Chapter I: Southeast Asia

Settling into Chiang Mai

This may be my last post to you from the road. What?! It’s a little hard for me to wrap my mind …

A Lot in Dalat

Ah, Dalat. What a way to end Vietnam. Dalat, the city of eternal springtime, brought some brief storms for Mom and me. …

In the week since the last update to this blog, my mom and I have found ourselves in Da Nang, Hoi An, …

The Not-So-Nice Night Bus

When we booked our overnight bus ticket from Hanoi to Da Nang, there was a small part of me that was hoping …

If Bangkok was busy, Hanoi is the physical embodiment of chaos. Actually, scratch that. Hanoi is chaotic, relative to Bangkok or not. …

Bustling Bangkok

I think I know the secret to near-eternal life. Move to Bangkok, Thailand. Why? Because here, time feels as though it passes …

Welcome to Southeast Asia Dispatch #1! This edition: Not-Quite-Southeast-Asia-But-Actually-Washington-Heights. I write to you from our pit-stop in Manhattan, nestled in a cozy …

welcome…

This is for friends and family. It is five and a half weeks in SE Asia with Daphne and Emma. If you …