Trekking Chiang Mai with Pooh Eco
She giggled uncontrollably, covering her mouth and leaning her face forward into her lap. She had just unwrapped her long, dark locks from the twisted towel holding them up, revealing two pink child’s...
View ArticlePachyderm Paradise: Elephant Nature Park
We glanced at each other, heads tilted down, tears streaming from both of our eyes. I stroked the side of her beautiful, enslaved gray head, unable to contain the pain I felt for her. I felt...
View ArticleBallin’ Out in Bangkok
Hey there! It’s been quite an interesting few months over here and I can’t wait to update everyone about what I’ve been up to. If you’ve been following on facebook or instagram, you’ll know that my...
View ArticleBiking Bangkok By Night: Sightseeing After Dark
My heart raced as I watched my best friend, Lizzie, cross the braid of traffic on her bike, following closely to the other riders in our group. Her mom would kill me if anything happened to her. I...
View ArticleSawadee Ka, Koh Samui!
My first month in Thailand played out exactly as I had imagined it would. I explored Bangkok’s chaotic beauty, took the train up north to Chaing Mai where I trekked through the jungle, played with...
View ArticleHow I ended up in Koh Tao
After a week of ordering more food than an army could consume, exploring the surrounding area by boat, rental car and foot, and ultimately blissing out in our AirBnB, MTV-style villa, it was time for...
View ArticleIntro to Diving: Open Water with Roctopus Dive in Koh Tao
This is the first in my series about going from an Open Water diver to a Dive Master. I miss life in Koh Tao, I find myself thinking alone in my head, saying out loud to my Koh Tao buddies, and now...
View ArticleGoing Deeper: Advanced Adventurer with Roctopus Dive in Koh Tao
I asked about doing my advanced adventurer course well before I had even arrived to Koh Tao to do my Open Water course. Some may call me an overachiever. In any case, as soon as my Open Water course...
View ArticleGo Local: Taco Tour with Vallarta Eats
Editor’s note: jumping ahead to a bit of Mexican fun here. I left Koh Tao to watch the nuptials of a very important person in my life. We’ll be circling back to Thailand sometime soon. At our final,...
View ArticleOff the Beaten Path: Eating Through El Pitilall
Earmuffs, Koh Tao. I really, really liked Puerto Vallarta. The quaint Emiliano Zapata neighborhood swept me off my feet. The fried-to-perfection fish tacos at both Marisma and Mariscos Cisneros lifted...
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