Row of climbers going for Denali’s summit, Alaska
A row of climbers heading out from ’17k camp’, the highest camp on the normal route on Denali, the highest mountain of North America. Here they are at 17,000ft (5200m), the summit is another...
View ArticleNepali girl on the streets of Kathmandu
Just one more shot of another joyful poor child on the streets of Kathmandu and there is more where these came from. Maybe too many Nepali & Tibetan children’s shots on this site? Anyway, if they...
View ArticleUnited Airlines Rainbow at Chicago O Hare airport
I really cannot remember if this was at Washington Dulles or Chicago airport, anyone?UPDATE: as a few people have pointed out in the comments, this is actually in Chicago. I changed the title of the...
View ArticlePhortse town and Ama Dablam in Khumbu Valley, Nepal
Phortse is one of the small towns framing the wonderful Khumbu Valley in Nepal, the gateway to Everest. No 4 lane roads, actually no roads at all :) Much lower than Everest, but much more prominent is...
View ArticleCyclist at the equator, Uganda
When going from Uganda’s capital Kampala to the Rwenzori mountains, we of course had to stop near the big white line that was drawn across the road: the equator!I never knew it was an actual line, but...
View ArticleBuddha image in mani stones pile
In many different places in Tibet and Nepal you can find huge piles of stones, called Mani stones. At first sight they look like a random mess of deserted bricks and rocks, but on closer inspection you...
View ArticleNepali girl begging at Monkey Temple
There were not many tourists this day at the Swayambunath or Monkey Temple in Kathmandu and the girl did not have a good income. She was not very persistent, which was a nice change. I still do not...
View ArticleRwenzori forest in Uganda
The Duke of Abbruzzi had to find his way through this dense jungle when he set out to find and climb the third highest peak of Africa. The track is wonderful, rough at times and just a fun hike at...
View ArticleGlobal culture (1): Old man checking out the babes in Tibet
This is not one in my Globalisation series (which is about the influence of global branding on local cultures), but this is an example to show that though there are many different cultures on earth,...
View ArticleGlobal culture (2): little girl jumping puddles in Tibet
One more about customs that are shared by many different cultures worldwide, this one also from the same small village in Tibet. The girl was intrigued by our large videocamera that we used to shoot...
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