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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Thailand Archive
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Living an examined life
Posted on March 12, 2013 | 1 CommentWith Thailand on my right, and Laos on my left, I type these words while seated on-board a slow boat drifting gently down the Mekong River. We are nearly an... -
From crickets to tarantulas: sampling Southeast Asia’s culinary oddities
Posted on May 8, 2012 | 3 CommentsNOTE: An edited version of this story was previously published in the Globe and Mail (read it here). As I swiftly pick a cricket from a paper bag and deliver... -
Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai: A photo diary
Posted on April 23, 2012 | No CommentsA sample of our favourite photos from northern Thailand (Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai): Peter Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress. -
Bangkok and Hua Hin: A photo diary
Posted on February 14, 2012 | No CommentsA 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. -
VIP seating at Muay Thai fights in Thailand and Cambodia
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsAs 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... -
Phuket, Phang Nga, and Koh Phi Phi: A photo diary
Posted on January 14, 2012 | 11 CommentsA 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. -
Scuba diving in Phuket
Posted on January 8, 2012 | 2 CommentsWith 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... -
Monkeying around in Southeast Asia
Posted on January 7, 2012 | 4 Comments“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...
