[ 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...
[ 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...
[ Yueqing ] There are some strange customs in China, and I’m not talking about deep-fried centipedes. Or soup-slurping competitions. No. Rather, in open defiance of logic...
[ Yueqing ] Spent the afternoon wandering along a seawall protecting Liushi from the tidal vagaries of the East China Sea. The day was filled with fishing boats and fishermen,...
[ Yueqing ] Below you will find a stand-alone version of Part 2, The Road, from my short-form travel documentary called Mongoliad (2015). And no, you didn’t miss...