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All in White at the Pullman Bangkok Hotel G

I swiped the key and the door opened up to a winter wonderland. White. All in white. I recently had the chance to stay at the Pullman Bangkok Hotel G while I was in town for a travel conference, and...

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Wat Sri Suphan: The Silver Temple in Chiang Mai

One of my recent goals since moving to Chiang Mai over a month ago has been to visit more of the attractions around town. My first few weeks here were spent lounging around and seeking out new...

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A Day in Transit: Chiang Mai to George Town

5:00 am  The alarm wakes me up abruptly. I now have exactly one hour to hop in the shower, finish packing, and clean up the apartment so that when the maid comes in on Thursday she doesn’t think I’m a...

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A Brief Holiday in Phuket

A few weeks ago I entered a photo contest in Bangkok and…I won! The grand prize: a stay at the seaside Impiana Resort on Patong Beach in Phuket, an island I have been wanting to visit for the longest...

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VIDEO: The Saturday Night Market in Chiang Mai

One of my recent goals during my time in Chiang Mai has been to do more sightseeing and explore different parts of the city, namely all the different markets. I had walked past the Saturday Night...

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My Train Derailed in the Northern Thai Jungle

On August 3rd, having just flown back from Helsinki, Sam and I found ourselves racing to get to Don Muang train station in order to get a pair of last minute tickets back to Chiang Mai. We ran up to...

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Chiang Mai Lately: An Update through Instagram Photos

It’s been a while since I wrote a personal update, so I felt it was time for one of those. I’ve been back in Thailand for a few weeks now and while in the past I have treated this place like my home,...

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A Day at the Thai Farm Cooking School in Chiang Mai

Last week I finally signed up for a Thai cooking class here in Chiang Mai. Cooking classes and food tours have been somewhat of a trend during my travels, so I couldn’t leave Chiang Mai without...

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A day spent feeding, bathing, and marvelling at Elephants

One of the things that I was most looking forward to in Thailand was getting to see elephants, so just a few days before bidding Chiang Mai farewell, I finally made it over to the Elephant Nature Park....

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The Best Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants in Chiang Mai

Over the course of my year travelling in Southeast Asia, I have spent a considerable amount of time living and eating my way around Chiang Mai. One of the first things I noticed about this city is that...

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Exploring a New (To Me) Side of Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is a city that feels like my home away from home. Over the years, I have spent many months wintering here while eating delicious bowls of khao soi, sipping on mango-banana-coconut shakes,...

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