Field Notes — The Archive
Adventures & Travel Stories
Real stories from the road across 20+ countries — the good, the challenging, and everything in between.
Siem Reap Botanical Gardens: 1 Free Must-See Gem
This is one piece of my full Siem Reap Travel Guide — a local's take on the town I call home. A Library That Wasn't a…Read More →
Heartprint Hub Siem Reap: 11 Years of Hope in 1 Powerful Cafe
This is one piece of my full Siem Reap Travel Guide — a local's take on the town I call home. Heartprint Hub Siem Reap: 11…Read More →
Living in Siem Reap: Finding My Rhythm in Cambodia’s Temple Town
This is one piece of my full Siem Reap Travel Guide — a local's take on the town I call home. Living in Siem Reap: From…Read More →
Living on Koh Rong Sanloem: When Paradise Becomes a Cage
Hello Friends, Two months into living on Koh Rong Sanloem, I started to understand why sailors both love and fear a calm sea. There is something…Read More →
Living on a Cambodian Island: Month One Reality Check
Month One: Living on a Cambodian Island The boat engine cut out, and suddenly the only sounds were waves slapping against the hull and my own…Read More →
Island Life on Koh Rong Sanloem: Art, Piers & Beachcombing
Hello Friends, Here is the thing nobody tells you about moving to a small island: the beach is not the gift. The gift is what the…Read More →
Getting Sick on Koh Rong Sanloem: Island Life Unfiltered
Hello Friends, Everyone sells the tropical island the same way: white sand, blue water, a hammock, a drink with fruit in it. Nobody sells you the…Read More →
Koh Rong Sanloem: My First Week Living on Cambodia’s Jungle Island
Landing on Koh Rong Sanloem: Trading Mainland Life for Seven Months on a Cambodian Island The ferry cut through the Gulf of Thailand, leaving Sihanoukville's chaotic…Read More →
Lisbon to Cambodia: 21-Hour Journey With Close Connections
Lisbon to Cambodia: 21 Hours of Flights, Sprints, and One Hell of a Transit My eyes opened at 2:30 AM, half an hour before the alarm.…Read More →
Lagos to Lisbon Train: Last Day in Portugal Before Cambodia
Part of my Portugal travel index — see the whole trip and all my guides in Walking Portugal's Fisherman's Trail. Lagos to Lisbon Train: Last Day…Read More →
Wine Tour Portugal: Silves, Monchique & Algarve Vineyards
Part of my Portugal travel index — see the whole trip and all my guides in Walking Portugal's Fisherman's Trail. Wine Tour Portugal: Silves, Monchique &…Read More →
Lagos Portugal: Last Day on the Portuguese Coast
Part of my Portugal travel index — see the whole trip and all my guides in Walking Portugal's Fisherman's Trail. Lagos Portugal ... Last Day on…Read More →
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