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 →
top of page
Search
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 7, 2015
- 3 min
Trying to Get a Cup of Coffee in San Francisco
I had been warned that a cup of siphon coffee would set me back seven dollars or so. If the line into Blue Bottle Coffee weren't so →
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 21, 2013
- 2 min
Surviving the Streets of Ho Chi Minh City
My jet-lagged eyes recoil from the light when I step outdoors. My hotel, the Caravelle, is in the center of Ho Chi Minh City. It's hazy →
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
- Apr 20, 2013
- 3 min
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 →
Digital Rabbit
- Apr 6, 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 23, 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 →
bottom of page