I didn’t decide by myself to head to Crete, Greece’s largest island in the southern Aegean, to MedTrek for two months. First I went to pay tribute to, and get some guidance from, the iconic Oracle at Delphi. Circe Read more

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Slices Of Lhasa Street Life

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Joel in An Odyssey in China & Tibet, Follow The Idiot, Idiotic Musings | 8 Comments

A teahouse run by nuns in downtown Lhasa.

A rooftop view of the Jokhang Temple, the center of action in Lhasa’s Barkhor district.

It’s impossible to ignore – and illegal to photograph — the omnipresent Chinese military troops in riot gear on the rooftops and Read more

Has “Normalcy” Returned To Tibetan Lamaseries In China?

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Joel in An Odyssey in China & Tibet, Follow The Idiot, Idiotic Musings | 14 Comments

Yellow Hat monks chanting before a prayer session at Labrang Monastery in Xiahe, China.

Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in central China that were closed or disrupted two years ago due to conflicts with the government in Beijing are functioning with apparent normalcy this month.

The Idiot took an odyssey to Read more

Reaching The Summit In Tibet

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Joel in An Odyssey in China & Tibet, Follow The Idiot, Idiotic Musings | 4 Comments

The hottest spots in Lhasa for expats and foreign tourists to network and swap info, both online and off, are the two Tibet Summit Fine Art Cafés owned by a 46-year-old American from Ohio.

Owner Doug Wilford opened his first Summit Café in 2006.

Doug Wilford, who speaks Chinese Read more

Potala Palace Procession

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Joel in An Odyssey in China & Tibet, Follow The Idiot, Idiotic Musings | 27 Comments

The Potala Palace in Lhasa is the iconic symbol of Tibetan Buddhism.

Two monks discuss Tibet’s odyssey with The Idiot below the Potala Palace.

There are only thirty lamas maintaining the estimated 948 rooms in Lhasa’s Potala Palace, the traditional home of the Dalai Lama Read more

Chinese Are BIG Characters In Tibet

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Joel in An Odyssey in China & Tibet, Follow The Idiot, Idiotic Musings | 6 Comments

One not-so-subtle technique employed by the Chinese government to show who’s the boss in Tibet truly reflects their character(s).

Every sign in Tibet uses Chinese characters that are invariably much larger than the corresponding Tibetan script.

Even The Idiot gets the message!

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