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🌍 If you’ve been quietly wondering…
👇🏽 Find out if a life abroad is realistic for you.

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We spent the last 18 months documenting the story of @olowondjo a man born in a small village in Togo…

Who went on to found Alaffia, one of America’s largest skincare brands, to honor his mother and empower thousands of women across West Africa.

The journey moved us. The twists shook us.
Now we’re sharing it with the world.

Thank you @Olowondjo for allowing us to share your story

🎥 Watch the full documentary now on Passport Heavy YouTube channel.

@alaffia @ayeyainc by @passportheavy

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a year ago

$5.60 Flight to Paris 🤔

There are three types of people when it comes to points.

The first group? They don’t even know the game exists—they’re out here paying full price for flights like it’s 1999. That was me before I started traveling full-time a decade ago, and someone took the time to sit down and explain the game to me.

The second? They think they know the game, but 99% of them are using points all wrong.

And then there’s the 1%—the people who’ve mastered the system and are flying circles around the rest.

Meanwhile, I’m out here flying business class internationally for under 70,000 points. Yes, business class. Lie-flat seats, legit meals, and actual silverware—like, they trust you up there.

And domestically? 7,000 points will get you from LA to Dallas. That’s cheaper than a latte addiction.

The truth is, once you understand how this works, you’ll never look at flights the same way again. Don’t let the airlines keep you in the dark.

🚨 If you’re ready to stop paying full price and start flying like you own the plane, just comment “PARIS” , and I’ll hook you up with a free step-by-step breakdown. Your passport deserves this. by @passportheavy

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2 years ago

WILL vs TRUST, explained simply 👇🏾

Michael and Tonya used to think trusts were only for rich people. Then they learned what a will actually does.

If you leave your house to your family in a will, it can sit in court for up to a year before it’s theirs. While they’re grieving, they may still have to pay the mortgage to keep it.

A trust skips that. It goes straight to them, on your terms. You can even set conditions, like finishing college first.

You don’t have to be rich. You don’t have to be old. You just have to do it.

I wrote the whole thing up in plain English. Simple enough a five-year-old gets it. No email, no opt-in.

👇🏾 Comment TRUST8 and I’ll send it to your DMs.
Or grab the link in my bio.

Send this to someone in your family who needs to see it.

Not legal advice. Talk to an estate attorney in your state.

#trust #will #estateplanning #generationalwealth #belize taken in San Pedro, Belize by @passportheavy

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6 days ago

His dad fought in Vietnam. At 79, he says his biggest regret was coming home.

I met Ray at Qulture on his 8th day in Bangkok. He’s a barber and comedian from San Antonio, out here for his 54th birthday. He walks in, and the owner is Brandon. Ray used to cut his hair back home.

What stuck with me was his dad. Over there in Southeast Asia, he was treated like a man. When he came home, he got spit on. Now every time Ray calls from Bangkok, his pops lights up.

Ray said he couldn’t last anywhere without community. It took him a week to find it here.

More of his story is coming. So be honest with me: what’s keeping you where you are?

I did interview with
@raycantgetright at
@qulturethailand taken in Bangkok, Thailand by @passportheavy

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15 days ago

Spent $10,000 in one night in Bangkok. 🇹🇭

I was away from Asia for almost 5 years. My last trip was 2021, and I finally came back on November 25, 2025.

One of the first stops was Jack at Woolrich Bespoke Tailor. I got my first suit from Jack in 2011 for $200. That’s me in front of Parliament in London wearing it. That same starter suit is $250 today.

In 2014 I moved up to the $500 suit. In 2019 I got the $800 suit, fitted right in my hotel suite in Bangkok.

Now people who watch Passport Heavy are going to see Jack themselves. Marko came in at 8 PM and left at 4 AM. Jack wife was calling, asking where he was. 😂 Eric, the Navy guy, found Jack from one of my first videos. Jeremy from the Netherlands got his wedding tux made.

Jack has been real with me since 2011. That’s why I keep sending people. His hair is gone and my hairline gone but the vibes still there haha.

Going to Bangkok? Tag someone who needs a suit, and go see @woolrichbespoketailor. taken in Bangkok, Thailand by @passportheavy

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15 days ago

Went to Qulture for coffee, and ended up sitting next to Ray.

One conversation turned into an hour.

I told y’all I was going to stop just telling you about the people I meet on this world tour and start letting you hear it from them. I’m used to the big cameras. This is just my phone. The quality isn’t perfect yet, but like anything, I’m going to get better the more I do it.

