There are those snobs who insist on the distinction between "traveler" and "tourist," and disdain the "tourist."  Then there are those snobs who insist there is no distinction, and disdain the "traveler-snob."  Finally, there are those snobs who agree with the latter set but talk only to...

I have a blister the size of Texas on the sole of my right foot; in trying to avoid walking on it I have created another blister (the size of California) on the side of the same foot.  I am limping up the side of an orange mountain in the midday sun, two kilometers behind Yogi, and asking...

Or: surreal experiences of Ladakh, part one!

Attempting to mantra my way out of exploding out of all the holes in my body, ham-sa ham-sa ham-sa, on the bus ride of treachery between Manali and Leh. The ride wouldn't have been so terrible if I hadn't had had bacteria in the belly, though there were...