The Vanishing Town of Kiruna
Every place that draws travelers, like the Ice Hotel, has a main attraction and at least one lesser known back story. Kiruna is →
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Digital Rabbit
- Apr 7, 2013
- 2 min
Getting a Reindeer to Pull a Sled
First you have to catch one, which turns out to be pretty easy if the reindeer are in a corral. The Sami people of Sweden have →
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 24, 2013
- 3 min
When Minus 5 Degrees C Feels Warm
Jukkasjärvi, Sweden is far north, close to where Norway, Finland, and Sweden intersect. If it weren't for the Ice Hotel, very few people →
Digital Rabbit
- Feb 9, 2013
- 1 min
The Ice Hotel
Ever since I heard of the existence of the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, I wanted to visit it. I'm not sure why, because I'm not →
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 16, 2013
- 1 min
Trek Day 8: Thangbue to Shana
Today our chef seems to have gone all our for breakfast. He added french fries to our usual fare of cereal, eggs, peanut butter, and →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Dec 11, 2012
- 3 min
Traveling on the Back of a Flying Tigress
Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest Monastery) is perched on the side of a cliff at 10,240 ft overlooking the Paro valley in Bhutan. Looking up →
Digital Rabbit
- Dec 7, 2012
- 3 min
Bhutan: The Dragon Kingdom
The Himalayan mountain range, the tallest on the planet, always held my fascination. At long last I was able to experience them and →
Digital Rabbit
- Dec 5, 2012
- 2 min
Thailand: A Short Stay and Lots of Music
Thailand should be a destination in an of itself. But for me, Bangkok turned out to be a three-night, two-day stopover on the way to →
Digital Rabbit
- Dec 4, 2012
- 1 min
A Schoolhouse in Peru
These Andean children are looking through a window into their schoolhouse. I'm inside; they are not. Seems like it should be the other →
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 3, 2011
- 3 min
Egyptian Police Double as Photography Consultants
On Sunday, January 23 I returned from a journey to Egypt, just days before the unrest sparked by Tunisia erupted into major protests on →
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