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Pai is for hippies

I did not eat pie in Pai, but there were plenty of coffee shops that probably offered a decent pie selection. My impression was that Westerners congregated in this small town to drink coffee, have their hair dreadlocked, and go tubing down the river. I did none of these things.

June 16, 2014September 29, 2020Posted inThailandTags: Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, pai, Southeast Asia, Thai food, trekking in Thailand

The road to Pai is paved with the intention to make you puke

I’ve been feeling contemplative this past week, undoubtedly due to me being sick and writhing around in bed—the perfect sanctuary, aside from a Buddhist temple, for deep thought.

June 6, 2014April 25, 2020Posted inThailandTags: Chiang Mai, Muay Thai, pai, Southeast Asia, Thailand

Getting my baht in gear

I’ve transitioned into city life after a week in the jungle (not quite long enough to emerge feral).

May 25, 2014April 25, 2020Posted inThailandTags: Chiang Mai, Lanna, Muay Thai, Southeast Asia, Thailand

I live in a bamboo hut

Andy and his girlfriend, Tukta (and Little Bear, one of their dogs), picked me up from the airport in Chiang Mai after a long series of flights. Excluding the hours spent during layover, I traveled over three hours to Toronto from St. John’s, 15 hours to Taipei, about four hours to Bangkok, and just over […]

May 15, 2014April 25, 2020Posted inThailandTags: Chiang Mai, jungle, Lanna, Muay Thai, Southeast Asia

Better run through the jungle

“It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.” (Herodotus, 485-425 BC)

May 5, 2014July 21, 2020Posted inThailandTags: Muay Thai, Newfoundland, solo travel, Thailand
Bonus mosaic: “School №54” (1967) #mariupol Bonus mosaic: “School №54” (1967)

#mariupol #mariupolgram #ukraine #sovietmosaic #mosaics
A small sample of the street art and Soviet mosaic A small sample of the street art and Soviet mosaics found around Mariupol. The murals shown in photos 2 and 8 by @sasha.korban symbolize a woman escaping gender-based/domestic violence and “Milana,” a 6-year-old girl orphaned during shelling near the city in 2015, respectively.

#mariupol #mariupolgram #streetart #murals #sovietmosaic #mosaics #ukraine
The city of Mariupol in the Donetsk region of sout The city of Mariupol in the Donetsk region of southeastern Ukraine can be described as a “city of contrasts,” to quote Andrew, a local and fellow travel enthusiast who kindly hosted me while I explored his city. He was referring to the industrial landscape (two of Ukraine’s largest iron and steel plants lie on the outskirts of the city) juxtaposed with colourful historical and modern architecture, green parks, sports venues, and war-scarred and abandoned buildings set against the backdrop of the Azov Sea (the most shallow sea in the world). 

Mariupol isn’t one of the main cities tourists visiting Ukraine usually seek out (and those who know of it might be apprehensive to visit given its ~20 km proximity to the frontline), but fighting hasn’t taken place in the city itself since 2015, and I felt perfectly safe. The city is well organized (the bus and tram network is solid), and tourists can find information on sightseeing at the old water tower, an official monument of Mariupol built by German architect Viktor Nielsen in 1910. Nielsen designed other iconic buildings around the city, like the Continental hotel (now a center for contemporary art) and the drama theatre. Tourists can walk along a historical route marked by tiny statues of Nielsen (like the one in my photo) along the way. 

#mariupol #mariupolgram #ukraine #donetsk #solofemaletraveler #solofemaletraveller #solofemaletravel  #digitalnomad

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Some selected scenes from wandering around Odessa Some selected scenes from wandering around Odessa 

#odessa #odesa #ukraine #urbanexploration #solofemaletraveler #solofemaletraveller #solofemaletravel #digitalnomad
Just a girl admiring her giant saw in the Ukrainia Just a girl admiring her giant saw in the Ukrainian underground 😅

This saw was once used by miners working in Odessa’s catacombs to cut a type of rock called “coquina” into bricks. The rock is a mixture of limestone and seashells and is quite soft (and pretty). Much of the old city is built from bricks hauled out of these mines in the early 1800s. 

The tunnels are not one continuous system but together amount to around 3000 km, making Odessa’s catacombs the longest in the world. My guide Vanya and I entered through Nerubayskoe, a village just outside the city. 

@odesa_by_locals 

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