One day I'll fly away

• with locals 1 month ago It is amazing how things fall into place and certain things happen at exactly the right time, exactly when you need it. That was my experience using With Locals, an interesting new way to meet local people when you travel, or even when you are living somewhere, like me. The universe lined up to...
• The golden land 3 months ago Myanmar (aka Burma) was a mysterious sounding country that recently opened its borders to independent travelers and just like every other backpacker coming through SE Asia at the moment, I decided I had to see what it was all about before the inevitable killer that is tourism turns it into...
• 22 signs you have spent too much time in Thailand 3 months ago Recently Huffington Post had an article circulating through my Facebook feed titled "21 Signs you have spent too much time in Thailand." After reading it became apparent this person meant "travelling in Thailand too long" but being an expat living in Thailand (coming up on 3 years!) is a very...
• donate, save, toss. 7 months ago Living abroad is never easy, from adjusting to the culture shock of a new land and trying to figure out the language to simple tasks like getting a bank account or finding bed sheets that fit, it is no small feat. Unless you decide to sell everything and just go (like I did back in 2009, just 2...
• real talk 8 months ago In my short time abroad, I have experienced some interesting events in the countries I have chosen to call home, from the bombing in South Korea near Seoul where I was living at the time to the floods of 2010 when we were forced out of our home for over 2 months. Now the city I live in is again...

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