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This Roller Coaster
This Roller Coaster I stand over my sheet cake from the grocery store. Clad in an oversized sweatshirt with puffy paint splattered on it in pastel colors, I move my gel-soaked (à la 80s one-hit-wonder...
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It’s a Beautiful Life
It’s a Beautiful Life It’s a mild evening in Las Vegas. Hot, by winter standards if you don’t have desert (or jungle) blood. The sun has already begun its descent behind the rugged, snow-covered peak...
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Getting Prehistoric in Krabi
Getting Prehistoric in Krabi Editor’s Note: I was a guest of Tourism Authority of Thailand during my time in Krabi. My paddle dips into the glassy green water of Bor Thor, and the shrimp start dancing....
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What to Pack for Rainy Season in Koh Samui, Thailand
What to Pack for Rainy Season in Koh Samui, Thailand Rainy season is my favorite time of year in Thailand. Without a doubt. I love the fresh air that washes the smell of diesel away. The sound of the...
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Guide to Nightlife in Chiang Mai
Guide to Nightlife in Chiang Mai Compared to the thumping and thriving nightlife in Bangkok, Chiang Mai at night is sleepy and reserved. But, sleepy and reserved in a way that isn’t really sleepy or...
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Midnight in the Garden of Good
Midnight in the Garden of Good There’s a cacophony of crickets, frogs and dogs barking that wake me before my friend, Jodi, does. Laying on the bamboo floor in her hut constructed of the same at...
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A Weekend at Laguna Beach’s Pacific Edge Hotel
A Weekend at Laguna Beach’s Pacific Edge Hotel “I had to close the door a little more,” Kyla explains to me our first morning waking up at the Laguna oceanfront hotel, the Pacific Edge Hotel. “It was...
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What Being an Expat Taught Me About Life
What Being an Expat Taught Me About Life The photos flood my Facebook feed. They’ve been doing it for ages now, thanks to all the different ways memories are shared. Typically, I look at them, let my...
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Why I Canceled My Trip to Spain
Why I Canceled My Trip to Spain Way back in December, when I was rushing through the process of returning to American life and giving up my Spanish student visa … and life as an expat … I purchased...
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Street Art in Downtown Las Vegas
Street Art in Downtown Las Vegas Las Vegas isn’t a city known for street art. In fact, I’m confident that most people would never even put the two together. That’s changing. Thanks to Life is...
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