Asia
In 1988, when I was eighteen years old I set off from New Zealand to Asia on an adventure. This is the fifteenth letter home, sent following a camel Safari in Jaisalmer Read the very first letter from Kathmandu here. Read the previous letter...
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In 1988, when I was eighteen years old I set off from New Zealand to Asia on an adventure. This is the fourteenth letter home, sent following a return to Delhi, Jaipur and then Pushkar. Read the very first letter from Kathmandu here. Read...
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This is the thirteenth letter, sent home from India, following visiting Alchi, the Indus Valley and riding a truck to Srinagar.
In 1988, when I was eighteen years old I set off from New Zealand to Asia on an adventure. This is the twelfth letter, sent following the Hemis Monastery festival the Himalayan region of Ladakh.
The festival celebrates the birthday of Padma Sambhava, the person who brought Buddhism to Tibet.
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In 1988, when I was eighteen years old I set off from New Zealand to Asia on an adventure. Accompanying me was my high school friend David. We were inspired by Tintin comics and National Geographic magazines. Although we had never actually been overseas before, we wanted begin our travels...
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