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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Digital Rabbit
- Oct 23
- 2 min
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...
Digital Rabbit
- Oct 21
- 4 min
Shuffling Through Shibuya
A walk through Shibuya City, Tokyo will invariably lead through the Shibuya Scramble—the legendary street crossing that stops traffic in...
Digital Rabbit
- Oct 20
- 2 min
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...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 24, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 12, 2022
- 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 14, 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 →
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- 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 →
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