The other day, someone said, “Remember that time when your bike crashed into a Buddhist temple and you disturbed the monks’ morning chant? Or that time when a Cambodian woman saved you from that terrible rainstorm? Yeah, well you should write these stories down.”
Sharing stories, especially travel ones, is my favorite pastime. I love being able to pass on a heartfelt exchange or a quirky moment.
Introducing…Travel Stories of 2014 and beyond. I plan to share a brief story, anecdote, quip. Some are from my book THE SAME SKY while others are from past adventures. Enjoy!
Week 1: Why I’m Only 75% Beautiful in Indonesia – 12/15/13
Week 2: Be Kind and Let Go – 1/5/14
Week 3: When the Bus Broke Down in Tibet – 1/12/14
Week 4: 7 Tips on How to Beat Jet Lag – 1/19/14
Week 5: Remembering New Delhi with Hope, Curiosity and Loneliness – 1/26/14
Week 6: Webbie Dong was Born – 2/2/14
Week 7: What First Intrigued Me About Tibet – 2/8/14
Week 8: At a Tibetan Market Where Yak Leather & Chicken Carriers are Cheap – 2/15/14
Week 9: Welcome Back From Your Literary Journey – 2/23/14
Week 10: Highlights From My Book Launch! – 3/9/14
Week 11: Let’s Chill Like the Buddha – My Day Off in Paris – 3/15/14
Week 12: Europeans Have it Right: Short Breaks Throughout the Day – 3/23/14
Week 13: Prosciutto Heaven in Rome – 3/29/14
Week 14: On Seeing John Keats’ Tombstone in Rome – 4/6/14
Week 15: Snapshots of People From Bhutan – 4/13/14
Week 16: Cooking Class in Chiang Mai – 4/20/14
Week 17: What Did This Place Look Like Back in the Day? Imagining Sukothai, Thailand – 4/29/14
Week 18: Arm-Wrestling with a Tibetan Monk – 5/4/14
Week 19: Happy Mother’s Day! – 5/11/14
Week 20: “Stay Beside Death and Cry? No, You Keep Moving…” – 5/18/14
Week 21: Imagine This Monastery Perched Precariously on a Mountain – 5/25/14
Week 22: Love is Everywhere When You Need It – 6/1/14
Week 23: Chance Encounters When We Need Them the Most – 6/8/14
Week 24: Happy Father’s Day! – 6/15/14
Week 25: The Same Sky Cafe: A Successful Evening of Travel Story-Telling – 6/22/14
Week 26: Cezare – An Old Friend and His Message of Hope – 6/29/14