During my last big foreign affair with the country of Tajikistan this past September I had the opportunity to meet several cool Tajik natives as well as the team members from my Habitat GV build. To list them all by name and what exactly makes them cool would take too long and could go forever, so for now I’ll concentrate on Alison Cooper. Allie, as I like to call her, was one of the individuals lending her hand in building better homes in the Dushanbe community.
Once we wrapped up our duties in the Central Asian city it was time to say our good-byes and head our separate ways. Most of us were heading home, but Allie being the overly lucky one decided to jet over to Thailand for some R&R and well I’m sure other things. Here, I’ve recently discovered her thoughts and opinions on Thailand’s post-tsunami beaches in the Christian Science Monitor. It’s a short read and doesn’t offer any hard core tips to really help you plan, but it may give you some extra reassurance if you’re second-guessing your own trip to Phi Phi Don or other islands.
Check out her Thailand Flickr photo stream for additional travel inspiration.