Under the watchful eye of an elephant | Photo by Lauren Girardin It’s near impossible to visit Chiang Mai, Thailand and not spend every day checking something off the traveler’s list of must-dos. It seems as lazy and cliché as…
Sign at Angkor Park | Photo by Lauren Girardin Before Todd and I left on our round-the-world trip, we debated whether or not we wanted to visit certain countries, concerned that money we spent would help support a repressive government…
Skulls at Choeung Ek Killing Fields | Photo by Lauren Girardin I’m waiting for Todd outside the lobby of our guesthouse – the lobby also being the living-dining-sleeping room for the five-person family who runs this place. Ignoring the touts…