Rough riders- I’ve been on the go so much lately it’s been hard to settle into a comfortable routine of any sort. The pleasant surprise of Langkawi Island threw...
The journey is the reward
The journey is the reward- I again purposely made no plans and had no itinerary for Malaysia. How I even ended up in Malaysia at this time was by...
Sri Lanka (Part 1: Real Traveling)
Real traveling- On the bus from northern India to New Delhi, and headed to Sri Lanka, I talked to the Israeli guy next to me. He had a great...
Sri Lanka (Part 2: It Ends in Tragedy)
It Ends in Tragedy- From staying with (my guy) Raja’s Aunt and Uncle on the tea plantation, Raja and I went to his families home in the north central...
Radio Check
Radio check- My last stop in India was McLeod Ganj, the home of the Dalai Lama, to attend the 4 day teaching at his temple. As advised, I went...
The Flyer Guy
Flyer guy- I have sympathy for anybody trying to hand out a flyer, of any kind really. I never ignore the person and even if completely disinterested I, at...
No autographs please
No autographs please- After checking out the Taj Mahal, I had a whole day to kill in the city of Agra, before my 2 hour train to New Delhi....
24 Hours in India
24 hours in India- I once again took a local (AKA crowded and miserable) bus 8 hours from Pokhara in Nepal to the border town of Sunauli. From there...
Annapurna Circuit
Annapurna Circuit- I’m not sure when the lure of the Annapurna Circuit began to take hold of my imagination. Don’t remember how this particular trail stuck in my head...
The non Travel Blog
The (non) travel blog- There wasn’t much I knew about Tibet until my traveling… I knew it was in religious, I knew it was exotic and I knew people...