Expat Toddler Travels: Khao Yai

Please be aware that this blog post contains affiliate links and any purchases made through such links will result in a small commission for me (at no extra cost for you). The lull in August between the end of summer programs and the beginning of the new school year plays out in much the same […]
My favorite recipes from the summer

Baking is a brilliant discipline. I take great joy from mixing precise ingredients, watching those ingredients change in the oven and admiring the final product. The process has always been oddly therapeutic, even if my earliest attempts were complete failures. With just a persistent interest in creating treats (and in eating them TBH), I dredge […]
The first Monday of September

Labor Day weekend; often considered the last chance to enjoy summer before the pages turn on summer and the season of pumpkin spice lattes, falling leaves, and apple picking begins. As vacationers soak up the last bit of summer along coasts before Columbus Day (that only some workers are allowed the time off), I can’t […]
2 things I may never get used to: The new, the familiar and the downright strange

One of the most frequent questions people ask me about living in Bangkok is about what strange things I have encountered, which honestly feels like a trick question. I mean, how do I find one unsettling encounter in a sea of them? The things I find strange are so numerous that, like the bizarrely dressed […]