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Coco on the Go


Chalk it up to the magic of the Mekong
The first ten miles were terrible, honestly. As I rode out of Cần Thơ, a large Vietnamese city bundled between the bends of the Mekong...
Courtney Skalley
Mar 3, 20259 min read


A monastic (dis)order of mischievous monks
Nala Gumba, a Tibetan Buddhism monastery situated in the foothills of the Himalayas. In addition to the resident monks, guests are...
Courtney Skalley
Feb 2, 20257 min read


The secret to life is in the barley
I swirled my fingers in the rice, partially to mix it with the dal curry and sautéed spinach, partially because it felt warm on my...
Courtney Skalley
Jan 15, 202518 min read


Making friends in high places
The border patrol wasn’t really at the border, but it made more sense to have it here, at the base of the Drakensberg. The real border...
Courtney Skalley
Nov 13, 202410 min read
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