It was only my first weekend in Koh Tao, and I was already on a boat chugging away from it. We were heading to Ang Thong National Marine Park, a protected area of islands in the Gulf of Thailand and also the setting for the infamous Alex Garland backpacking novel, The Beach. The park is mostly…

I didn’t get as many participants in last week’s Photo of the Week poll, but I’m trying it again, because I’m indecisive! You guys have really surprised me with your favorites in the past, so its fun for me to see the results. Photo A Our friend Nadia arrived in Koh Tao and quickly earned the…

Flying from Istanbul to Bangkok was one of the most emotional journeys of my life. I reflected on the fact that Istanbul, lying between two continents, had been the perfect place to bridge the gap between my summer in Europe and what would be my new existence in Asia. I imagined this reunion, between my favorite…

We’re back to voting to decide this week’s Photo of the Week! Photo A: Baby coconuts growing outside my front door. Simple but fun. Post B: A shrine, also outside my place! (I guess I didn’t venture very far this week.) Photo C: This is my favorite but Mark turned his nose up, hence the voting…

We’re going to shake things up a bit this week. I can’t decide between two very different photos. Normally I harass whoever happens to be sitting next to me into photo analyzing until they run out of the room screaming “no more pixels!” But I’m home alone tonight. So you get to choose! ________________________________________________ Photo A…

This week’s Photo of the Week was taken at Mark’s birthday bash in the hills of Sairee. We rented a villa out and had a grand time swimming, chatting, and enjoying the view. I love birthdays, and can’t believe mine is just two months after Mark’s. Can’t wait to see where in the world I’ll be…