Volunteering: Teaching English in Siem Reap
Three times a day I find myself standing next to Eric, barefoot, at the head of the 20×30’ wooden classroom, looking out at a sea of 30+ smiling faces. Ages […]
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Business Class Backpacking in Siem Reap
The term “business class backpacking” rolled right off the tongue, into a #hashtag as I posted a pic of E & I sippin’ bubbly in the Thai Silk Lounge in Brisbane awaiting […]
What the Wat? Top 5 Angkor Wat Tips
#1 There’s no wrong way to do Angkor Wat. Everyone does Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples differently. It’s all about priorities and every day is different given the weather, […]
Through the looking glass: Laos Village Life
We heard the village before we saw it. The speakers buzzed, sending a jolt through my entire body with every beat of bass. Toto, we are not in Kansas anymore. […]
Swing dancing and sangria: Barcelona
So this is a seriously delayed post…like 6 months delayed. I figure, you don’t know the difference, and it’s not worth sacrificing the myriad of exciting adventures to manage some artificial time line and […]
Solomon Islands: Living in the aquarium
I have a pet shark. Two really, black tipped reef sharks. They come when I call them (ignore the fish I just threw in the water) and seem to benignly […]
Solomon Islands – Homestay in Santa Isabel
They say you haven’t really been to the Solomon’s until a gecko shits in your hair. Ok, so maybe they don’t really say that – but having been the victim […]
VIDEO: Elephant Adventures in Thailand
For those of you who missed it on Instagram, a little video montage of our day with the Ellies. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 | […]
Dogs in sweaters: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Two years ago our good friends Josh & Julia, both artists, moved to Chiang Mai for the year. We vowed to visit them, but the year flew by and we […]
Southern Thailand: Bangkok, Railay Beach & Tonsai Bay
THAILAND!! Breaking the order of events by sharing the last few weeks in Thailand before catching you up on Nov/Dec in Africa…what can I say, I’m feelin it. We arrived […]
Zooming Way Out 