The importance of a break

I breathed a sigh of relief as I landed at Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan. I felt as if the invisible weight on my shoulders for the past two months has been lifted. I was back in motherland, touched down

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The importance of a break

I breathed a sigh of relief as I landed at Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan. I felt as if the invisible weight on my shoulders for the past two months has been lifted. I was back in motherland, touched down

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Quirks of travelling solo

One of many of my famous solo travel “selfies” It’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone from back home – just under 2 months in fact. Tomorrow I take a flight from Koh Samui to Taiwan to visit

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Quirks of travelling solo

One of many of my famous solo travel “selfies” It’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone from back home – just under 2 months in fact. Tomorrow I take a flight from Koh Samui to Taiwan to visit

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I stumbled upon a picture perfect pool

“Infinity Pool” at Six Senses, Koh Samui, Thailand Some of you may have seen the above photo I posted on Instagram yesterday, of a resort pool that overlooks the ocean and reflects the sky – what is similar to the

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I stumbled upon a picture perfect pool

“Infinity Pool” at Six Senses, Koh Samui, Thailand Some of you may have seen the above photo I posted on Instagram yesterday, of a resort pool that overlooks the ocean and reflects the sky – what is similar to the

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The speed of trust

It was a pure coincidence of events. One that was almost perfectly timed. As I was wandering the streets of Pai last week by myself, I took a turn and was lost for a split second in this tiny town,

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The speed of trust

It was a pure coincidence of events. One that was almost perfectly timed. As I was wandering the streets of Pai last week by myself, I took a turn and was lost for a split second in this tiny town,

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Two phrases that will make all the difference

His name is Yom, and he’s a 16 year old monk living at Wat Kesararam in Siem Reap. We spoke briefly just before he was ready to take a bath (yes, by pumping his own water and most likely a

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Two phrases that will make all the difference

His name is Yom, and he’s a 16 year old monk living at Wat Kesararam in Siem Reap. We spoke briefly just before he was ready to take a bath (yes, by pumping his own water and most likely a

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Yes, Canadians do have an accent

Phnom Penh Russian Market I’ve been told that our accent is having “no accent”. I started noticing this after multiple encounters with others, both from travellers and various hostel staff. After only a few sentence exchanges, someone said “you’re Canadian

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Yes, Canadians do have an accent

Phnom Penh Russian Market I’ve been told that our accent is having “no accent”. I started noticing this after multiple encounters with others, both from travellers and various hostel staff. After only a few sentence exchanges, someone said “you’re Canadian

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Lessons waiting to be discovered

Back-posting from Oct. 10. Today, I was taught many unexpected and invaluable travelling lessons. I signed up to join a local tour in Bangkok to take me to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Maeklong Railway Market. On the minibus

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Lessons waiting to be discovered

Back-posting from Oct. 10. Today, I was taught many unexpected and invaluable travelling lessons. I signed up to join a local tour in Bangkok to take me to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Maeklong Railway Market. On the minibus

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Tuk tuk drivers

Tuk tuk drivers are the best. You can chat with them about anything and most of them will gladly talk to you, thinking the friendlier they are, the better chances of you taking their tuk tuk (and I guess at

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Tuk tuk drivers

Tuk tuk drivers are the best. You can chat with them about anything and most of them will gladly talk to you, thinking the friendlier they are, the better chances of you taking their tuk tuk (and I guess at

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On being thankful

I had a couple of other things I wanted to blog about (and the fact that I had skipped over Bangkok completely first), but this one is timely. Today, while visiting the temples close to Siem Reap in a tuk

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On being thankful

I had a couple of other things I wanted to blog about (and the fact that I had skipped over Bangkok completely first), but this one is timely. Today, while visiting the temples close to Siem Reap in a tuk

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