write me! I wish I had more time to stay engaged with everyone, but business + travel + trying to stay connected with friends & family take up quite a bit of my day...I'd be lying if I said it doesn't get a little overwhelming at times.
Regarding coffee shops, I've never tried them out but I'd like to someday! The convenience of having refreshments at hand sounds tantalizing, along with ability to take a mental break & people-watch :) Never been to Chiang Mai myself but I have a bunch of friends that've spent significant amounts of time there & have told me it's a more chilled-out version of Bangkok. The reason why I haven't wandered much outside of Bangkok (have only been to Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, & Koh Samui) is because all of my Thai-based business partners decided to expat to Bangkok, so they're based there. But I'd love to check it Chiang Mai some time since everyone talks so highly about it!
Yeah the time with Haas was awesome! I've known him for only about 3 years now (as he was a childhood friend of my business partner René @world5list), but he's got to be 100% hands down one of the nicest, most geniune people I've ever met who also has a lot of very interesting things to talk about; easily in my top 10 of the highest quality people I know, which is why I was extremely happy about sharing with him the Steemit platform.
I pushed up my arrival to Bangkok to a week from now & will be there a solid 6 months! Hit me up on steemit.chat sometime if you're in town & would like to link up :) Safe travels buddy