Sometimes, you want to explore a new culture through museums, beautiful architecture, and historic sights. Sometimes, you want to experience nature through hiking, kayaking, and other adventurous pursuits. Sometimes, you want to wear a mini dress, throw money around, and drink copious amounts of alcohol. For those times, the likes of Las Vegas and Atlantic City…

New York is an excellent base for those with a strong case of wanderlust. There are international flights to every corner of the globe, restaurants serving cuisine from countries you’ve never heard of, and frequent gatherings of travel addicts. But what I sadly didn’t realize during my years living in the city is that New York…

When I planned my visit home in March, I was extremely happy to realize that my visit would coincide with the New York Times Travel Show– an event that I thoroughly enjoyed last year. But what a difference twelve months makes! Last year I was still struggling to move my blog to a self-hosted site and…

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…

This week I’m back in New York City visiting with friends, applying for another Thai visa, running errands, and awaiting my flight back to Bangkok on Wednesday. My biggest reason for being here, though, was to attend Beneath The Sea, the US’s biggest consumer dive show and also the venue for accepting my grant from the…

St. Patrick’s Day in my hometown of Albany, New York is one of my favorite events of the year. When I realized I was going to be home in March I was overjoyed. I’m planning on writing a full post about this fun day at some point, but here’s a little sneak preview of the parade…