On my first full day in Burma, while I was strolling up the stairs at Mandalay Hill, a young Burmese guy approached me and started asking me questions. At first I thought he was asking for money in exchange for being a “tour guide,” as this often happens at tourist sites. But he insisted that…
Updated August 6, 2021 Kate and I were totally spent and not feeling so hot, but I did want to check out the famous Amber forte in Jaipur, so we haggled with a driver and dragged our exhausted selves to the palace. And it was worth it. Even though we didn’t even go in (all…
Where we stayed: R.N. HaveliHighlights: walking around the mazes of streets on the hillsWhere we ate/used WIFI: Tom and Jerry’sBest Chai Tea: Krishna’s When I asked my friend Liz (who is doing her P.h.D. research in India) for some off-the-beaten path suggestions, she immediately mentioned Bundi. “I just remember loving it.” And as soon as…
Last year, I met Samart (AKA spicy Joe) through couchsurfing, and he invited me to his bungalows a few hours from Chiang Mai.Little did I know before I arrived, it was an entire operation of volunteering, eco lodges, farming, cooking, and culture exchange.Click here to read about last year’s experience. You can stay at Spicy…
My 2013 adventure is underway without a hitch. Well, ok there was a small hitch of missing my flight from NYC to Bangkok, but with a little bit of charm and only a $150 change fee, I arrived one day later than planned. There’s no feeling in the world like stepping off a plane in…
After Bali, mom and I decided to head to Lombok, Indoneisa. Unfortunately, by this point, she had missed a step walking down the stairs and badly sprained her ankle, or so we thought. We found out later it was actually cracked. So it was a good thing that we had already done most of our…
I only planned to spend a few days on Koh Samui to a shoot a wedding, but a few days turned into a week. I’ve couchsurfed all over now, but my first time was in Europe, 2005. I fell in love with traveling. I am still in awe of each place I go, but nothing…
After my lovely experience with Samart in Chiang Mai, I flew to Phuket for my first destination wedding, with Philippines-based photographer Julian Abram Wainwright. Stay tuned for the photos on my wedding blog. I will be returning to Phuket later next month to shoot two more weddings, so I will save my Phuket post until…
I was determined to visit the hidden valley of Phrao. Or was it Phayao? Or Phrae. Shit. Where was I trying to go? The chicken scratches in my journal became my enemy as I tried to make my way to this tiny off-the-grid town. From Chiang Rai, I took a bus to Phayao only to…
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