Best Volunteer Work Trades for Long-Term Travel
Workaway My first workaway I spent in the middle of northern Thailand, on a permaculture/yoga retreat building eco-houses, cooking Thai...
Japan on a Budget
When I arrived in Tokyo, I was a year into my travels in Asia and on the last stretch of my cash. I knew I would be returning home...
A Tour Through Bangkok's Museum of Death
Welcome to Bangkok’s casual, fun for the whole family retreat from the heat! Siriraj Medical Museum located just on the wrong side of the...
Shiskhantar & Swaraj University: Alternative Educational Spaces
Shikshantar Andolan Located in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India is an “unlearning space” that confronts conventional educational methods. Manish...
Eating Mushrooms From Elephant Poo in Thailand
In the foothills of Pai, during a conversation on a motorbike ride, I learned of a local secret: mushrooms grow in elephant poo. But not...
The Worst Food Poisoning You'll Ever Have
Dali, China is an artist’s dream. Cafes filled with zines, art galleries and bohemian makeshift art co-ops by the lake’s edge make it an...
Small Adventures, Great Joy: Improvising the Day in a Tibetan Town
The sun woke up happy in this Tibetan town to accompany last night’s sorrows. I hadn’t seen the sun for two weeks, so I dashed through my...
Climbing Mt. Fuji During A Typhoon
When I left Bangkok for Tokyo, I was so preoccupied with leaving the dank humidity behind, I didn’t realize it was typhoon season in...
A Hard Lesson Learned in a Tibetan Town
This isn’t a pleasant story, but it could’ve been worse. After a terrible hitchhiking experience in Litang, China I arrived in Daocheng...
Careless Abandonment at Dalai Lama's Temple
Frozen train carts led us to Dharamshala so we hitched onwards to Dalai Lama’s temple at Mcleod Ganj. The palatable energy on the grounds...
