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…
Welcome to The Tibetan Plateau Hello from Western Sichuan, China! And welcome back to On The Road with Janice, uploaded…
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,…
Yes, that opening photo is the famous touristy Street Train in Hanoi. You get a good seat at the right…
I will never pass this way again. So often I found myself stopping and looking, knowing I was seeing something…
There are over 50 “tribes” across Ethiopia. However, some of the most isolated and relatively unassimilated are 1200 miles south…
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Now time for Timket (also called Timkat)...the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage festival and one reason I was attracted to Ethiopia.…
Leaving Axum, we had a dusty 10 hour ride to go only 150 miles up into the Simien Mountains. A…
The steady chant of Orthodox morning prayer coming through the open window, broken by the sound of a crowing rooster.…
“Does anybody really know what time it is?” That’s me with my great great great etc. ancestor Lucy! See any…
A Nice Time to See the Persian Gulf Yep. That’s me in the abaya and shela! Hi! I’m back…
Toraja: Burkas. Bones. Buffalos ATTN Readers: This blog contains graphic photos which may be disturbing to some. As long as…