When was the last time you were encircled by a school of 10,000+ curious yellow snappers? Or swam through a rainbow-colored coral garden bejeweled with electric-purple starfish, giant waving orange sea fans, ruby red barrel sponges the size of washing machines and soft coral that looks like psychedelic broccoli in sparkling shades of pink, blue…
What pops into your mind when someone asks you to think about a time when you experienced pure joy? For me, it’s this moment right here: Yes, I had a trunk in my junk. But before you write me off as a pervy nutter, please note that being goosed by a playful pachyderm wasn’t the…
Imagine being inside a snow globe, only instead of snowflakes swirling around you, it’s hundreds of multi-colored fish. That’s what it’s like to dive in the tropics, and no matter how many times you do it, you’ll never cease to be amazed. And there’s no better or more affordable place on earth to learn than…
Koh my God. Look at this slice of heaven! If you’re like me, you’ve probably daydreamed about finding a mythical tropical paradise with empty beaches surrounded by sparkling aquamarine water. But every time you’ve looked for it, you’ve instead found yourself on a trash-strewn patch of sand wading through a sea of loud Chinese tour…
Experience Awe and Ahhs in Cambodia Standing on the rough, giant stone slabs of a 1000 year-old Buddhist temple, a shiver may run up your spine as your finger gently traces the delicate arm of a dancing girl carved into an archway. When your eyes sweep across the expansive complex, taking in the tree roots that…
Have you ever heard the high-pitched, ear-piercing squeal of a stadium full of 11 year-old girls at a One Direction concert? That’s the approximate noise I make every time I see photos or videos of orangutans swinging on vines in their native habitat. To see them in the wild in Borneo – along with the…
“Oh sorry, I can’t join you on the ride, I’m going to Bangkok for the weekend.” When I uttered those words, I looked around to see if someone else said them, because I’m really just not that cool. Seriously – read that sentence aloud and you’ll see that it makes you feel like a…
Let’s admit it: kiteboarding is awesome and you’ve always wanted to do it, right? You’ve dreamt of skimming atop the ocean at Mach 5, popping massive jumps, hooting like a drunken hillbilly at the awed crowd of onlookers, and speaking entire sentences using only the word ‘dude.’ The only thing that can make kiteboarding better…
You’ve pictured orangutans wrapped around your head (or is that just me?), you’ve dreamt of strolling on Malaysia’s palm-fringed beaches, and your mouth waters just thinking of the delicious street food you plan to stuff in your face. You’ve decided to come to Malaysia, and now you want to know the best time to visit.…
Exploring Koh Lanta, Koh Rok and Krabi “If my phone were waterproof, I’d email my resignation letter right now,” said my friend Patra while floating in the sparkling light blue waters off Koh Rok, Thailand. With its sugary white sand, palm-fringed beach, bright coral and florescent fish swimming in the bathtub-temperature water, being at Koh…
Oh MY Expat Life 