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Learning Mandarin…And A Slip of the Tongue
I have just discovered, after a full day of being so proud of myself for jumping in and attempting to speak Chinese from the very first moment I arrived in Taiwan, that I have actually been telling...
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Xiao Liuqiu and a Seafood Medley
If you ever find yourself traveling in rural Taiwan, you might want to bring someone who can tell you what you’re eating. Let me clarify: if you ever find yourself on the lovely little tropical island...
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A Photo Essay of Thai Street Markets
When you’re visiting a Thai street market (especially the Damnoen Saduak floating market, which you’ll find about 100 miles south of Bangkok), leave your notebook at home. It’s a camera and a nose...
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Falling in Love with Fruit: A Thai Love Story
At home, I am generally not a fruit person. If you know me, you would know the following to be true: put a strawberry, watermelon, grape, cantaloupe, or banana in front of me, and I’m likely to bat it...
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Bringing the Sampran Riverside Cooking Class Home
Every time I travel somewhere, I make a promise to myself that I nearly always break: that I am going to attempt and prepare the delicious cuisine from the country I traveled to for my friends and...
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Solas Silver Award – Legend of the Betelnut Princess
Last week, Travelers’ Tales press announced the winners of the 2013 SOLAS Best Travel Writing awards, and to my delight, one of my essays took home the silver in the Travel and Food category. Of...
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Liebster Award – 11 Questions About Me
Thanks to travel bloggers Jeff and Erin at AWeekOrAWeekend, I’ve been nominated for a Liebster Award. This doesn’t really mean I’ve won anything, technically–it’s more of a fun way for bloggers to...
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Travel & Writing Post-Comprehensive Exams
As I sit here thinking about how to start this post, my first reaction is, well, to stare at the keys and wonder where the past two months went. I feel so out of practice that I’m not even sure where...
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24 Hours In: Reflections on Kuala Lumpur
Some cities are hard to get to know–people are unpredictable, the weather can make a huge difference, and depending on where you go, you might get a cranky waiter, a tired taxi driver, a leering...
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Oh, Switzerland: A Night with Cheese Fondue
The first question that goes around the table as the seven of us sit down to eat is whether or not I am lactose-intolerant. This is a question that the Swiss always ask their foreign friends when they...
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