Posted in India, Nepal, Tibet on Oct 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Two years ago today, after three days of trekking through the Nepali wilderness, Kim and I took a spectacular mountain view flight from Pokhara back to Kathmandu for our last day in Nepal.
Looking back on that now, I remember of course the frustration we had with our guide, but it is far enough away [...]
Posted in India on May 14th, 2008 No Comments »
One of the great rewards we’ve gained from traveling around the world is a sense of identification with the places we’ve been too, even if briefly (like 4 days in Morocco or Cuba). It’s one thing to talk about the people or politics of a place when your exposure is through reading a book, [...]
Posted in China, India, Tibet on Mar 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Violence has broken out in Lhasa, Tibet, as police forces there have come down hard on a peaceful protest to mark the anniversary of the failed uprising 49 years ago that led eventually to the exile of the Dalai Lama. First reports were coming in in the last few days that the military was [...]
Posted in India on Jan 7th, 2008 3 Comments »
It warms the cockles of my heart to know that I’m not the only person immature enough (or just still connected to my inner teenage boy) to get a giggle and a kick out of Cock Fireworks… it must be the intersection of the low brow pun and the excitement of blowing things up but [...]
Posted in India on Nov 26th, 2007 1 Comment »
We’ve been home for a week now, so what gives? Where’s the final update to the cliff hanger I left last week? Don’t worry… we weren’t abducted out in the middle of Bihar, India. We didn’t miss our flight or overstay our visa. I’ve just been exhausted and wanted to get a [...]