Blogs from Ganzi, China, Asia

Ganzi The worst bus trip ever…Never -never trust a minivan that offers you a good deal trip if is not between 2 connected near towns. The road from Tangton to Ganzi took me 11 hours, when in a bus it was supposed to be 9 hours!!!! We were a crew of 5 tourists. It was raining a lot at 8 am in Tangton and we decided to not wait the bus and go in a minibus. I was with Inti, the Salvadorian guy, a Japanese guy that hardly speaks but took care of the meals and snacks of the group and a Chinese woman that speaks fluent Spanish with a funny Spain accent, finally our groups had a guy from Ireland that has lived here for the last 4 years. The drivers made us changes cars ... read more

It was not without qualms that Graham and I planned our 2004 journey to Kham, as this extract from a letter he sent me attests: We should get two copies of a significant Buddhist text to read and discuss. You say you are starved for such interaction - it may help us not to get bored with each other - though how could I get bored with you? Seriously. I am sure that we both know that travelling a deux puts a strain on any relationship. Anyway, I have a a translation by Robert Thurman of the Tibetan version of the Vimalakirti-Nirdesa and a commentary on it by Sangharakshita that I could put off reading till June. And maybe another stab at Buddhadasa'a commentary on Dependent Origination. Anyway, there are 3 branches of a wonderful Buddhist ... read more