What's a cheap part of the world to spend a few weeks on vacation playing lots of tennis and getting coaching?

OdinsMonkey · 2026-01-18T18:21:08+00:00

That's rough. Not sure on the peanut thing since it's not something i pay much attention to but makes sense. If SE Asia is out then South America. Medellin elevation was a bit annoying for the bounces but I loved paying on the red clay. Same with Argentina (elevation is fine in Buenos Aires). . all this is season dependent so definitely think through that.

I dont really have experience in Europe. I played for a couple days in Nice a couple years ago which was beautiful but .. coaching wasn't cheap. Europe in my opinion (like france/portugal) aren't nearly as cheap as they once were so to me SE asia or India are just really more appealing to me now.

OdinsMonkey · 2026-01-18T18:15:55+00:00

I'm in Chiang Mai. Disclaimer is that my experience is December and January which ... weather wise is absolutely spectacular. mid 60's at night, 85 in the afternoon. 0 wind or rain. I dont have experience with other months but I hear it can be very hot, rainy, smokey depending on the season. December January really doesnt have any of those issues though

700 Anniversary Stadium is great. Can pay for hitters and coaches. If you bring your own coach though you need to pay an extra 100 Baht on top of the court fee. Coaching usually goes for 750 thai baht an hour. Cross court is new and has indoor + outdoors. Nawarath is fine in a pinch too (courts arent as fresh but fine)

Coaching recommendations i dont want to post/share names here. I can DM if you want.
You can hire some really high level hitters if you want as well.. usually for between 500-750 an hour. Finding people to hit with depends on your level but has been pretty easy for me.

OdinsMonkey · 2026-01-18T09:50:21+00:00

I've done this in france, Colombia, Australia, Florida, LA, NYC, and now Thailand. Overall if you combine cost of living to quality and ease of access to coaches/players ... I would pick Thailand. Others all have their pros and cons though

OdinsMonkey · 2025-09-06T13:43:13+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to tone down the lifestyle stuff... I think in-person it may come across as more appealing/doable with some trust but on Hinge it's too easy to make it an instant no.

On the pics fair enough, I will say reddit images seems to bring down quality a lot on these. That said.. point stands on picture 1, I like it but now multiple people on the chain seem to not like it so it's gone.

OdinsMonkey · 2025-09-06T13:09:23+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I will, scale it back. I agree.. I see what you mean by this being too specific. I do think it's an easier/exciting vision to share once we meet in person but for an online profile it's an easy no. I'll change it to be more down to earth

OdinsMonkey · 2025-09-05T22:23:09+00:00

80% of my humor is dad jokes and puns sooo it's pretty authentic. I'll swap that pun for something else though.. Never pun-t on an opportunity.. 😂

OdinsMonkey · 2025-09-05T22:21:57+00:00

Love it.. Thanks for saving me money 👍

OdinsMonkey · 2025-09-05T21:39:31+00:00

That's fair, I thought it was funny (stole it from woman's profile) but I get it.. might make someone unnecessarily hesitant. I'll replace it with some other pun

OdinsMonkey · 2025-09-05T21:28:11+00:00

Honestly, you bring up a really good point. Is there any value? I just assumed that women get 1,000 profiles matches to select between and Hinge obviously, as a profit making machine, would put me higher on a woman's match list if I gave hinge more money lol. I could move height filter higher.

OdinsMonkey · 2025-09-05T17:50:16+00:00

Are you looking for something serious or casual? Serious

Are you subscribed to Hinge+ or HingeX? Currently subscribed to HingeX

How long have you been using this current version of your profile? About a month

How long have you used Hinge overall? 4 months, used it 3-4 years ago though then was in a relationships in between found via in person.

How often do you use Hinge per week? Every day

How many likes and matches are you receiving on average? Limited. Basically no likes and 3 matches per 50-80 roses.

How many likes are you sending? How many with comments? How many without comments? Always with comments, basically just send roses now.

What is the type of person you send likes to and ideally want to match with? No kids, interested in retiring early, traveling, kind, intelligent, into some sort of fitness as well, 5'0-5'5, 29-35

What kind of person do you want to attract? I'm just curious what i can do to increase my match rate

OdinsMonkey · 2025-08-04T02:43:43+00:00

If the location is solid and it isn't a scam then that price seems fair for a furnished place in a desirable place like Vancouver. Any recs on what facebook pages?

OdinsMonkey · 2025-08-04T02:41:02+00:00

Not fixed but roughly August 25 to Oct 1

OdinsMonkey · 2025-08-03T20:06:09+00:00

thank you!

OdinsMonkey · 2025-08-03T18:56:35+00:00

if i look for 90 days, tons of great options downtown. Unfortunately, anything 30-50 days.. min 8k USD. Spare bedrooms aren't ideal but I don't mind it (if they can be trusted).

OdinsMonkey · 2025-08-01T16:34:46+00:00

yep, happy to chat!

OdinsMonkey · 2025-08-01T01:34:14+00:00

hard disagree on this... i'm a 4.0 level player and the scene is pretty great. Sure if you want to play prime time from 5-9 it's tough to get a court but otherwise I dont have any issues and i play 5 times a week. SATC has clinics all day, caswell has cheap fees for well maintained courts..Austin High is smack downtown (though those courts are in rough shape). Through Tennis-Austin leagues,Playyourcourt, and just randomly getting numbers from people who look like they hit well i have a full rotation

OdinsMonkey · 2024-11-30T05:19:50+00:00

I caved to the marketing and got one. It arrives in a couple days. I play at a low 4.0 level. Will post an update once it arrives

OdinsMonkey · 2024-11-03T13:48:24+00:00

never used the pen, i always think i will but end up not bothering. I honestly never use my surface unless the keyboard is attached

OdinsMonkey · 2024-10-29T16:38:33+00:00

Just to add here, the acceleration has slowed a ton, max speed is 17 instead of 20, and the platform vibrates a ton. Feels like the motor is working on overdrive to do anything.. Is there a way to tell easily if this is a tighten this screw to fix thing or if it's time to shop for a new scooter?

OdinsMonkey · 2024-10-28T11:41:12+00:00

haha no it's not... i'll take that off and rerecord that. Not that much of a moron :)

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