She thought her Chiang Mai hostel crush would last four weeks, but four countries later, the only thing booked to leave is her.
This week on The Ginger ROAMance, we share a holiday romance set in Chiang Mai, Thailand... because the stories we carry with us matter.
A first-time backpacker arrives in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for a four-week hostel volunteering placement and falls for the Australian sharing her shifts. Between breakfast prep, game nights and days off together, a holiday romance turns into a shared journey through Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. But with university waiting in the UK, how do you enjoy falling for someone without quietly planning a future they haven’t promised you?
Submitted anonymously by a Woman, aged 18 - 24, from England.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome to The Ginger ROAMance | Real Travel Romance Stories
00:46 My First Solo Trip to Chiang Mai
02:33 A Hostel Crush Between Breakfast Shifts
06:00 Chiang Mai Days Off, Something More
07:43 One Kiss Changes the Roster
10:55 Cambodia: Travelling as a Pair
13:14 Malaysia: Finding My Own Voice
15:45 Indonesia: The Uphill Test at Ijen
18:16 A Flight Home and an Unfinished Romance
20:45 Ginger Afterthoughts
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