My number one favorite activity in Koh Tao is taking a longtail trip around the circumference of the island, beach hopping and snorkeling along the way. I would recommendation the trip to anyone as Koh Tao’s number one activity. (After diving, of course!) Unfortunately, a longtail boat isn’t the most hearty means of transportation, and at…

Thanks to my Dad for providing all photos in this post. I dropped the documenting ball for once! The day that sparked our international family reunion had finally arrived: Christmas! While we kicked off Christmas Eve with the unseasonal activity of cross-island ziplining, we dedicated the rest of our celebrating to wining, dining, and more traditional…

I think this may be my lightest week of posting… ever. I apologize for dropping the ball (please feel free to assure me that you’ve all been devastated) but I have some pretty good excuses. Since returning to New York my life has been a non-stop whirlwind of jetlag, reverse culture shock (I take back everything…

I write this post from thousands of feet in the air, somewhere over China. My eyes filled with tears as I watched Thailand disappear from my window seat, just as they did when I left home. I’m on my way back to New York for the first time in nine months. For some, that will seem…

As you read this I’ll be flying somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, on my way to New York. You’ll be hearing more about this surprise journey tomorrow. But for now, I’ll share that this is an all too-short temporary visit home and not an end to my travels. In one month’s time I’ll be heading back…

Lately I’ve been realizing that one day I will look back on these past months in Koh Tao as some of the best of my life. Photo of the Week 37 (!) was taken at sunset on Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand…