Sometimes you start a journey with the best of intentions and expectations. Sometimes it all falls a bit flat. You have dreams of a fun little road trip – two motorbikes, three people, more than enough cameras, and the promise of tea tasting and charming hilltop villages. It will be great, you think. Just think of […]

I’m one of those people that waits until the last minute to pack. Partially because I procrastinate, partially because I don’t usually agonize over what to wear, and partially because I always wear and take the same things with me on travel days. This became really obvious when I was flying a lot in December and […]

I don’t consider myself a photographer. I really don’t know what I’m doing when it comes to messing around with the ISO and F-stop and whatever else you can mess around with on your camera settings. I can’t tell what settings should be used in what lighting or what angle to shoot at to make someone look […]

Sometimes, in moments of sweet synchronicity, you get invited to stay at a beautiful boutique resort in a destination you were already making plans to visit. So you say yes and the property is even more beautiful than you expected. Tucked away down a small, unassuming red dirt road in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Navutu Dreams […]

I’ve never considered myself an island person. I prefer the mountains and jungle of northern Thailand to the expensive beaches of southern Thailand and always find getting to, from and in between the islands a huge hassle. Recently, however, I’ve spent a lot of time visiting the Thai islands. In fact, in the month of December […]

How to cover more than 1,000 temples in a 400-square-kilometer area? Good question. Here’s what to do, and what not to do, when visiting Angkor Wat. Do Learn some history – To even try and begin to appreciate the Angkor complex you need to have some background knowledge. When I first visited four years ago, […]

I’m retiring the ‘Day-to-Day’ series and ending with an updated look at my daily life here in Chiang Mai. You can always go back and take a look through all past posts – snapshots from expats’ daily lives all around the world, from New Orleans to New Zealand – here and thank you to all […]

Wandering through Angkor Wat last week I didn’t just feel like I was stepping back in time – the temple complexes are so unique, impressive and old (Angkor Wat was built in the early 12th century) that you can feel the weight of their age and history – but back in my own time and past as […]

Since I had never even been on a day sailing trip before, I certainly didn’t know how to pack for The Yacht Week and seven days on a boat (read more about the trip through the Thai islands here). I asked for suggestions on my Facebook Page and was impressed by all the responses I got – […]

I had heard of The Yacht Week before – the company runs incredible, perhaps notorious, trips around Europe in places like Croatia, Greece and Italy arranging fleets of boats that travel through the area for one week in what is essentially a nonstop party along the water complete with organized parties every night, on staff DJs and […]