On Saturday the 16th we flew from Kathmandu to Lhasa, Tibet, China. We had a very easy hour flight on Air China and arrived in a very modern airport about an hour outside Lhasa. The drive from the airport to Lhasa was beautiful and I have some great photos to post soon. Tibet is a beautiful city. The food is great, the people are nice, the scenery is stunning, and the city itself is beautiful, colorful, and full of character. Tourism is a mainstay of the ec...

Hello from Kathmandu! Today was very busy but I got a great overview of Kathmandu and some of the surrounding sights. As usual below you will find a short and long version of my day, my ramblings, etc. Pictures will follow once I figure out how to get them onto one of these computers =) SHORT VERSION: The electricity was out with a rolling blackout for a few hours tonight so I only have about 30 minutes for this journal entry.So it may be more of an ou...

I've arrived in Kathmandu! I got to my hotel about 32 hours after I left my apartment in Sacramento. Four flights and a lot of miles and peanuts and airport security checks behind me, I was happy to be here. The weather is nice. Warm but not too hot. Billowy white clouds against blue skies (we're at the last two weeks of the official rainy season so we can expect a little rain each day). My hotel is nice. Very basic but it has a phone and TV in the ro...

Well, I'm on my way again. Tonight I leave on the second part of my world travels. My flights are kind of crazy: I leave Sacramento around 7:00pm Tuesday night and have a short layover in LA. Then on to Hong Kong. Then to Bangkok (I know, I was just there...) and then finally to Kathmandu, Nepal. I'll arrive in Kathmandu around 11:00 pm Wednesday night, CA time. It will be around 12:00 noon in Nepal on Thursday. The time difference is roughly 12 hours and 4...

Today was my last day in Thailand. I had a very enjoyable day. I slept in a little. Went running for the last time in Lumphini Park. I had lunch and then headed out for a Thai massage. This was my first Thai massage but I thought the place that was recommended was very good. This was a traditional Thai massage so they have you change into what I refer to as pajamas (I'm sure they have a better name) and then they wash your feet. Then the massage starts. Its...