Almost two years ago, when we started to plan our trip, the Republic of Georgia wasn’t even a faint blip on our radar screen — I barely even knew it …
On to the Steppes of Central Asia
It seems as if I have always wanted to visit the steppes of Central Asia, and now, after exploring the Gobi, I’m on my way there — to the grasslands …
Exploring the Gobi
The desert is not, as most people imagine, just sand and more sand, or just dirt with scrub brush. It is rich and varied, and my trip to the Gobi …
On the Trans-Siberian Railway
Here I am, at the Beijing Railway Station, ready to leave on the Trans-Siberian Railroad for a six week trip from Beijing through Mongolia, Siberia, and Russia, to Moscow. It …
Beyond Happiness in Bhutan
I am writing this in the Haa Valley, high in the Himalayas, in Druk Yul — the land of the peaceful thunder dragon (its name in Dzongkha the national language of Bhutan) — …