Publications
Recognition
Amy McRae International Award for Memoir
Longlisted, 2023
Longlisted, 2024
Women on Writing Creative Non-Fiction Essay Award
Finalist, Q3 2023
Finalist, Q2 2024
Published Articles
Matador Network
12 Things That Happen When You Move To Thailand
9 Incredible Health and Wellness Retreats in Thailand
14 Things Travelers Wrongly Assume About Thailand
6 Uncomfortable truths about Thailand
11 American habits I lost when I moved to Thailand
18 little things you will miss when you leave Thailand
Newsletters & Blogs
Words of a Wanderer travel blog (2011-2017, 2022)
Conferences
San Miguel Writer’s Conference - Mexico, 2025
TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange) - Thailand, 2015
As Seen on Matador
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6 Uncomfortable Truths About Thailand
Currently Thailand has the world’s largest unregulated ivory market. Old Thai legislation allows for legal use of ivory from domesticated elephants, so Thai markets have created a huge loophole for laundering illegal ivory from Africa. Ironically, elephants remain one of Thailand’s national symbols….
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9 Incredible Health and Wellness Retreats in Thailand
While living in Thailand for several years, I found health and wellness retreats to be nothing short of transformative. These retreats — many with programs designed specifically for women — can be found across the country’s diverse landscapes, from Chiang Mai’s mountainous rainforest to secluded beaches on the island of Koh Samui…
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12 Things That Happen When You Move to Thailand
There’s hot weather and Thai street food right out your door, and you’re a bus ride away from beaches and islands that many only dream of. With a fresh coconut in your hands and your feet in the sand, you’re entertaining the option of living in Thailand for the rest of your life. Sabai sabai: this life isn’t so bad after all…