{"id":500,"date":"2025-02-18T17:49:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/?p=500"},"modified":"2025-02-18T17:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:49:24","slug":"day-30-second-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/day-30-second-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 30: Second Place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ll be brief because it\u2019s late. Came second in a pub quiz, so all the beers I drank cost me only a net 80 Baht (\u20ac2.30). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_3581-577x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_3581-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_3581-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_3581-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_3581-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_3581.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">400 fake Baht winnings. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also turns out then when I turn 50 I can get a retirement visa to Thailand for only 800,000 Baht (\u20ac22,700) and now I\u2019m reevaluating my future. <\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_500\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"500\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ll be brief because it\u2019s late. 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