Since I left home for my Great Escape, I’ve been doing monthly roundups of my adventures filled with anecdotes, private little moments, and thoughts that are found nowhere else on this blog. As this site is not just a resource for other travelers but also my own personal travel diary, I like to take some time…

Oh, Koh Tao… what a paradox that a place that requires you to more or less live in your bikini also makes it so easy to pack on the pounds? My own very scientific studies have shown that a steady supply of cheap and delicious rice and noodle-based dished, a hard partying lifestyle with nightly buckets…

If you’ve been with me here for a while, you know there are few places on Earth special to me like Koh Tao. Koh Tao has been a home to me, the only place outside of the state of New York to ever really earn that spot in my heart. So it was inevitable, really, that…

Hey readers! This week found me continuing my exploration of Northern Thailand and having lots of touristy fun along the way. I’ve been traveling with someone I met in Hawaii, and it has definitely inversed my typical work/travel balance (which typically leans much more heavily on work!) Having a travel buddy has a lot of benefits…

As you may recall, I fell paddle over board in love with a hot new sport called Stand Up Paddling on my very last day on Kauai. As soon as I booked my ticket to Florida to participate in The Color Run, I started searching for places where I could practice my new hobby. Turns out…

As you know if you’ve been following my Photo of the Week posts, I’ve spent the last six weeks in Thailand… and I have another 13 weeks left here in Southeast Asia! I’m so excited to start sharing this trip to my favorite place on earth with you. While this will mostly be a solo journey…