(Hours before midnight on Chinese New Years. Click image for Pano) Happy Year of the Water Dragon, everyone! I love this time of year. Who wouldn’t? Two million non-professional Chinese citizens legally setting off category 4 professional fireworks at the same time. Dangerous? Undoubtedly so. Amazing? Truly. This year I was invited to a few…
I’ve gotten so many emails in the last few months asking if Plateau Photo Tours has on tap. I’m excited to reveal another one of our headline tours for 2012 – our 2012 Storytellers workshop Jerod Foster and myself couldn’t be more excited to announce our first Storytellers workshop. Jerod and I have been able…
Matt Brandon and myself are excited for our next workshop. We announced Plateau Photo Tours annual Lhasa, Everest, Nepal Overland Tour and workshop a while back. 2012’s tour is rapidly filling up with only a few spots left! Last years tour was a ton of fun. We continue to call this trip a ‘bucket-list’ trip because, well,…
This article was originally for a guest post that ended up getting cancelled due to time. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll see lots of themes we’ve talked about in the past discussed in this article. If you are interested in exploring these concepts more, take a look at my previous posts on engaging…
(Download the December Wallpaper here – Right click, Save link as) After November’s wallpaper failure of being a few days late and being stalked by the angry masses the entire time, I thought I’d jump the gun on December’s wallpaper and keep the villagers happy. This is a departure from my normal work because I’m…
From the November 28th through December 3rd I am offering 5% off of my 2012 Tibet Calendar. Also if you purchase on Cyber Monday, you will get an extra 35% off of any purchases through Lulu.com using the discount code CYBERMONDAY. These calendars make great gift items for your adventure-loving family member! Please click here to order!…
I sincerely hope all of you had an amazing Thanksgiving. For those of you participating in Black Friday, good luck and may God have mercy on your soul. It’s crazy out there! I was lucky enough to spend the holiday with my folks in the lazy town where I grew up. It’d been a long…
See the previous two articles written in this series here: – 2 of 3: Downplaying Your Culture – 1 of 3: Two Sides of Experiencing Culture This article is a repost of a guest blog I did for Rear Curtain. Rear Curtain is a great organization run by friends who are seriously passionate about telling…
This article is a repost of a guest blog I did for Rear Curtain. Rear Curtain is a great organization run by friends who are seriously passionate about telling stories. Do yourself a favor and check them out here See the previous two articles written in this series here: – 3 of 3: Processing The…
See the previous two articles written in this series here: – 2 of 3: Downplaying Your Culture – 3 of 3: Processing The Old Through The New This article is a repost of a guest blog I did for Rear Curtain. Rear Curtain is a great organization run by friends who are seriously passionate about…