Country: Thailand

I love Thailand and I discovered traveling in a whole new way during the time I spent there. Thailand is a beautiful country full of expansive nature, congested cities, and people wearing sandals.

Khao Sok National Park, Thailand

Colorful fruits sit closely together as a demonstration of the unity of their species.

Khao Sok National Park, Thailand – 2012 An awesome trip to an unnaturally awesome natural land. Khao Sok National Park is a rainforest in southern Thailand. This was one of the most interesting natural places I have ever been and I hope to return and have a longer stay.

arrival and impressions

Pre-trip iced coffee from a cute street vendor.

I typically set six alarms for important events. Naturally, this idea frequently backfires and creates needless anxiety for me…. The vegetable truck leaves at noon—there’s no way we are going to sleep until noon. There’s also no way my paranoia…

notes from the train

Andrew, shortly after having a sex change and converting to Islam. Thanks Allah for second-class.

We got up this morning, gathered our things and gladly said goodbye to Koh Tao and its beaches, excited for the long journey back to Bangkok. Taxi to boat to bus to train to Bangkok! We got all the way…

introduction to crazy: the Aynap episode

The scenic walk toward insanity...

Despite my track record in the past few years I generally like to finish what I start. That’s why committing to volunteer (…it’s not volunteering when you pay to participate…) for one week at a permaculture community in Northern Thailand…

Doi Suthep, Thailand

Everybody loves Asian babies...even technology does. I refuse to take their photos but my camera climbed out of the bag and took this photo itself...that's why the baby looks confused.

Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand – 2012 After lounging around in Chiang Mai for a number of days and not really doing anything besides going to coffee shops and drinking lassies, my friend Lauren and I took a trip to…

Goodbye Thailand, Hello Malaysia

Nothing disturbing about this pic until you zoom in and see the assault rifle next to this sleeping guy's leg.

Goodbye Thailand, Hello Malaysia – 2012 We took an overnight train from Surat Thani to Sungai Kolok then walked across the Thai/Malaysian border and headed to Kota Bharu, en route to Perhentian Kecil, a small island off the east coast…