Blessings on the Wind at 15,734 Feet Today I am crossing from lower elevations (12,000 ft.) to some of the…
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Traditional Tibetan Dress & Jewelry As a bit of context for some of the towns I mention, I thought it’d be helpful to include a map. It also shows this area relative to the whole country. The Tibetans, especially the…
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TRYING TO UNDERSTAND VIETNAM TODAY As regular readers of my OTRWJ blogs know, I usually do a wrap-up sharing special…
This trip has taken me to the most northern reaches of Vietnam on the Chinese border, and now -- nearly 1000…
I’m writing this from Hoi An, in the Central part of Vietnam. The disparity between the people here and in the…
I write this back in Hanoi, having spent seven days exploring small ethnic villages tucked into the beautiful mountains. Some…
The northern provinces of Vietnam, northwest of Hanoi., are where many of the ethnic groups live. Like ancient cultures everywhere,…
There’s something magical about December nights when the tree is lit, marshmallows are melting in our hot cocoa, and we…