Thailand, The Land of Smiles, never truer than during the week my team and I spent volunteering with the Fuller Center in Lampang. I hope you will consider leading or joining a team there, especially in the very able hands of their new host coordinator, affectionately called Angel. She’s amazing! While it is a bit … Continue reading
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LAOS | One Week in Luang Prabang
After a failed attempt to visit Laos with a friend eight years ago, thankfully, I got a second chance. Luang Prabang had been on my travel wish list ever since. My first stop on a five-and-a-half-week trip, this delightful little town on the Mekong was the perfect place to begin to adjust to a new … Continue reading
INDONESIA | Yogyakarta, The City You Never Heard Of
First there was the book, then the movie. Eat, Pray, Love. Thanks Hollywood: now nearly everyone has fantasized about falling in love in Bali. But how many of them have heard of Yogyakarta, pronounced, JOGE-Ja-karta? Very few I bet. Let’s change that. Continue reading
CAMBODIA, Solo Siem Reap | 5 Fun-Filled Days & Nights
Lucky me. I arrived in Siem Reap 5 days ahead of my Habitat Global Village Team. We would all be meeting at the end of the week to begin our adventure together, building houses for two families in need in the Tbeng Kert village, about an hour outside of Siem Reap. I wanted to spend … Continue reading
CAMBODIA, Siem Reap | Angkor Wat & Beyond
At the top of many a Bucket List is Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious monument. But what is Angkor Wat and what is it not? In fact, Angkor Wat is not a temple at all, it’s a city containing hundreds of temples, towers, spiral structures, colonnades, and courtyards, many lavishly decorated. It was originally … Continue reading