Sukhothai feels deserted compared to Ayutthaya—and every other “lost city” I’ve visited in Southeast Asia.
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Unadulterated Southern Thailand
Nakhon Si Thammarat is unpretentious, understated and, yes, unadulterated.
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30 Pictures That Will Make You Want to Visit Thailand
Thailand overwhelms me in all the best and worst ways—I apologize in advance if I’m unable to do the years I’ve spent here justice.
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Is San Francisco a Shithole?
I hate San Francisco now—but I long for the blissful ignorance of the days I didn’t!
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Where Princess Mononoke Lives
I’ll be honest: The Princess Mononoke forest was never high on my Japan bucket list, certainly not the first time I visited Yakushima island.
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Paradise Beneath Me
I was thrilled to be going to Koh Samui, of course—or at least thankful.
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Tokyo in Just 3 Days
It’s easy to create a Tokyo itinerary that lasts three days—or even less.
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Why I’m Plotting a Return to the Philippines
What they say about the Philippines—it’s more fun there—is certainly true.
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The Best Version of a Vietnam Trip
Although two weeks is the perfect length of an itinerary for Vietnam—especially if it’s your first time—it will almost certainly leave you wanting more.
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Is New Zealand Expensive?
I knew the answer to this question before I boarded a recent flight from Sydney to Auckland—and I hope you do too.
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30 Pictures of New Zealand That Will Make You Want to Visit
The scars of the past dull future sensation, if anything.
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Epilogue: Christchurch
Time changes people—and places; it usually improves them, even if it doesn’t fully heal.
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Tears of Franz Josef
Certainly, people like the Archduke had bigger things to worry about.
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But It’s Just a Queenstown Fantasy, Baby
How could it have taken me so long find stillness in moments like these, when I have so many fewer left than I’ve already lived?
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Tekapo’s Last Lupines
New Zealand is a satisfying destination, albeit one that’s imperfect in many of the ways I suspected it would be.
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The Truth About Rotorua
I feel guilty saying this, but I also hate to lie: Most of the things to do in Rotorua left me less than inspired.
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