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