Vanessa Wachtmeister

The reputation of Sihanoukville is much like Venice Beach in Southern California: shady drug scene with a killer beach.  I am here to confirm these rumors.  While travelers will be able to witness a tweaker or two, Sihanoukville delivers on a night out.   There are rows and rows of bars, hilarious street vendors who will …

One of my most memorable experiences in Cambodia was when I cycled through Kampong Cham, over a terrifying bamboo bridge, and through the island of Koh Paen. After our home-stay Cambodian lunch, we hired a few petal bikes for $2 USD and took them all over the place. First we cycled through the main part …

I only move at least 3,000 miles at a time, or not at all. I’m definitely an expert in how to move across the world at this point, given that I’ve lived in 5 different countries in the last decade. Now I want to help you do the same. Every plan will be different due …

Do yourself a favor and visit NYC like a local. Nothing bothers me more than tourists. Generally speaking, all tourists walk slowly, take pictures of things that don’t matter and ruin special for locals on a day-to-day basis. I consider myself to be a cultural chameleon so no matter where I go, I always take …

Holy crap I messed up, like, big time. I pride myself on my ability to turn an oil spill into tequila, but this time, there’s just no going back. For the last year, China has been smashing me into the ground relentlessly and I have been thirsty for something to commemorate this experience and to …