Puffy Jacket Required
That just happened. A plane ticket arrived in my email Thursday morning and I landed in 32 degree Astana, Kazakhstan,…
Muree And Neelum
Simply getting out was a joy. Going to the mountains was even better. We wound our way to Muree—about 7,000…
Rohtas Fort
A woman touring in nations not her own ought never fully slake her thirst. It would have a consequence that…
Virsa Lok
Virsa Lok, proved an interesting experience. One follows the white marble road to weave in and out of the cultural…
The Lizard in the Artifacts
3/31/12 Taxila day finally arrived and all of us were sitting out front waiting at 9:30 sharp. The road took…
Pakistan, A Different Life
For two years, I lived and worked in Pakistan. No doubt you've already formed an opinion of what that was…
Gifts Of Beauty and Utility
Today we did four temples, one of which we were able to climb for a great view of the surrounding…
A Second Day in Paradise
May 25, 2013 Cambodia is peace. The people are sweet and helpful. The tuck tuck driver doesn’t mind if you…
Angkor Wat — Bucket Listed, With Reason
May 24, 2013 Dinner was at the Schnitzel Wirten and what a place that was. Huge quantities of pork, cheap…
Au Nang: The Temple and the Sea
Wednesday, there was a single seat left on the tour van and I took it. Across the aisle from me…
Land of Smiles
Cambodia and Thailand were two wonderful vacations taken during the years I worked in Pakistan. The posts are largely as…
Jerash and Ajloun
The driver was right on time and we had worked out in advance a stop in Jerash on the way…