Rigzin's Tibet Blog

June 24 - Dartsedo (Kanding) to Trango (Luhuo)

noreply@blogger.com (Rigzin) — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:36:10 PDT

We had another long day ahead of us travelling to Luhuo. I was already tired from the previous day's 8 hour trip, and it looked like we were in for another long day. The plan was to make it all the...

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June 23 - Chengdu to Dartsedo (Kangding)

noreply@blogger.com (Rigzin) — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 13:18:51 PDT

We spent the morning doing our final shopping and waiting for our land cruisers to arrive. I went out to find a cybercafe to e-mail the article I was writing for the Town Crier newspaper. I wasn't...

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June 22 - Chengdu

noreply@blogger.com (Rigzin) — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:39:34 PDT

We spent a pretty relaxed day wandering around Chengdu. Breakfast was provided by the hotel (eggs, various vegetables, steamed buns and tea) but no coffee. So several of us made a trip to the...

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June 20-21, Chicago-Beijing-Chengdu

noreply@blogger.com (Rigzin) — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:36:32 PDT

The flight from Chicago to Beijing was easy and uneventful. We arrived in Beijing around 3 p.m. for a 6 p.m. flight. A very helpful airline employee came with the wheelchair for Rinpoche and guided...

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Back At Last

noreply@blogger.com (Rigzin) — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 05:55:58 PDT

Hi friends: It has been a crazy summer. I really wasn't able to post to this blog from Tibet. The e-mail access there is just not fast enough, and also not available enough for regular posting. ...

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Be Careful What You Wish For

noreply@blogger.com (Rigzin) — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 06:38:50 PDT

Hi Everyone: This post was actually written on the plane from Chicago to Beijing (June 20). Internet access has been pretty sporadic and I couldn't access the blog for a while. A lot has happened...

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A Monkey in the Buddha's Lap

noreply@blogger.com (Rigzin) — Sat, 12 Jun 2004 09:37:49 PDT

As a prelude to the journey, I'm posting a story I fashioned out of some of last year's email posts from Nepal (with excellent editorial advice from Glenda M.) I would definitely love to get into...

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noreply@blogger.com (Rigzin) — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:00:04 PDT

Shaw Festival Programme Shot

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Nine Days to Go!

noreply@blogger.com (Rigzin) — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:47:24 PDT

Since last year's emails from Nepal were such a hit, I decided to try the blog format for missives from Tibet. I'm not sure how often I'll have email access, since we will be in a lot of remote...

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