We thought we’d slow down. Then Chile put its hand up. From our early days of getting ISBT together by knocking on doors to tell our story, the most telling developments have come from email enquiries from people asking if we teach in their area, city, or country. Hong Kong is a good example. Wonderful […]
Chile 1. The remarkable coastline from Valparaiso Read More »
We’d been in Lhasa three or four days when we thought we’d check out trip possibilities via the main back-packer meeting place, the Yak Hotel. It was there we met up with the Dutch couple and the Aussie pilot with whom we hired a 4WD and driver to take us to Lake Namtso. We were
Tibet 3. Yaks, a Curious Visitor and Potholes …the Rugged Drive to Lake Namtso Read More »
After our emotional nomad experience, we rattled and bumped our way for another 20 minutes or so until we came to a large, as in really big, rock set back from Lake Namtso. This mini-Uluru was a surprise. The driver went his way, to where we couldn’t imagine, and we five wandered off in ways
Tibet 2. Onward to Lake Namtso and a Near Death Experience. Read More »
During our six-month back-packing trip in 1998, quite remarkably, I kept quite a detailed diary. Even more remarkably, we can understand a lot of my handwriting. It’s been great going over that wonderful trip, much of it seeming quite surreal now. We’ve had the great fortune to have been in the right place at the right
Of Nomads, Yak Butter Tea, the Dalai Lama and High Powered Emotion Read More »
My first international travel experience was at 24 years of age, in 1970. It was motorcycling inspired. It wasn’t so normal for Aussies to go gallivanting off ‘O.S.’ at that time. I knew of motorcycle racers heading away to compete, but I don’t think I knew anybody who had travelled just for the sake of
Travels With Hymie…and More, Much More Read More »
