It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a… snorkel? Did you know that elephants are amazing swimmers and use their trunk as a snorkel? They can also hold their breath underwater just like we can. On Sunday, I visited two elephant sanctuaries, Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve and Phuket Elephant Sanctuary. Both are ethical sanctuaries that […]
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Today I went on a 5-hour biking tour through the countryside. It was me and two older couples- one from Denmark and one from France. Lovely people. We rode through dozens of pineapple, rubber, and palm oil farms. Our tour guide, Raizz, was really knowledgeable and of course, I asked a million questions. We all
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What do cardamom and pre-flight prayers to Allah have in common? You guessed it! Saudi Arabia. When I booked my flight to Thailand with two layovers in Saudi Arabia, I didn’t realize what a cool experience it would be. I was able to get an amazing deal flying business class on Saudia Airlines with a
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It’s so hard to believe I leave in less than 3 weeks! I’ve been steadily checking things off my list: yesterday I got the last vaccine in my Japanese Encephalitis series. Today I’m putting finishing touches on my website that I hope to launch in the next few days. Tomorrow is my birthday, and as
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