Thailand & Laos - A Family Gap Year: 28 Days in Chiang Mai + Vang Vieng (Slow Travel w/ Kids)

Thailand & Laos - A Family Gap Year: 28 Days in Chiang Mai + Vang Vieng (Slow Travel w/ Kids)

From Trip Tales | A Family Travel Podcast by Kelsey Graves

April 6, 2026 · 43 min

About this episode

Kelsey chats with Anna Haakenson about her family's year-long journey of slow travel with young children in Thailand and Laos.

Kelsey chats with Anna Haakenson ( @wanderlust.haaks on Instagram) about her family’s decision to leave their jobs as physician assistants and hit the road for over a year of full-time, slow travel with two little kids (now 6 and 3). Anna shares what slow travel actually looks like with young children, how they afford it, and why this reset has been so meaningful for their family. We zoom in on two of their home bases: 28 days in Chiang Mai, Thailand and 28 days in Vang Vieng, Laos. This episode is available to watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kelseygraves If you’d like to share about your trip on the podcast, email me at: kelsey@triptalespodcast.com Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kelseygraves Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelsey_graves Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mskelseygraves Join us in the Trip Tales Podcast Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1323687329158879 Mentioned in this episode: - @wanderlust.haaks on Instagram: www.instagram.com/wanderlust.haaks - https://wanderlusthaaks.com - Countries they have visited: Mexico, Guatemala, India, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore…

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