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December 26, 2011, 35 Comments

Happy 2012! Well, Happy 2012 a few days early. While everyone is either dragging themselves into work for the short week, or spending time on a lil’ holiday, I figured [...]

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I am thankful for …

November 22, 2011, 6 Comments

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. It’s the time when I get to come home from wherever I am, and spend precious moments with my pa ...

The first photo of an elephant I have ever taken. Can you spot her?

Tuk tuks, red cabs … and elephants: arriving to Elephant Nature Park

October 15, 2011, 12 Comments

The drive from Chiang Mai to the Elephant Nature Park is nothing short of surreal: from urban to highway to jungle in about an hour. And from cars and ...

Two volunteers sit with Mae Sai Roong the day she lays down, Sept. 10, 2011. Photo: Julie-Anne O'Neill

Speaking for the Elephants … in memory of Mae Sai Roong

September 28, 2011, 68 Comments

Yesterday morning, when I turned on my computer after a night of restlessness, my heart sank. There, on the screen, were two Facebook status updates. ...

  • Rule #1: SMILE.
    Dude, don’t be a hostel dick
    April 2, 2011, 73 Comments

    I’ve spent more than 200 nights in hostels. The good hostels. The bad hostels. The awesome hostels. If you are planning to stay in a hostel, or sometimes get confused [...]