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 →
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Digital Rabbit
Jan 5, 20143 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, 20143 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, 20132 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, 20132 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, 20132 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, 20132 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, 20132 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, 20132 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, 20132 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 21, 20133 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 7, 20132 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, 20133 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, 20131 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, 20131 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, 20131 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, 20131 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, 20131 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, 20131 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, 20132 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 →
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