My blog is usually about two months behind “real time” for a myriad of reasons, most to do with scheduling and turn-around time. Occasionally, though, things are just too painful to write about straight away. The incident which is the subject of this post happened back in January when my family and friends were visiting Mark…

As many of you know, I spent the month of March back in the good old USA. Aside from one post that grappled with figuring out where my real home is now after almost a year on the road, I really only mentioned the trip through my Photos of the Week and my travel quote posts…

While I’ve written dozens of posts about life in Koh Tao… diving, learning to drive, finding an apartment, I never feel like I wrote a post that summed up what it feels like to live there. In Koh Tao I often experienced moments that stayed with me, rolling around in my consciousness a day or a…

I want to start by thanking everyone for the outpouring of support after my last post. I’ve never felt quite so much sadness at hitting “publish” but the comments, emails, messages and tweets I’ve received have really been heartwarming. So I guess the next question is: How does this change my plans? Getting You Up To…

I write to you with a broken heart, and a major life change. Today, I become a solo traveler. Mark and I are broken up. I won’t go into details despite the temporary a vindication that might give me — I respect the sanctity of our three-year relationship too much to do that, regardless of how…

Here’s something I learned a long time ago: No one likes to hear you talk about your own weight. People who are larger than you will assume you are judging them for being even bigger than the fat cow you claim to be, and people who are skinnier than you will feel awkward and uncomfortable. That’s…