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Pilgrimage to the Birthplace of Buddha
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 13 February 2011
TweetThe bus stopped at a dusty crossroad and the driver shouted “Lumbini, Lumbini, Lumbini.” Indeed, I was Lumbini bound, but I had been told this bus would carry me all the way; suddenly it seemed I would have to change buses. I unfolded my aching legs from the cramped space between seat rows, stood and [...]
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Head-On Encounter with Wild Rhinos In Nepal’s Chitwan National Park
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 6 November 2010
Our hand-hewn dugout canoe bumped against a muddy bank that materialized out of the soft fog hanging over the Rapti River in Chitwan National Park. Regretting that we had to leave the ethereal, misty river so soon, I gingerly walked the length of the narrow wooden boat, trying not to upset its delicate balance and [...]
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Run For Your Lives, Little Goats
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 2 November 2010
Like an old-fashioned 8mm movie rolling and flickering in an antique projector, the scene on a busy Kathmandu street unfolded frame by frame. I was on a bus bound for Chitwan National Park in southern Nepal for a three-day, two-night safari. The trip was supposed to take five hours but already we’d been sitting in [...]
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