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

Newsletters & Blogs

Substack

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

  • 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….

  • 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…

  • 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…