Lopburi marks the quieter midpoint of the Caveman Passport journey — a place of temples, monkeys, and introspection. This travel story captures a moment of retreat from Bangkok’s intensity, where stillness and simplicity become their own form of reset.
Three months planned, three weeks done. I went back to test whether Thailand could be a life, not just a holiday. Bangkok, Pattaya, temple resets, condo experiments, even the idea of hopping to the Philippines. What I found was clarity: it works as a vacation, it fails as a lifestyle.
I left Bangkok and Pattaya for a temple reset in Lopburi and Ayutthaya. The contrast was real, but shallow. By night the old pull returned, reminding me that changing the backdrop isn’t the same as breaking the cycle.