Tango Goemba
Although the details are still a bit murky to me, holy people (monks, nuns) in Bhutanese Buddhism are organized into a hierarchy – just like in a lot of other […]
Thimphu
Thimphu is the capital city of the Kingdom of Bhutan, a small, isolated country in the Himalayas, sandwiched between India and China. My friends Matt & Emily are living & […]
Bangkok
I haven’t mentioned this yet in previous posts about my Asia trip (Hong Kong, Macau), but the excuse for the whole 3+ week journey was to visit friends who are […]
Macau
An hour’s ride on a high-speed ferry (there’s a departure every 15 minutes) across the mouth of the Pearl River from Hong Kong gets to you Macau, Hong Kong’s “Sister […]
Hong Kong
I just returned from a 3+ week, multi-stop trip to Asia: 11 flights (ranging from 20 minutes to 14.5 hours), 8 airports (from huge, modern ones to 2-room shacks), 4 […]
Crystal Mountain
Although our home ski hill, Crystal Mountain, will be open for spring/summer skiing until at least mid-June, we’re nearing the end of the winter ski season here in the Cascades. […]
Rossland
Red Mountain, a ski resort in Rossland, British Columbia, is the type of place that many avid skiers have heard of but few have actually visited. It’s known as much […]
