A trip to Bangkok
I was taking a tuk-tuk around Bangkok. Suicidal motorcycles darted in and out of the smoke-belching…
Visiting a religious sect in Bangkok
One morning in Bangkok I decided to walk to the market to buy some fresh fruit. When I had been…
Visiting the stupas and temples of Kathmandu
I was sharing a small house in the center of Kathmandu with Prem and Hari, young Nepalis who worked…
A bike ride around Kathmandu
Eager to explore the dark alleyways that had intrigued me since arriving in Kathmandu, I rode…
A trip to the Indian Himalayas
I had planned to travel around India by train—to admire the Taj Mahal, explore Rajastan, and visit a…