Driving the backwoods of Canada, Skagway, and Woody Harrelson I crossed the border into Canada on April 13th, the border officials searched my van for something incriminating, but came up empty; guess I looked like I was up to no good. I pointed the van north from the border and began the long trek through …
Redwood National Park, Siuslaw National Forest, and Olympia National Park The journey continues, this time it’s a road trip to Alaska. For those of you out of the immediate loop, I sold my house in California this past January and bought a camper van that has become my home on the road. I circumnavigated the …
March 20th, Saturday morning, I rolled over sleepily unwilling to rouse myself from the comfort of bed. I had planed to attend the Peace March in San Francisco that morning, marking the one-year anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, making clear my resistance to policies of preemptive action. Now that the time had come …
The following is a letter I wrote to the editor for Tikkun Magazine after reading an online article on Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ – A plea to Christians to Respond with a Gospel of Love and Hope in place of this new fundamentalism” You can find the original article here. Michael, Thank …
Re-Entry & Burning Man A few months have fled into history since my last update and in an effort to ward off any illusion or misconception that I am settling into a normal lifestyle I thought it best to get an adventure update out the door and set the record straight. Although I find myself …
Cambodia – Siem Reap Thailand – Bangkok, Koh Nangyuan Moving west from Phnom Penh by bus and bumpy dirt road I reached the town of Siem Reap and the famed Temples of Angkor. This is one stop on a tour of South East Asia that is not to be missed. Ancient stone temples rising out …
Vietnam – Dalat, Mui Ne, Saigon, Mekong Delta Cambodia – Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville Leaving Nha Trang behind, I traveled southwest and up into the mountains to the small mountain town of Dalat. Sitting at about 4,500 feet above sea level, I found a welcome relief from the heat – it even got cold enough at …
Laos – Vientiane, Savannakhet Vietnam – Dong Ha, Hue, Hoi An, Nha Trang Vientiane, the capital of Laos may well be the lowest key capital city in the world. It feels like a small town even when you are in the heart of the downtown area. My visit happened to coincide with the Laos New …
Laos – Huay Xai, Mekong River, Luang Prabang, Muang Ngoi, Sam Neua, Phonsavan, Vang Vieng And then there was Laos. What an amazing county. I entered Laos crossing the Mekong at the northern most border crossing with Thailand – Chaing Kong on the Thai side and Huay Xai on the Lao side. Immediately one could …
Thailand – Suan Mokkh, Kanchanaburi, Chaing Mai, Chaing Rai Well when we last heard from our hero, he was headed for a ten day meditation retreat at Suan Mokkh monastery near Chaiya. The retreat ended up being a great overall experience, although it was a little tough both mentally and physically. Conditions mirror that of …