Random scribblings from a man in Asia
Posted in Journal Entries, Places on May 10th, 2010
Hi Everyone, we’ve just arrived in Darjeeling after a day driving through a mixture of lovely hill views of tea plantations and thick cloud permitting the sight of nothing. I have settled for a cup of tea and to catch up on the blog. We spent the past week in Bhutan which was really spectacular [...]
Posted in Places on May 10th, 2010
Until you’ve seen the desolation of the terrain it’s hard to understand the prayer flags that dot the Tibetan landscape. Our tour bus drives past huge areas of yellow-dry scrub and grass which morph to and from incredible desert-like dunes of sand. Everywhere there are mountains on the horizon and we drive along a seemingly [...]
Posted in Journal Entries on May 3rd, 2010
Dear Everyone,
I’ve arrived in Kathmandu after nearly two weeks spent crossing Tibet. It’s been an amazing journey, sometimes exhilarating with off-road driving through incredible terrain, but at other times difficult and sad because of the conditions of abject poverty faced by so many people. And that’s without even mentioning the political situation in the region. [...]