On working: A Chinese perspective
Li’s brow furrowed as he turned in the seat to look at me, dumbfounded by my question. “They have two arms, two legs. They can walk, or talk, can they not? And they cannot work?” We were en route from...
View ArticleGotta grin at the signs that lie as we climb our way along
So this is what it’s come to. It’s shortly after noon on a Thursday, and I’m panting and sweating profusely as I mountain bike up a sharp incline on a jeep road in Vietnam’s Cuc Phuong National Park. I...
View ArticleMy Top Ten Places from our 82 Day Adventure
We’ve hiked in the Cangshan Mountains in China and crossed the world’s third highest motorable pass (by car) in the Himalayas. We’ve seen the Dalai Lama in Leh, the newborn pandas in Chengdu, the Taj...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Amazing People of our Incredible Journey
I was straddling my motorbike outside the Ancient House River Resort – waiting for Gabi and chatting with Minh, one of the hotel’s managers – when fate struck again and abruptly changed our course....
View ArticleImpressions of a month in China
Having spent a month traveling India, a country of over a billion people representing dozens of ethnic minorities and languages, you’d think we would have figured out a trick or two as we prepared for...
View ArticleGuest blog: Give a little to Sarus – help a lot
As darkness fell near the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers in Phnom Penh, I chatted with some young alumni of programs sponsored by Sarus Beyond Borders, who had gathered for a boat cruise...
View ArticleWonderful, wacky China on the move
From the perspective of one month zipping around the People’s Republic of China, here’s my take on this vast, mysterious, chaotic and wonderful country: all of China is on the move, and it does nothing...
View ArticleIn Istanbul, a life on hold as terrorism grips city
(The world is once again reeling from a series of terrorist attacks targeting major cities. Three suicide bombers in Brussels on Tuesday killed 34 people and injured more than 125 more. Last Saturday,...
View ArticleA book in Nghiep’s memory
“There are millions and millions of cells in the body, and each has a purpose, a life and a value,” my friend Nghiep once told me. “Each contributes to our [...] The post A book in Nghiep’s memory...
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