All The Places Creating Takes Me
If you know even the basics of Thai tourism, then you very likely know about Full Moon parties. Essentially, monthly gatherings where a bunch of tourists consume a lot of substances and wreck a beach. I hadn't had too much interest in one, but this is the story of how I ended up at a …
Continue reading "A Chilled Out Full Moon Party, and Other Adventures on Koh Phangan"
I've relocated again, this time to the very south of Thailand, almost Malaysia. I know I moved to the right place because I feel free. I could tell even as I was flying over the region and observing the openness of the terrain. I know its right, because when I walk along the beach in …
I wrote and posted a rant in the heat of frustration that I've since taken down. I've had some time to regroup and cool off from the situation, and I'm in a very good place now. I'm seeing that all that's happened has occurred for my highest good. I'm looking at my situation as part …
There’s a clothing shop on my street that I’ve gotten a few things from. Everything there is secondhand, and a lot of it has been modified, which I’m getting really into (learning some very basic upcycling techniques until I graduate to using a sewing machine.) Anyway, the owner is a very sweet Thai woman who …
A huge highlight of my time here has been the opportunity to meet some of the most badass, independent, solo female travelers. Women who took an enormous leap to come live in a foreign culture by themselves. I was marveling to my friend Tilly about some of the qualities I admire about these people (herself …
Continue reading "The Chronicles of Badass Solo Female Travelers: PT. 1"
The main discovery I’ve made over the past few weeks, is that every day things get easier in some way. It might just be small, incremental shifts, but those are guaranteed to add up. My first week in Sukhothai was by far the hardest of my trip. It is jarring to go from a month-long …
Just typing this out makes me feel like I've lost my hardened New England edge, but it's been cold here since this weekend. It got down to 11 degrees Celsius (which I just had to Google in Fahrenheit, and it's only a laughable 51.) I know, I know, my friends back home are bundled up …
If you're reading this, it means I made it out alive and I'm safely back in Sukhothai with my laptop and hopefully a Thai iced tea (I deserve it.) My first ever "visa trip", and first trip to Lao, changed me as a person. Hardened me you might say--like a convict. The amount of stress …
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