Namaste everyone, This update is going to have to be short. My plane leaves in less than two hours and I still have some last minute shopping to do. The trek was simply put incredible. Everest and all the Himalayan mountains are huge, beautiful, awe inspiring and truly wonders of the world. My lasting impressions of the Himalayans will be yak bells, pink round faces, rushing rivers and waterfalls, porters 5' tall carrying incredible loads in baskets supported by their forehead, thin air that makes every step a task and the incredible beauty and presence of the mountains that literally are above the clouds. I was only able to upload a few pictures. I will upload the rest when I get to Bangkok. I did something pretty wild yesterday, but will leave the story and the ... read more

Salaam, from the sunny coastline of Alexandria on the Mediterranean Coast. It has been a busy couple of weeks since I wrote last. Since then I have visited the Valley of the Kings; rode donkeys, camels and horses (got thrown off one!); sailed down the Nile; walked up and down Mt. Sinai; relaxed on the beaches of the Red Sea; snorkeled over coral; did a 45m reverse bungy jump in Sham el Sheikh in Sinai; went to an Oasis 160 miles in the western desert and am now relaxing in Alexandria for the next two days before I take a bus back to Cairo Saturday morning for my flight to Bombay. I will be in India for the next 7 days before I fly to Katmandu. I am not sure when I will write next, because ... read more

Salaam Ala Coomb, (for the non-Arabs, Hello) from the extremely hot jewel of the Nile - Cairo. I am certainly not in Kansas anymore, Toto. I arrived in Egypt Thursday night at 11:30 pm. I guess there is not a lot of people wanting to fly these days, especially to the Middle East. I flew on a Boeing 777, that usually carries 250-300 people. There was maybe 20 passengers on board. I wasn't sure what to expect when I got off the plane in Cairo, other than it was going to be hot. Sure enough it was hot (low to mid 20's at midnight). Lots of guards toting sub machine guns and locals wanting you to buy something or use their taxi. For you people who think I drive alittle fast or maybe alittle extreme at ... read more