Lori, Author at Where Next, Baby?

April 27, 2018January 19, 2020

Glimpses of Nepal

Travel to Nepal is eye-opening in many ways. Nepal is poor. People earn around $200 to $300 a month in professional jobs. So about 5 million men have gone to other countries to try to earn more money. They’re primarily in Dubai, Japan and Korea. They Skype and FaceTime with their families in Nepal. Some …

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April 25, 2018February 15, 2020

Travel to Tibet: Warm welcome to the top of the world

Tibet will swell your heart to bursting, then smash it in pieces. It’s Shangri-La, Shambala, Shang Bala, the mythical mountain paradise. It’s absolutely stunning landscape. It’s Buddhism, the spiritual home of the Dalai Lama. Tibetans greet us at the airport with long, white silk scarves they tie around our necks. These khatas symbolize purity and …

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April 24, 2018March 5, 2020

Tibet travel tidbits

Some more tidbits from our travel to Tibet: When a Tibetan dies, he is laid out in his home for three days. Then the undertaker comes. There are five kinds of burials here: Tomb burials for the reincarnation lama/monk like the Dalai Lama Fire burials for monks and other religious leaders Earth burials for people …

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April 17, 2018February 15, 2020

What do they call Chinese food in China? ‘Food’ … and some other tidbits

Some tidbits as we travel China: Children are taught English starting at age 5 now. Adorable tiny children walk by, smiling at me and shyly say “hello,” and are delighted when I answer. But most adults can’t speak it, and communication is often difficult. We use a translation app when we can. And at one …

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April 16, 2018January 19, 2020

China Travel: Observations from booming China

China Is Booming. At least that's how it looks as we wind around the outskirts of Xi'an. Endless miles of new 35-story apartment buildings look like a giant boy bought out the giant Jenga factory and is placing the pieces on their ends toward infinity. He’s filling gaps literally on a daily basis. The Chinese …

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December 19, 2017March 5, 2020

Travel to Lovely Laos: Not yet tainted by tourists

Travel to Laos if you want to see a country that has not at all been Westernized, at least in the region around Luang Prabang. All restaurants and shops are local in Luang Prabang. No buildings are taller than the highest temple. The entire town and surrounding mountains are a World Heritage site. But the …

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December 12, 2017February 2, 2020

Vietnam Travel: Spectacular Scenery and Sights, Fantastic Food, and a ‘Wound that Never Heals’

Vietnam is a country that is at turns magical, sobering, puzzling and unnerving. Travel to Vietnam will immerse you in a unique culture and fascinating experience. Of course, we were concerned about the fallout of the Vietnam War. Although it ended nearly 50 years ago, our entire lifetimes, it is still very present in American …

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December 5, 2017January 26, 2020

Travel to Cambodia: Stunning temples & ‘extreme foods’

Exiting the plane into Siem Reap, Cambodia, you feel as though you were diverted to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. It looks precisely the same: low, pointed straw roof, no gates, open walled building in the dripping humid heat. But the giant red Buddha head staring down at you once you walk inside makes you realize …

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November 29, 2017January 26, 2020

Travel to the UK: observations from a tourist swing through London

We’ve been very fortunate to have visited the United Kingdom, and particularly London, a couple dozen times. Enough times that we’ve left the major tourist places far behind and just enjoy the atmosphere and people. We people watch. Following are observations I jotted down from a visit several years ago. Post continues below Adam geeks …

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November 21, 2017September 24, 2022

India Retrospective: Letters home from Bangalore & Delhi

This posting is from our original travel blog about our travel to India, published in 2008, and was mainly a collection of emails to friends and family also published on one of the now defunct personal blog sites. It has been edited for clarity and privacy considerations. February 2008: Welcome to Bangalore! Hi everybody! We …

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