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Island Hop in Thailand

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Kirsten Muolic | 4 Comments

Featured Writer: Kirsten Muolic Bucket List Item #2: Island Hop in Thailand One of the best parts about Thailand is that there are endless things you can do. From the bustling streets of Bangkok, to the pristine Phi Phi Island beaches. The one thing that stands out the most to me was a boat tour out to Phang Nga Bay…

Had Yao Beach: remote beauty at its finest.

Live The Bucket; Life On A Thai Island

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Steven Moore | 2 Comments

Is living on a tropical island on your bucket list? It was definitely on mine, and I say was, because I’m doing it right now. For the last three and a half months I’ve been so excited to call Koh Yao Noi my home. Rising majestically from the placid waters of Phang Nga Bay, Koh Yao Noi, or small, long…

Lawa Village- Teamwork in Pa Pae

Posted on May 26, 2013 by atmaseva | 0 Comments

Hello folks, My name is Dan Yachnin and I feel very lucky to have been able to spend the past month teaching English in the Lawa village of Papae with ATMA SEVA, an educational NGO based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I had just finished a year of teaching English in South Korea and wanted to make a few stops on my odyssey…

“What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”

Posted on February 26, 2013 by atmaseva | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Jamie Shannon Sawatdeeka, everyone! I’m Jamie, the latest on-site intern with ATMA SEVA! I’ll be in Thailand for four months helping primarily with social media, and also some program development. My first few weeks in Thailand have been quite the whirlwind! I arrived to a balmy Chiang Mai night in late January and was greeted at the airport by…

The Grand (an understatement) Palace in Bangkok

Posted on January 8, 2013 by wanderlustfullife | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Wanderlustful Life The day I went to the Grand Palace was exceptionally beautiful, complete with a cloudless cerulean sky. Although I know no different way of seeing them, I would imagine with just how ornate these 100 or so buildings are, and the way the gilded and decorated temples glistened in the sun, this is exactly the type of…

Welcome to the Other Side of the World

Posted on December 27, 2012 by scott saalman | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Scott Saalman I can’t believe I’m here, was my first thought upon landing in Hong Kong, its airport—an island really—home to a breathtaking holding pattern, an expansive sparkle of city, ribbon-misted mountain, river and sea converging into clearer focus through each second of cloud sink like the time-lapsed birth of a Polaroid picture; the crowded 747 did lazy…

A Not So Typical Girl’s Getaway at the Fish Spa – Bangkok, Thailand

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Wondering Ladybug | 1 Comments

Featured Writer: Kandia Johnson I can’t seem to detach from my crackberry. I annoyingly check my messages in between spa treatments, dinner, and even church. So newsflash-I get it! I’m in need of a serious digital detox and my typical All Girl Getaways just won’t work for me right now. So, now what? Certainly, a 26-hour flight from the United…

Night Time In Paradise

Posted on November 21, 2012 by clairewalsh | 6 Comments

Featured Author: Claire Walsh Anyone who has seen the huge blockbuster that is “The Beach” depicting the perfect backpacker’s paradise was surely completely captivated by the idea of, and sheer beauty that is, Maya Bay. Last December, I spent two whole week’s living on the amazing Phi Phi Don Island and finally realized a dream I have had ever since seeing the…

Top 10 Tourist Attractions from True Travelings

Posted on November 20, 2012 by clairewalsh | 3 Comments

Featured Author: Claire Walsh After reading The Bucket List Publications “Top 10 Tourist Attractions” I reflected on my year of globetrotting and picked out the places that really stood out above the rest for me. With more travels planned, I can only hope to keep adding to this list, but for now… My Top 10 Tourist Attractions!

Month One: Internship in Northern Thailand

Posted on September 21, 2012 by atmaseva | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Katherine Sawatdee-ka! My name is Katherine and I am the first On Site Intern with ATMA SEVA! I arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand two and a half weeks ago, after a few months of planning and almost 38 hours of travel! I will be staying in Chiang Mai for one year, working with ATMA SEVA as an English…