Saturday marked four years since I returned from my very first backpacking trip. I only know this because I returned to my home in Chiang Mai on Loi Krathong, which also happened to be the night I first met Dan. No, this post isn't going to be about that romantic story, gross. ...
Confessions
How to Combat the Post Travel Blues
I am seriously the worst when it comes to getting stuck in the post-travel blues. So I mean, I'm probably not the best person to be writing a how-to on dealing with post travel depression, but then on the other hand, I do have a lot of experience with it! Like did anyone ...
When You Begin to Hate the Place You Love
About a year and a half ago I wrote a blog post about that dreaded "bitter expat syndrome" and how I planned on doing everything I could to avoid feeling those same bitter expat feelings towards Norway that I had once felt towards Germany, and then Japan, and then Thailand. That ...
But Is It #Goals Enough?
Last week I spent a few days in London staying at Dan's mom's place, and one evening we went through her old photo albums so I could see the obligatory embarrassing photos of Daniel as a baby. Except Dan was such an angelic looking child that there were no embarrassing shots to ...
Cool Kids Don’t Travel
It's not often I dish out life advice on this blog, but in one month and 4 days I'll be 29, which I've heard is the official age when you're supposed to start helping out the young people. Yes? So today I'm going to talk about what I think all of us can agree is the most ...