It was the day of our actual departure for Lhasa, a place I had longed to see above all others. With some challenges, we had arrived at our departure point in Kathmandu. We had shopped for extra food supplements, we had listened to the briefing ref: altitude, possible anticipated problems along the way, and now … Continue reading Friendship Bridge
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Nepal 1986
Swayambhunath Temple, Kathmandu What journey ever goes off without a hitch? Or two? When you travel on "space available", or "subject to load" tickets, as airline personnel do, the hitches tend to be more numerous. It was ironic, therefore, that the first hitch on our journey to Tibet involved our fully paid, "full revenue" tickets. … Continue reading Nepal 1986
Lost Horizon
"This may turn out to be the unfinished epistle", I wrote on November 7th, 1986. It was the beginning of my latest and last, as it turned out, though not "unfinished" epistle, to friends who always claimed to enjoy what I wrote about my travels. Which was convenient, as I loved writing about them. Why … Continue reading Lost Horizon