Who are the PhD Nomads?
We are Peter and Marina, a couple of digital nomads with PhDs. We work remotely as medical writers while slowly exploring the world. Learn more...
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Bangkok and Hua Hin: A photo diary
A small sample of our favorite photos from central Thailand (Bangkok and Hua Hin): Peter Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
Our Adventures
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Bangkok and Hua Hin: A photo diary
A small sample of our favorite photos from central Thailand (Bangkok and Hua Hin): Peter Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
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Meditating in Bali: A life-changing experience
NOTE: A shorter version of this article was published in the Globe and Mail on Saturday, February 11, 2012. As I sit cross-legged on the hard wood floor of Taksu’s…
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VIP seating at Muay Thai fights in Thailand and Cambodia
As we arrive via tuk tuk to what appears to be a huge mall parking lot in the outskirts of Phnom Penh, we catch sight of the bright lights illuminating…
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Phuket, Phang Nga, and Koh Phi Phi: A photo diary
A small sample of our favorite photos from southern Thailand (Phuket, Phang Nga, and Koh Phi Phi). Peter Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
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Scuba diving in Phuket
With our BCDs (buoyancy control devices) inflated, we’re floating in Racha Island’s Bungalow bay, some 12 km south of Phuket. Alexia, our dive instructor explains our next practical test on…
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Monkeying around in Southeast Asia
“I think I prefer seeing monkeys in the zoo”, I tell Marina while walking among the hundreds of curious and mischievous monkeys in Ubud’s Monkey Forrest in Bali, Indonesia. We…
Reflections
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Travel vs. Vacation: which is better?
Since the first time I vacationed sans parents (Daytona Beach, Florida back in my final year of high-school) I have come to realize that travel and a vacation are two…
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On Friends and Friendships
Good friends are difficult to find. And yet once you find them they enrich your life infinitely. Just now I am struck with a stark realization: I have lost many…
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On Love: The One Certainty
“I’m uncertain about many things in this life, but I am absolutely sure about one thing: I love you.” We’re sitting aboard a “first class” train heading across the most interesting…
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On Life and Work Balance
“It is all about the decisions you make,” says Simon, while we walk on a dirt road heading back to our hostels after having snorkeled with various fish in a…
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On life perspective: Arequipa’s reality check
“Stopping the cocaine trade in Peru is equivalent to economic suicide,” calmly explains our guide, Miguel. We all listen intently, while sitting in a white Mercedez van which has stopped…
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Subjectivity of Travel Experiences
“Chicas in Brasil? Ohh, muy beautiful. Nice titties, nice ass.” Marina and I nod along awkwardly, as the disheveled man who sat down beside us at Kennedy park in Lima,…
Residential Experiments
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Residential Experiment #2: The Retirement Condo
Posted on September 15, 2011 | No CommentsOne of the perks of living in various places for a few months at a time is finding out what you do and what you don’t like as your home.... -
Residential Experiment #1: The lake-side cottage
Posted on May 24, 2011 | 4 CommentsAlthough not part of the original plan, one of the perks of living in various places for a few months at a time is zeroing in on what we do...
