Safey Stop

Parker Latitudes Year
Hello all! I’m checking in here from Koh Tao, a small island off the coast of Thailand where the sun is hot and the water is blue. I am here working as an intern with the New Heaven Reef Conservation Program which is actively trying to protect and restore the ocean ecosystem around Koh Tao. On an average day I’ll wake up and be at the dive school by 9am.… Read More

Day 40: Still love rice

Parker Southeast Asia- SABAI
Today marks the halfway point of our journey together. We have grown a lot since those first days at Diva 3 in Chiang Mai, both independently and as a group. We now crave the sweet sweet release that all white rice meals (aka all meals) leaves us with. Our thigh muscles are rock hard and our aim has increased ten fold from all the post white rice squat toilet visits.… Read More

Do’s and Dont’s of trekking in Northern Thailand

Parker Southeast Asia- SABAI
Do bring toilet paper Don’t believe the guides, especially when they tell you it will be a short flat trek Do appreciate the morning roosters Don’t kill the morning roosters Do talk to the locals Don’t get attached to the village dogs (Roger nooooo) Do morning yoga with Alisha Don’t forget to hydrate Do ride the elephants Don’t forget bug spray Do your best to avoid flying elephant poo poo… Read More

Things we learned in Chiang Mai

Parker Southeast Asia- SABAI
Sah-wat-dee kah/krap! Our time in Chiang Mai has already taught the group so much about traveling in a new place. We have spent the past week getting to know each other and our new home away from home, Chiang Mai. We have learned… – You can always rely on the kindness of strangers to give you directions or just a friendly hello – Always be willing to try new things… Read More