Well. I have spent a very happy day today, mostly shooting up heroin.
I mean, looking at thangkas and carpets. (The effect is very similar. )
Thangkas, in case you didn’t know, are Tibetan religious paintings, usually done on fabric. (Thin cotton, sized with paint to produce a smooth surface.) They typically feature one or more [...]
I have put up the first set of photos from India, mostly from Rewalsar, but a little bit from Mandi and the road to Dharamsala, too. I have also added some photos to the Laos section:
http://www.travelingtiger.com/travelingtiger/india/rewalsar.htm
http://www.travelingtiger.com/travelingtiger/laos/misc.htm
I haven’t yet put up the Akha photos, but I may not get around to those until I get back [...]
Well, I saw the Dalai Lama today…from about five feet away.
I’ve been in Dharamsala for two days now, having arrived on the 8th with a Tibetan activist woman named Tenzin. She used to live in Tibet, and came out to India fairly recently. I asked her if she ever went back, and she [...]