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Melbourne Street Art
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May 20, 2013, 1 Comment

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from travel blogger Chris Moshi. Melbourne is the first place I visited on my trip around Australia and it certainly made an impression [...]

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Anxiety abroad

May 14, 2013, 20 Comments

“I think I have shortness of breath,” I say when I stop into the clinic my old apartment owner runs. “I just lost a friend the other ...

Cold water on a hot day isn't always a bad thing ...

Surviving Songkran

May 9, 2013, 11 Comments

The stream of water from the squirt gun hits me dead in the eye. The sting is instantaneous. “Damnit! My eye!” I whimper as I attempt to w ...

Adam stands in the background filming the rescue of Lucky in February.

An ode to my friend

April 18, 2013, 16 Comments

The first thing I notice about Adam are his powder blue eyes. A gorgeous blue. And, as I get to know more about him, those eyes become one of the [... ...

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    Life is a dream at Dream Hotel
    April 8, 2013, 8 Comments

    For someone that has only stayed in one hotel in Bangkok, and no idea where anything is, deciding on a hotel to find in the massive city can be … [...]

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    Escaping Chiang Mai
    April 2, 2013, 12 Comments

    Shortly after my seven-month anniversary as an expat in Chiang Mai, I hit a wall. Actually, I don’t really hit a wall, the walls start to close in around me. Dramatic as [...]

  • Cambodia child
    When words fail
    March 25, 2013, 8 Comments

    For the last 8-plus months, I have been living as an expat in Thailand. I have been living, breathing animal rights — particularly as it relates to Asian elephants — [...]

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    The truth about child labor in Cambodia
    March 19, 2013, 3 Comments

    Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from travel writer Kristin Addis.  The piping hot day in Siem Reap, Cambodia, becomes ever more noticeable as the wind stops grazing the [...]

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    When tragedy strikes the expat life
    March 3, 2013, 32 Comments

    “D,” W says over the phone, hiccuping sobs, “J’s dad. He’s passed.” Muffled cries, inaudible words. “Oh my god,” I manage, feeling the pit of my stomach tighten and tears [...]

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    The faces of Ratanakiri
    February 4, 2013, 11 Comments

    The little boy’s face in front of me is smeared with dirt, coupled with snot. But, he doesn’t care. Instead, he pushes his tiny, dark face closer to me. Closer [...]