Picking Photo of the Week was no easy task today… considering that this week I PHOTOGRAPHED A NUDIBRACH LAYING EGGS! Probably one of the coolest things I have seen underwater. And yet, you will have to wait to see those shots. Because something even more significant happened this week in Thailand… Songkran! Also known as the…

This week I got a chance to return to Sail Rock and do some fun diving. Sail Rock is one of the most famous dive sites in Thailand but it takes about two hours to reach from Koh Tao. It wasn’t necessarily totally “fun” though considering the water was so very rough and the ride out…

Recently I wrote about my number one recommendation to travelers coming to Koh Tao: take a day trip to Koh Nang Yuan! There is a close runner-up in that race though, and it’s taking a longtail trip around the island. My two recommendations have a lot in common- they both involve snorkeling, beach-bumming, and beautiful scenery. Yet…

This week I am back in my home away from home, Koh Tao. It took 35 hours in transit that consisted of a 23 hour plane ride and a 12 hour bus-and-ferry combo. En route, at the ferry port town of Chumphon, I realized I hadn’t shot anything in the past seven days that would qualify…

Taking a day trip to the teeny island of Koh Nang Yuan is one of my top recommendations to those heading to Koh Tao — other than go diving, of course! Koh Nang Yuan is actually made up of three little teardrops of land connected by a massive sandbar. It’s a place where post-card dreams are…

For those of you just joining us, I am recapping, in excruciating detail, my family and friends’ trip to visit me in Thailand over the holidays. It all started when I met my family in Bangkok, after which we hopped down to Koh Tao, met up with friends, and celebrated Christmas. The whole group island-hopped to…