Field Notes — The Archive
Adventures & Travel Stories
Real stories from the road across 20+ countries — the good, the challenging, and everything in between.
Walking Portugal’s Fisherman’s Trail: My Full Trip
Hello Friends, In October 2025, right before I moved to Cambodia, my sister Brenna and I walked Portugal's Fisherman's Trail — nine days end to end,…Read More →
Greece: My 2022 Trip Through Athens & Thessaloniki
Hello Friends, My travel in Greece came in early 2022, on a long slow route back toward Vietnam — and it turned into some of the…Read More →
Siem Reap Travel Guide: A Local’s Take on the Temple Town
Hello Friends, I live in Siem Reap. Not "visited once and wrote a Siem Reap Travel Guide" — I actually live here, in the little temple…Read More →
Six Years in Vietnam: My Complete Travel Guide
Hello Friends, For about six years, Vietnam was home. I landed in Hanoi, found my feet in Hoi An, and settled into Da Nang for the…Read More →
A Yoga Workaway in India: My Month in Pune
Hello Friends, Some trips you plan for months. This one I fell into almost by accident, and a few years on it is still one of…Read More →
Spirit Forest Cafe: 1 Epic Kimono Sunday in Siem Reap
Spirit Forest Cafe: 1 Epic Kimono Sunday in Siem Reap Sunday funday is a rule I take seriously. Here in Cambodia, now that I've got a…Read More →
Skyland Lodge, Shenandoah: A Rainy Detour Home From the Outer Banks
Rain forced us out of a tent and into Skyland Lodge on the drive home from the Outer Banks. Why the Shenandoah detour beat pushing straight…Read More →
Jockey’s Ridge State Park: Climbing the East Coast’s Tallest Dune
Jockey's Ridge State Park is free, unique, and brutally hot by afternoon. Retracing a childhood visit to the tallest living dune on the East Coast, honestly.Read More →
A Week in Corolla Outer Banks With Nine People: The Honest Report
Nine people, one house, one week on the Corolla Outer Banks. The honest report: what the rental cost, the rip current that nearly got me, and…Read More →
Cape May Lewes Ferry to the Outer Banks: What a 3 AM Start Buys You
Two of three boats were down the day we rode the Cape May Lewes Ferry south to the Outer Banks. Real fares, real wait times, and…Read More →
Siem Reap Bars: Quiet Nights Beyond Pub Street
Hello Friends, Not every night out is a Pub Street night. Some nights you don't want the neon and the noise and the party — you…Read More →
Chesda: Siem Reap’s Hidden Garden Café Is Worth the Ride
Hello Friends, In my book, Sunday fun day means getting out of downtown and tracking down somewhere I haven't been. Last Sunday it was Chesda, a…Read More →
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