Ray is a barber and comedian from San Antonio, 8 days into his first trip to Thailand. We talked about his kids, his dad, the pressure back home, and what it feels like to finally exhale.

I talked to a lot of people yesterday. Ray is the one I filmed. This is part of our conversation. More of it is coming.

All different people, all different ages, all different backgrounds. That’s what these conversations are going to be.

Ray says he won’t be in the US past December 31st. We’ll see. 👀

@raycantgetright
@qulturethailand

#Bangkok #LivingAbroad #Unsubscribed #passportheavy taken in Bangkok, Thailand by @passportheavy

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17 days ago

Vietnam vs America: Haircut 💈

Buzz cut and lineup in Vietnam: about $15 with tip. Same cut in Miami: $66 with tip. The shop and the vibe are just different, and I love both.

People always ask what daily life actually looks like overseas. So I’m showing you. Haircuts, apartments, dating, community, hospital visits, blood work, weekend getaways.

This is the start of a 1 year world tour. Miami might still end up being home. I love Miami. I just want to see if there’s anywhere else I love as much.

Where should I go next? 👇

PS: Tipping isn’t expected everywhere in Vietnam, and around 10% is plenty where it is. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Showing up and overdoing it with American habits can make things harder for the locals and the next person after you. taken in Da Nang, Vietnam by @passportheavy

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18 days ago

He’s 68, and the thing that stuck with me after we talked isn’t in this video.

Most of the noise in our lives doesn’t come from haters. Haters are easy. You ignore them.

It comes from people who love you. Your mom. Your brother. Your homie since high school. They say “you’re too old” or “you won’t know nobody” because they’re scared for you. And because they love you, you listen.

I’ve been living abroad 16 years and I still hear the same lines. Almost always from people who’ve never left.

Love doesn’t make somebody right about a life they’ve never lived.

Who in your life means well but keeps talking you out of stuff? taken in Da Nang, Vietnam by @passportheavy

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20 days ago

They made me pay before the massage. The couple beside me paid on the way out.

I’ve had seven massages at places like this one. Not one of them asked me to pay up front. So I noticed.

I asked the front desk why. They got flustered and told me those two were local. I said okay and left it there.

One thing I don’t do is sit somewhere and get disrespected quietly. I ask. Not to argue. I just want to know.

Then you take the answer and you decide. Stay or go. Come back or don’t.

A different woman took me back and gave me one of the best massages I’ve had in years. That part was real and I’m not taking it from her.

I’m still probably not going back.

Sixteen years of this and that’s the only skill that actually matters.

One spa. Not a country. I’m ultra positive about being here. I’ll still call BS when I see it.

The rest of it was a Sunday. Nails, a long dinner by myself, coffee and dessert at ten at night.

Price is in the video. It’s what a Sunday costs. taken in Da Nang, Vietnam by @passportheavy

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24 days ago

Run the retirement math backwards.

Whatever you spend in a year, you need about 25 times that invested. Burn $300K a year living well in Miami and your number is $7.5 million. That’s why people work until 67.

The standard fix is shrink the life. Skip the trips, retire smaller.
There’s another lever. Keep the life, change where you spend it.

Same dinners, same travel, at a third the cost basis. $100K a year means your number is $2.5M instead of $7.5M. You didn’t cut anything.

That’s a decade of your life sitting in a variable almost nobody touches.

The average Social Security check in 2026 is $2,071 a month. In the US that’s a careful life. Here that’s rent in a good building, eating out most nights, a gym, help around the house, and money left over.

The retirement you think is twenty years away might already exist. Just not where you’re standing.
What’s your 25x? taken in Da Nang, Vietnam by @passportheavy

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24 days ago

Fifteen years banking with Chase. They offered him $130,000.

A bank in Panama, where he didn’t even have residency, offered him $275,000. Same man. Same credit. Different country.

He’s one of 18+ Americans we met who left the US for Panama. Some are renting, some have bought, some are still working it out.

We asked all of them the same thing: what does it actually cost, and are they better off?

Full episode is live now on our YouTube channel, PassportHeavy.

🎤 @thepanamaexperience507 @jubril8
🎥 @nathwild

Link in bio.

#Panama #MovingAbroad #PassportHeavy by @passportheavy

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a month ago

I Love Vietnamese Honesty 😭😂, they remind of African Uncle and Aunties brutal honesty. taken in Da Nang, Vietnam by @passportheavy

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