Almost exactly one year ago Rachel and I were sitting on a catamaran sailing amongst the San Blas Islands talking about happiness. I was telling her how I was so happy that it was beginning to scare me - like it couldn't possibly last. With all the pain and suffering in the ...
Confessions
19 Ways I’m Not a Real Traveler
A few weeks ago I got a message from a reader who said that she's just embarked on a three-month backpacking trip, and she's having some trouble fitting in with the other backpackers at her hostel. You see, instead of hitting one of the main tourist trails, she had opted for a ...
7 Things No One Tells You About Life After Backpacking
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. ...
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 ...