Highlights – initial thoughts on Thailand
I’m exhausted and really want to share my amazing day but have no energy for anything but highlights until I get more sleep so here you go!
The far shore is Laos.



I’m exhausted and really want to share my amazing day but have no energy for anything but highlights until I get more sleep so here you go!



Got an early start to catch the train back to the airport. I’m often nervous to navigate public transport in a foreign city but Amsterdam makes it easy. Well-signed, efficient, super affordable, and feeling safe, the train arrives right into the airport. The gate was FULL. I love the various languages, accents and colorful passports;…
One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself when traveling is the mindset to remain flexible, be willing to pivot as circumstances change, and look for the gift in the unexpected situation. I came to Thailand to visit a friend and get to know the country a bit to share with you here. With…
“Your discomfort with where you are must be greater than your discomfort to go where you want to be for meaningful and sustainable change to occur.” – Wen Last night we “glamped” at a lodge on a private reserve in permanent tents with comfortable cots and a common bath house. The lodge offered a small…
Not long ago I ran a boarding home which, by design, became a magnet for cultural diversity, attracting tenants from around the world. My kitchen became a hub of story-sharing, culinary aromas and delights (often shared with whomever was present), questions, answers, cultural faux pas and learnings, and plenty of laughter. We had a lot…
“The still lake without ripples is an image of our minds at ease, so full of unlimited friendliness for all the junk at the bottom of the lake that we don’t feel the need to churn up the waters just to avoid looking at what’s there.” -Pema Chödrön We had a long drive today from…
The blossom is in the shedding -Naomi After morning yoga on the upper deck our group, ages 13-63, enjoyed communal breakfast on the patio with mountain side views like this: We climbed again today, our longest and toughest day thus far. Reaching 8819 feet above sea level by 10am, we climbed thousands of granite steps…
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