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Rain, rain, stay: a look at Chiang Mai’s rainy season 9 Aug 2013 | 01:07 pm
Rain, rain, stay: a look at Chiang Mai’s rainy season About Chiang Mai’s rainy season Let’s get one thing clear: you cannot smell the rain coming. The air is too thick, too humid, to smell anything ...
Beach Republic: a lesson in boozin’ it up 31 Jul 2013 | 09:11 am
Beach Republic: a lesson in boozin’ it up There are two things Beach Republic, located in the northern part of Lamai on Koh Samui, makes very clear: You’re on holiday (!) — drink, drink and drink so...
Under the sea 24 Jul 2013 | 07:31 pm
Under the sea I sit on the long tail boat, snorkel gear in hand, strapped into a grimy orange life vest. I turn the gear over in my hands, looking out onto the serene blue water and the jungle-covere...
Rejuvenation at Breeze Spa 17 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
Rejuvenation at Breeze Spa Joy, my massage therapist, rolls the hot rocks gently over the back of my legs, sending a jolt of electricity through my body. I’m laying, face down, staring at a bowl ful...
Tips on being an expat in Chiang Mai 13 Jul 2013 | 07:35 am
Tips on being an expat in Chiang Mai One year ago today, after an epic road trip across America, I embarked on my latest chapter of my life — becoming an expat and living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Th...
Party like you’re underage in Chewang 11 Jul 2013 | 03:51 pm
Party like you’re underage in Chewang It’s a humid night on Koh Samui when I head out from Amari to meet two of my friends in the heart of Chewang. I’ve got no idea what to expect, but once I start w...
Ahh, Amari 7 Jul 2013 | 01:44 pm
Ahh, Amari I have a checklist for what constitutes my version of paradise: 1. A gorgeous location 2. Something gorgeous to view 3. Someplace gorgeous to stay 4. The ability to tune out the real w...
Vacation, all I ever wanted 5 Jul 2013 | 12:09 pm
Vacation, all I ever wanted There’s a panic that sets in sometimes. A panic of being stationary. When this panic sets in, I normally high tail it out of the place I am to embark on an adventure. But,...
Daily Wanderlust: Storms on Samui 4 Jul 2013 | 08:47 am
Daily Wanderlust: Storms on Samui There is a gentle breeze in the air and dark, ominous clouds hovering over our heads as Paula and I make our way from the main loop road in Lamai down to the beach o...
Goodbye, Prius 25 Jun 2013 | 11:21 am
Goodbye, Prius She sits in the lot at CarMax, her dark gray exterior even darker against the overcast winter sky in Maryland. I blink back tears, then head inside to sign her away. “Well, this is r...
