Digital RabbitMar 251 minThe Original Angry BirdJichu 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 RabbitJan 121 min The Holy See in Tây-Ninh ProvinceCao 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 RabbitSep 15, 20153 minThe Three Faces of EverestFor eons Mt. Everest presided over the landscape without humans setting foot on it. It was a sacred mountain, revered by those who →
Digital RabbitJan 4, 20152 minDisrupting a School Day in CambodiaI 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 RabbitJan 5, 20143 minCao Dài Temple: The Great Religion of the Third Period of Revelation and SalvationI 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 RabbitJan 2, 20143 minThe 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 RabbitDec 28, 20132 minSunrise at Angkor WatI 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 RabbitDec 26, 20132 minEating My Way Through Vietnam and CambodiaMy 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 RabbitDec 25, 20132 minA Lesson in Meditation: Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of CambodiaMy quadriceps protest the position I put them in. I am seated on the floor, legs crossed yogi style, attempting to sit up →
Digital RabbitDec 24, 20132 minStanding Face to Face With DeathThe tank before me is rusted and punctured by bullet holes. Any part that could be removed is gone. About 40 years ago →
Digital RabbitDec 22, 20132 minInvesting in Vietnam: An Unhappy TaleAbout 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 RabbitDec 20, 20132 minThe Flight to Hong KongIt'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 RabbitJan 26, 20131 minTaken for a Ride in ThailandThe question was innocent enough. Would you like to see Asian elephants on your way back to the hotel? I was at the →
Digital RabbitJan 25, 20131 minA Tale of Two ArchersWhen 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 RabbitJan 20, 20131 minTrek Day 9: Shana to Paro and ThimpuI 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 RabbitJan 11, 20131 minTrek Day 7: Chorapang to ThangbueToday 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 RabbitJan 9, 20132 minTrek Day 6: Tso Phu to ChorapangThis 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 RabbitJan 7, 20132 minTrek Day 5: Jangothang to Tso PhuAfter 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 RabbitJan 5, 20132 minTrek Day 4: Chomolhari Base CampThe problem with Chomolhari is that it is big and beautiful. It can’t help but to dominate the landscape. It draws →
Digital RabbitJan 4, 20131 minTrek Day 3: Soi Thangthangka to JangothandWhen 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 →