The Country Thailand The Place Ubon Ratchathani, Isaan Why You Need to Visit Ubon Ratchathani I used to think all of Thailand was firmly on the beaten path and basically everywhere I went there would feel really touristy, but then I visited Isaan. In northeast Thailand, ...
Is Travel Your Drug?
My best friend from high school has finished the first draft of her second book and as I was reading it last night I had to laugh. Not because it was funny, but because two of her characters were doing drugs. Drugs aren't funny, kids! But Ann writing about teens doing drugs sort ...
Get off the Path: Xiàhé (Labrang)
Today I have Joella from Paper Crane Stories here talking about a very special place that few tourists make it to. Through her blog, I followed Joella on lots of adventures through China while she was based in Beijing (she's actually lived abroad on and off for over 9 years!) so ...
How to Make A New Place Feel Like Home in 2 Easy Steps
There are two key events that help make a new place truly feel like home: 1. having someone visit you and getting to show off all your new local knowledge 2. leaving for a trip somewhere else and getting to return home. I'm taking care of the second one right now - I'm typing ...
Get off the Path: Arslanbob, Kyrgyzstan
The Country Kyrgyzstan The Place Arslanbob Why You Need to Visit One word: walnuts! But if one word isn't enough (or maybe you suffer from a nut allergy?), Arslanbob is a beautiful village nestled under the snowy cliffs of Mount Babash Ata (4,427 m). But most ...