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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 →

Cao Dài Temple: The Great Religion of the Third Period of Revelation and Salvation

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, →

Eating My Way Through Vietnam and Cambodia

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 →

A Lesson in Meditation: Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of Cambodia

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 →

Trek Day 3: Soi Thangthangka to Jangothand

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 →

Digital Rabbit

Dec 26, 2012
2 min

Trek Day 2: Shana to Sot Thangthanka

Mountains are imposing entities. They inspire those seeking to gaze upon their majesty, but they annoy those who merely want to be →

Trekking in Bhutan: Day 1 from Drukyel Dzong

Digital Rabbit

Dec 21, 2012
2 min

Trekking in Bhutan: Day 1 from Drukyel Dzong

It’s amazing to think about the amount of people, horses, and equipment that is needed to take 8 Americans on a 9-day trek. Besides →

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DIGITAL RABBIT

Travel Writer, Photographer

The Three Faces of Everest

Disrupting a School Day in Cambodia

Cao Dài Temple: The Great Religion of the Third Period of Revelation and Salvation

The Killing Fields of Cambodia

Sunrise at Angkor Wat

Eating My Way Through Vietnam and Cambodia

A Lesson in Meditation: Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of Cambodia

Standing Face to Face With Death

Investing in Vietnam: An Unhappy Tale

The Flight to Hong Kong

Taken for a Ride in Thailand

A Tale of Two Archers

Trek Day 9: Shana to Paro and Thimpu

Trek Day 7: Chorapang to Thangbue

Trek Day 6: Tso Phu to Chorapang

Trek Day 5: Jangothang to Tso Phu

Trek Day 4: Chomolhari Base Camp

Trek Day 3: Soi Thangthangka to Jangothand

Trek Day 2: Shana to Sot Thangthanka

Trekking in Bhutan: Day 1 from Drukyel Dzong