Twenty-One Americans Touring Nepal and India
After returning from a group trip organized by Tauck, I asked Chatty the AI (aka ChatGPT) to write a poem. This was my prompt: Can you...
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A Safari Through Nepal’s Untamed Wilderness
When people think of a safari, they often imagine the vast open plains of Africa, teeming with wildlife. But safaris come in many forms,...
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2 days ago3 min read
India: From The Beatles to Befouled
My first impression of India was shaped by The Beatles’ famous stay in Rishikesh, where they spent months studying Transcendental...
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Oct 25, 20232 min read
A Walk in Osaka
My friend Andy was in Italy a few weeks ago. Everyday she posted gorgeous photos of Italian cities and their piazzas, churches, and other...
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Oct 23, 20232 min read
Meow! Cat Cafe Mocha
Cat Cafe Mocha is a cat cafe chain in Japan. It is known for the wooden cat tree that is the centerpiece of the cafe. Amongst the...
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Oct 21, 20234 min read
Shuffling Through Shibuya
A walk through Shibuya City, Tokyo will invariably lead through the Shibuya Scramble—the legendary street crossing that stops traffic in...
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Oct 20, 20232 min read
Truly Immersive Art
Over the past few years there have been “immersive experience” art exhibits. Digital versions of art from masters such as Van Gough are...
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Mar 24, 20221 min read
The Original Angry Bird
Jichu Drake (pronounced Chits-zoo Drah-kay) is a mountain in Bhutan whose height is around 23,000 ft. Its height varies depending on the...
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Jan 12, 20221 min read
The Holy See in Tây-Ninh Province
Cao Dai is a relatively new religion, having started in 1926 in South Vietnam. One early morning in 2013, Glen and I met a driver who...
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Sep 15, 20153 min read
The Three Faces of Everest
For eons Mt. Everest presided over the landscape without humans setting foot on it. It was a sacred mountain, revered by those who →
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Jan 4, 20152 min read
Disrupting a School Day in Cambodia
I just finished a picnic lunch in the countryside outside Siem Reap. I am sitting under a tree next to a Buddhist temple. Two sad, dirt →
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Jan 5, 20143 min read
Cao Dài Temple: The Great Religion of the Third Period of Revelation and Salvation
I am in front of a magnificent building in the town of Tây Ninh in southern Vietnam. It is the Holy See of the Cao Dài religion—a →
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Jan 2, 20143 min read
The Killing Fields of Cambodia
"In 1978, the Khmer Rouge killed my father and uncles. Five men in my family, all killed," my guide explains before we →
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Dec 28, 20132 min read
Sunrise at Angkor Wat
I am wearing a light jacket. I wish it was made of fleece. Chugging along at 30 mph in a tuk tuk makes 15 degrees C seem much colder, →
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Dec 26, 20132 min read
Eating My Way Through Vietnam and Cambodia
My mouth waters when the waiter sets down a steaming bowl of noodle soup. Bits of fresh vegetables and chicken float in the broth. The →
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Dec 25, 20132 min read
A Lesson in Meditation: Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of Cambodia
My quadriceps protest the position I put them in. I am seated on the floor, legs crossed yogi style, attempting to sit up →
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Dec 24, 20132 min read
Standing Face to Face With Death
The tank before me is rusted and punctured by bullet holes. Any part that could be removed is gone. About 40 years ago →
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Dec 22, 20132 min read
Investing in Vietnam: An Unhappy Tale
About 20 minutes outside Ho Chi Minh City I find myself on a highway in the midst of rice fields stretched to the horizon. I'm on →
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Dec 20, 20132 min read
The Flight to Hong Kong
It's minus 63 degrees outside. We are flying into a 110 MPH head wind, which probably explains why it takes almost 15 hours to →
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Jan 26, 20131 min read
Taken for a Ride in Thailand
The question was innocent enough. Would you like to see Asian elephants on your way back to the hotel? I was at the →
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