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Papua New Guinea – Day One (Aug 9)

Admittedly, the title of this post isn’t accurate. Yesterday wasn’t about PNG, it was, instead. a day spent in Brisbane after 24 hours or so of travel, from DC to Charlotte to LAX to Brisbane (that last leg was 17 1/2 hours gate-to-gate). I did grab about six hours of sleep on the last longContinue reading “Papua New Guinea – Day One (Aug 9)”

Papua New Guinea – Intro (Aug 9 – 21)

Headed off to Papua New Guinea, with an initial stop in Brisbane, Australia for a couple of days. I’ll write more about both Brisbane and Papua New Guinea (I’ll be calling it “PNG” going forward) in the days ahead, though I’ll say that my primary reason for visiting PNG is the Mt Hagen Sing SingContinue reading “Papua New Guinea – Intro (Aug 9 – 21)”

Bangkok, Bhutan, and Nepal – Day Ten

April 26, 2023 – Everest and More First off, I guess I should forewarn about a longer than usual entry and photos . . . How do you write about the experience of flying by helicopter, on a sunny and misty-to-clear morning to get unparalleled views of Mt Everest and the Himalayan peaks that surroundContinue reading “Bangkok, Bhutan, and Nepal – Day Ten”

Bangkok, Bhutan, and Nepal – Day Eight

April 24, 2023 Day 8 – The Hike to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery At the hotel bar last evening, a handful of us briefly chatted with three women who’d hiked to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery that day. They’d said they got started at 6:40 a.m. and the trail was pretty much empty; when they finallyContinue reading “Bangkok, Bhutan, and Nepal – Day Eight”