Tibet was an after-thought after I arrived in Nepal and completed my trek in the Annapurnas. Well, maybe not quite… Actually, there was a funny incident when I tried to apply for visa for Tibet. As preparation for the trip to Nepal, I had originally tried to apply for a visa into Tibet by going [...]
View Larger Map While in the air above Nepal, I could not help but have a tingling sensation of a mixture of anticipation and also apprehension. It was a total unknown. Perhaps partly due to my own imagination, but the horizon seemed more curvy than usual, i.e. the curvature of the earth was probably more [...]
Canberra was my home from January of 1996 till about September of 1999. While for three and a half years I was hard at work to complete my PhD, it was also one of the most wonderful times in my life. I have made many wonderful friends and learnt to live independently. In fact, during [...]
View Larger Map Cities visited: Rome, Venice & Florence Rome To photos (opens a new window) Venice To photos (opens a new window) Florence To photos (opens a new window)
Cities visited: Zurich & Lucerne Zurich Zurich was intended to be a brief stop-over on the way to Italy, so I only stayed for 2 full days (but only 1 night). Arriving at around 5am on an overnight train from Paris, I was surprisingly fresh after the trip. Had a chat with an South-African girl [...]