Nine years ago, I had an abortion in Cambodia. Today, I still have no regrets. We begin with a bowl of noodles. I’m halfway through motorcycling the 1,864 curves of…
A Taste of Tarantula: Why Eating Insects Might Be the Next Big Thing
Bugs are the future. Image by Sammi Lim. My mouth turns dry as the waiter lays out our spread; ironic, considering what lies before us is deemed a right royal…
An Introvert Abroad: Love Poems and Angkor Wat
Kayti chooses adventure outside of herself. As an introvert, I spend much time inside of my own head. This makes for a rich internal world but can distract from the…
Make a difference while travelling in Cambodia
Cambodia is one place where your help can really make a difference. The country has gone through years of disaster, which means your time spent working as a volunteer abroad will be…
Violence Against Women and Culture: A Symbiotic Relationship
Culture is the reason why violence against women exists. Unique to ethnic, linguistic or geographical groups, culture defines what is acceptable and what is not. Cultures the world over condone…
Not Your Typical Trip to Cambodia
I recently traveled to Cambodia with a unique purpose: to follow two different Cambodian NGOs over a 3 week period. I was a part of a small documentary team and…
The Toxic Lake of Phnom Penh
By Lillie Catch more of her posts at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com There is a toxic lake at the heart of Phnom Penh. If you swim in it, your flesh may sizzle, or…
The People Working – AND LIVING – in and Around Angkor Wat
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com/ His tiny form flitted past the hole in the stone wall so fast I thought he might be a forest spirit….
Angkor Wat by Sunrise
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com/ At four thirty am, my cellphone alarm exploded me awake in my ridiculous supply attic room (pictured left– no joke). Was…
The Cambodian Child Sex Trade
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://AroundTheWorldL.com/ In Phuket, Thailand, I spent some creepy time chatting with womanizing older German men. They all had twenty-something year old Thai…
The Trap on the Cambodian Border
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://AroundTheWorldL.com/ Part of the reason I stayed so long in Bangkok (besides the wonderful people) was I was terrified to cross the…