The biggest aphrodisiac turn off

For decades, people have believed that eating certain animal parts leads to an increase in their libido and/or improvement of … More

Things I love and hate in Egypt

It has been a little more than two months since I moved to Cairo, Egypt. I am still not sure … More

So much has been going the weeks before I left Thailand and since I arrived in Cambodia… So now, from … More

South Africa The port of entry and exit for my 2008 Southern Africa solo backpacking trip was Johannesburg, South Africa. … More

So, I have been told I talk about Africa a lot. I think it confuses people, so I thought I … More

* By ‘normal’, I mean ‘socially accepted’ rather than ‘common’. Ten things that are ‘normal’ in Thailand, but not elsewhere … More

The Vegetarian Festival (เทศกาลกินเจ) was held in Thailand 27 September – 5 October 2011 (or, the equivalent Thai year of 2554). … More

While I recently wrote about ten things I love and ten things I hate about Thailand, there are also some … More

While my previous post was about how Thailand has changed me quite a bit since I arrived in January 2011, … More