On the afternoon of April 17th, 2009, my trekking friends and I had arrived in Lukla in Nepal. This Himalayan town at 9,500 feet is home...

March 2009 Bangkok, Thailand & Chitwan, Nepal From my Journal March 21, 2009 Bangkok, Thailand: At the fancy new airport in Bangkok, I...

October 2008 ADVENTURES WITH GLORIA - FROM MY JOURNAL 9/11/08 I found myself near the dumpster bin, garbage can — the new ones the city...

Sent February 26, 2007 David and I visited the local prison today looking for foreigners in jail to talk to. Sort of a long story about...

Ten Countries in Europe Fall 2005 Going Greyhound Saturday, October 8, 2005 >From my journal For the first time ever, I left my home on...

Tuesday, February 25, 2003 Tulum, Mexico I look up while swinging in the net of the hammock, one foot in the sand. The palm leaves are...

Trekking on New Year’s Eve: A short history through email The beginning: 2002 Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2002 14:44:15 EST Subject: Re: Run around...

Lake Michigan Swim 2001 The Leelanau 100 Mile Swim - Sent July 9 Sent July 9, 2001 The Leelanau 100 Mile Swim SWIM Maybe some of you saw...

Tuesday, December 5, 2000 Last E-Mail Adventure Journal IV: The Prison This happened a few weeks ago in November (2000). After trekking...

Fall 2000 Trip, Nepal Sent November 20, 2000 E-Mail Adventure Journal III: Chitwan HELLO Wow does time fly! (And then it comes to a...

Friday 27 October 2000 4:05:37 EDT To mailing list Subject: Adventure Journal: The Goddess Written last night: 10/26/00. (2000) Ah,...

To my mailing list, March 14, 2000 Subject: More Adventures in Nepal: Langtang I am back and I feel completely out of touch with the...

Writings at the Internet Cafe Email to Mom Sat, February 5, 2000, 19:33:49 Hello from Kathmandu. Gena and I are here having a grand...

The Himalayan Bazaar in my Garage Sale January 2000 Four Sundays before Christmas, I had a Himalayan Bazaar in my garage. It was great...

Excerpt from my book - the journal I kept during my junior year abroad (University of Wisconsin) living in Nepal in 1986-87. Chapter 18...