2016 was kind of a strange travel year for me. I probably traveled the least out of the past several years, but when I did, I made it count by staying in some truly incredible places and traveling with friends and family, instead of solo, as much as I could. Here’s some a snapshot of my […]

In the past year several travel bloggers who I follow or am lucky enough to know personally have published books that are well worth a read, especially if you’re a female thinking about traveling or living abroad. What’s particularly interesting about the four books below is that, while all four writers spend time in some […]

I’ve been meaning to publish this post for a while now but kept putting it off thinking that as soon as I posted it saying I had been riding a motorbike in Thailand for years without any problems that I would get in an accident. Well, I got hit by another motorbike a couple weeks ago (nothing […]

When I first lived abroad after college then when I first backpacked around Southeast Asia, my budget was tight. I wanted to squeeze everything I could out of every dollar, pound, euro, baht, rupee, whatever, and make my money stretch as far as possible. I did a pretty good job at it. I also skipped […]

“It’s called Bangkok, not Bangcunt, honey.” – Ladyboy from The Hangover II Though not quite relating to the quote above, I found myself in Bangkok last month with a funny bit of time between meetings. You know what it’s like like when you don’t have enough time to go back to your hotel but have too […]

Last month I took a quick trip to Hong Kong, made even quicker due to the fact that I messed up my plane tickets and spent more time waiting in airports grumbling about having to buy last-minute seats than actually seeing Hong Kong. Apparently travel mishaps were the theme of March. Anyway, it was my first time […]

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 […]

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 […]