The time had come: my Dad was soon arriving in Bangkok so we could start our journey to Cambodia. While I thought when my time at the clinic was up I might head to Koh Phangan, or maybe up to northern Thailand, I ended up staying in Koh Tao until the night before I was due…

Scuba diving was not something I always dreamed of doing. In fact, it was something I would have been content to avoid for all the rest of my days, had I not ended up on Koh Tao. I’ve seen Jaws. I’ve seen Open Water. In fact, open water has long been my greatest fear. Which makes…

Justine and I decided to reward our hard work with a day trip to Koh Nang Yuan, a miniscule island blip on the northwest side of Koh Tao. Be warned, its a private island with one resort that takes advantage of its monopoly. Still, there are ways to do it on the cheap. Read on for…

Missing photoshop dearly while trying to make posters Our fundraiser for the Koh Tao Animal Clinic, which took place at a popular bar on a Saturday night, was our baby of a project. With no medical training, while we could fold gauze and clean syringes until the sun went down, we knew this was our big…

While most people arrive in Koh Tao intending to scuba dive, swim and sun themselves, Justine and I found ourselves here with an additional mission: to improve the lives of the animals on the island. Don’t get me wrong, we got to spend out workdays in paradise, but we worked still. The Koh Tao Animal Clinic…

The very safe looking (not) pier You’d think after my journey to Bangkok, I’d be done with traveling, but just short of 48 hours later I was back in transit. Justine and I grabbed night bus down the coast, and 11 hours in the smallest most cramped bus of my life later, we arrived in Chumphon…