[ Kathmandu ] At the behest of the same visiting friend from my recent Tansen excursion, I broke from my usual “no tourist sites” rule and visited both Kathmandu’s Durbar...
[ Pokhara ] I took a visiting friend on a well-intentioned trip to Tansen, Palpa District, by motorcycle. What was supposed to be a 4-5 day improvised tour of the region...
[ Pokhara ] On a dusty haze-infused afternoon, after an interminable series of flights and their patience-trying delays—after too many hours on a bus and too few in slumber—I...
[ Houston ] Viewing one’s place of origin with a fresh eye is always a challenge. During my current US visit, I had dinner with an old friend—Houston’s longstanding...
[ Manvel ] Two days from now I will begin my third consecutive month in the USA; to say I am going a bit stir crazy is a profound understatement. As a palliative measure I decided...
[ Manvel ] After weeks of sitting behind a computer building Websites-for-Dollars, I took a day off. I threw my camera in the car and took off towards Galveston and the Gulf...
[ Manvel, TX ] For the first time since 2012 I find myself in Western civilization for the holiday season. In Texas no less. It’s strange, and I don’t much like it. Though...
[ Yueqing ] Today I taught two classes of High School students (Juniors and Seniors) in Liushi, a small town outside of Yueqing. This is a standard Show & Tell for Frank’s...
[ Yueqing ] There are some tremendous advantages to being a rare foreigner in an out-of-the-way town. The foremost? Everyone wants to take you places, show you things, and impress...