When I come to Norway I stay at my partner's family farm. It is in a small town outside of the city of Stavanger(pop. ~130,000), on the southwestern coast. It's an idyllic region where the mountains meet the sea and there are many homes and farms along the windy roads making their way through the … Continue reading Fruit Trees, and Berries, and Gardens, Oh My!
It is an obvious statement to say that the wildlife and creatures here in Thailand are different than the kind I'm used to seeing. It is certainly an exotic environment. However, it's incredible how sightings of some creatures are so commonplace here. Although run-ins with certain animals feels normal now, there are others that haven't … Continue reading Close Encounters of the Wildlife Kind
I came to Thailand with the intention of going camping and exploring the natural world as much as I could. I packed my new tent and hammock, spent a few afternoons at REI deciding on the best bug spray and water filtration system to bring and told myself that the Asian critters wouldn't be that … Continue reading Living that Camping Life
I began my month long vacation in Northern Thailand by arriving in Chiang Mai. I wandered the city visiting temples and met up with some friends for dinner but I couldn't contain my excitement to leave the city and head into the mountains. As I explored the city I stopped at any place that was … Continue reading Sights Set on the Road
4:30AM came around and my alarm went off. I made my way through the darkness and emerged from my room with everything I needed for a full day of temple tours. Our tuk tuk driver, Soeun, who we had booked through a recommendation, was at our hostel ready to go. The five of us crammed … Continue reading Dawn to Dark
As the end of February approached I had been in Thailand for nearly three months. It was strange feeling like I had already done so much in three months and yet the time had flown by. It also meant that my 90 day visa was about to expire and I had to delve into the … Continue reading Visa and Vacation
After teaching for a week I was taking advantage of the 5 day weekend to travel to Southern Thailand for the New Year. After a 30 minute walk, a 9 hour bus ride, a wild tuktuk ride, an hour and half flight, and a 30 min van drive, I met my friends at our hostel … Continue reading Happy New Beginning
It had been a couple weeks since I had hiked to Phraya Nakhon Cave and I was itching to go on another outdoor adventure. So I organized a trip with some friends to hike the Pala-U Waterfall in Kaeng Krachan National Park. We got up early (and hungover) on Saturday and climbed onto the songtaow … Continue reading Where the Magic Happens
After a week of planned events during orientation I was so excited to go out and start exploring during my first free weekend. There was a group of us that had heard about this temple in a cave that you could hike to (ok, we partly knew about it because Jojo and Jordan went there … Continue reading Adventure Time
The Voyager 