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We all know water is important, no crucial for both our bodies and minds (75% of our brain does consist of water after all while water makes up 65% of our body) but have you ever paid attention to the differences you can find in water?  For example, are there really such things as healthier…

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to not only witness but participate in the Balinese New Year celebrations known as Nyepi.  Unlike most New Year celebrations on the planet, the Balinese people invite their New Year in by welcoming it with a day of silence and contemplation after a night of cleansing and revelry.  It is…

One of the great things about being from a family of nomadic travelers is that when you go off on your own ventures you have a few contacts already established for you along the way.  Be these contacts hostel owners, family friends, or even old romantic partners, it’s nice to know that even if your…

After one missed flight and a night of running around Bangkok to try and recover lost baggage I have finally arrived in Bali, Indonesia.  Even though this is my first time to this islands’ tropical shores, it already occupies a special place in my heart for multiple reasons. Not only does it have strong ancestral…

When I picture places like East Asia in my mind I find myself imagining small villages full of huts with thatched roofs and shanty towns where families cook dinners on open fires. It’s funny how even after spending quite a bit of time traveling around east Asia and seeing how westernized it’s truly become, my…

Elephants have been an integral part of Thai culture for thousands of years.  Not only do the creatures play an essential role in the Buddhist faith, the dominant faith of the country, but they were used as tools in the teak logging industry as well as war machines in the ancient Thai army.  These creatures,…

Hello my Nomads!! So, if you haven’t noticed I recently celebrated a Birthday and thanks to my amazing father and stepmother, got to take a little two-week break from writing.  In those two weeks, the night before my birthday in fact, I decided to treat my travel companion and I, Geeky Greeky as I have…

Welcome back dear reader.   Last week in honor of Alice’s birthday we offered to give her a brief vacation from blog writing and provide her with a copy about our sustainable studies on Laucala Island in Fiji.  Alice’s stepmum Samantha led the charge on that initial installment about the animal husbandry and amazing food…

A Special Guest Column to Celebrate Alice’s Birthday By Samantha Good & Christopher Kirkham   As you can see from the byline above, this is not a blog by Alice but rather her dad (Christopher) and stepmum (Samantha). We thought it would be fun to give Alice a break this week to celebrate her Birthday!…