Three weeks to reset the compass
I landed in Chiang Mai carrying two things: a backpack and a question I’d been circling for months—how do we “give back” in ways that are useful for local organizations and sustainable for the people who want to help? I’ve always loved the idea of showing up, rolling up sleeves, and leaving a place a […]
Why Nomad Impact?
I left in August 2022 with my laptop and a stubborn curiosity. Two years on the roads of Asia, until May 2024. We loved the strangeness of a daily life reinventing itself: dawn markets, over-air-conditioned buses, hospitality overflowing from one cup of tea to the next. And then, amid those images, a quieter feeling: life […]
What if we stopped selling “ethical tourism”?
There are platforms where you “save” elephants in the morning and teach a French class in the afternoon. You pay, you post a photo, you leave with the feeling you’ve “helped.” I’ve often brushed up against that world, drawn in by its energy and urgency. Yet, when you look more closely, you see a […]