The first year I lived in Chiang Mai I saw a documentary that looked at a few permaculture communities across Asia and India. I had never heard of the concept or knew such communities existed and was particularly...
It’s amazing how a simple uniform can change your impression of someone. Sure the slum school in Jaipur that I visited with Yogamour Global was small and dingy, a (barely)two-room structure housing...
Going on day three of battling a high fever and sore throat so bad tears came to my eyes when I tried to swallow, I was really questioning why the hell I had gone back to India. And particularly to Rajasthan,...
When I was writing my ‘how to order in Thailand‘ post, a lot of questions came up about how to order safely for certain dietary restrictions, mainly regarding gluten and peanut sensitivities...
I totally, completely, utterly failed on my 2016 travel resolutions: Go on a road trip along the west coast of the U.S. The closest I got was driving three hours from Seattle to Portland to get a new visa...
2016 was kind of a strange travel year for me. I probably traveled the least out of the past several years, but when I did, I made it count by staying in some truly incredible places and traveling with...
I’ll let you in on a little secret…there are a lot more Thai dishes than phad thai, fried rice and green curry. Really. Those are all great options, and I still eat my fair share of them, but if you visit...
While Chiang Mai is a relatively small city, it still is home to a number of different areas and neighborhoods each with their own look and feel…and that go well beyond just the Old City and Nimmanhaemin...
I was thinking recently that I hadn’t done a “Book It” post for quite awhile and it was about time to bring back the series. Now looking back, my last one was last year covering some...
The more I go to Bangkok the more I’m convinced it’s one of the best places in the world for boutique hotels and luxury accommodation. There is such a range of options in the city that you can easily...
