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Overlanding in Ethiopia
March 27, 2011 Addis Ababa – Ethiopia Ethiopia is no easy travel destination. Every day is a struggle, hardly anything ever works or...
Escape to Alcatraz
Ahhh, a weekend in San Francisco for a dental convention is always more interesting than the Anaheim option. Staying at the youth hostel...
Deet Me, Overheat Me, Just Don’t Let the Leeches Eat Me !
May 27, 2008 Central Highlands, Vietnam Ahhh, back to civilization after 2.5 days of jungle hiking in the central highlands. The...
The Oxygen Machine
Long day of travel and transfer today. Our driver showed up at 7:30am to take us to the airport for the Kathmandu-Lhasa flight. No view...
The World’s Biggest Stupa !
September 25, 2007 Kathmandu, Nepal Let me first say that I am enjoying immensely the fine architectural details of my room here at...
This Way to Iraq
May 16, 2007 Madaba, Jordan and Palmyra, Syria Having moved on from Petra through the mysterious rain and fog around Kerak Castle, we...
Stray Dogs and Holy Cows
Another windy road, this time in a bus which handled the curves a bit better even with smooth tires and was full of interesting people...
The Indian Circus
April 27, 2006 Cochin, India What did we expect to find at an Indian circus ? I guess we were prepared for anything, mostly figuring...
Tamil Cinema and Henna Tattoos
April 5, 2006 Mysore, India Mysore is a town I wouldn’t mind visiting again. It features a huge, centrally located palace which...
White Woman on a Bicycle
August 30, 2005 Lake Victoria, Kenya I slept in until 7:30 a.m. this morning….vaguely recalling my episode with angry fire ants in the...
Grunting Hippos and “Go Away” Bird.
August 25, 2005 Lake Baringo, Kenya Must have been tired. I slept like a rock for nine hours…with short interruptions by dogs sniffing...
The Violin Maker
May 14, 2005 San Diego, CA A warm desk lamp illuminated a scarred workbench and a man hunched forward, listening attentively to a...