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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Digital Rabbit
- Jan 12
- 1 min
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...
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 15, 2015
- 3 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 4, 2015
- 2 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 5, 2014
- 3 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 2, 2014
- 3 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Dec 28, 2013
- 2 min
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, →
Digital Rabbit
- Dec 26, 2013
- 2 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Dec 25, 2013
- 2 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Dec 24, 2013
- 2 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Dec 22, 2013
- 2 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Dec 20, 2013
- 2 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 26, 2013
- 1 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 25, 2013
- 1 min
A Tale of Two Archers
When I shoot an arrow, I stand about 30 feet from the target. Otherwise, I don't have a chance at hitting it. So I was amazed to watch →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 20, 2013
- 1 min
Trek Day 9: Shana to Paro and Thimpu
I wake up a little sad that we aren’t hiking today. My spirits are lifted when I see crepuscular rays. One of this phenomenon’s common →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 11, 2013
- 1 min
Trek Day 7: Chorapang to Thangbue
Today we cross our second highest pass, Takalung La at 14,400 feet. After yesterday’s success, my feeling is that Takalung La is just →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 9, 2013
- 2 min
Trek Day 6: Tso Phu to Chorapang
This is the day of the big pass—Bang Tue La at 15,700 feet. I set my alarm and get up before everyone else because I am still →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 7, 2013
- 2 min
Trek Day 5: Jangothang to Tso Phu
After a day’s layover, we are well rested, clean, and ready to move on. It’s a short hike to our next campsite—less than →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 5, 2013
- 2 min
Trek Day 4: Chomolhari Base Camp
The problem with Chomolhari is that it is big and beautiful. It can’t help but to dominate the landscape. It draws →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 4, 2013
- 1 min
Trek Day 3: Soi Thangthangka to Jangothand
When I signed up for this trek, I knew that I would be close to nature, but I didn’t expect to be this close to yaks, horses, and →