• DEBUT WITH A DOLPHIN 2/20/04
Reflections on swimming with a dolphin

• MOVING WITH A MANTA RAY 2/12/03
Chasing a manta ray across a lagoon
 

 
• STILL IN SEARCH OF PARADISE 2/6/03
Update on my quest for the territorial grail
 

 
• "I DON'T DO BUFFETS...." 1/29/03
Sometimes you just can't please everyone
 

• AFTER CHRISTMAS BARGAIN SHOPPING IN SANTIAGO    1/15/03
Buying pareos from paradise
 

• BEING SCOTTISH IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC 1/10/03  
The problem with French Polynesia if you are Scottish
 

• CHRISTMAS CATTLE RUSTLERS ON EASTER ISLAND 1/02/03  
Stumbling upon rustlers and living to tell all about it
 

• CHRISTMAS MASS ON EASTER ISLAND 12/25/02  
Experiencing the most memorable Christmas Eve service in a lifetime
 

• SNORKELING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC 6/23/02
A practical guide for getting ready
 

• THE COST OF UNWANTED ADVICE  6/11/02 
Whistle-blowers then and now
 

• KLM FOLLOW-UP  6/09/02 
Advice about airline delays
 

   
• VANITY OF VANITIES 5/26/02 
Humorous historical cautions of cloning
 

   
• TRIBUTE TO THOR 5/14/02
His journeys captured my imagination
 

   
• JOURNALISTS OF THE WORLD UNITE! 3/25/02
First, it was ABC and Koppel; now it's Pitcairn and Campbell
 

• PROBLEMS WITH THE PITCAIRN PARADISE 3/13/02 Captain Cook was correct
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• GETTING TO PARADISE LOST 3/1/02
You can't get to Pitcairn Island from here
 

• LEARNING FROM LAWRENCE 2/28/02  
T. E. Lawrence as a role model
 

• AMERICA'S IMAGE ON TV 2/26/02  
Olympic reflections of America
 

• MY FIRST INDIAN MEAL 1/28/02 
Cultural shock at 30,000 feet
 

• WHAT NEXT? 1/8/02
Looking for a place to go
 

• TERMINALITY ENHANCES THE PRESENT 12/20/01
A koan delivered by the death of George Harrison
 

• RACISM ON THE ROOFTOP OF THE WORLD  12/7/01
A lesson on pluralism
 

• HOW NOT TO RUN AN AIRLINE  9/12/01
Stranded in Delhi by Northwest/KLM
 

• DARWIN’S NOSE 1/5/01 
How Darwin nearly lost out because of his nose
 

• DELAY ON TIBETAN INDEPENDENCE DAY 10/30/01
Being in Tibet on a national holiday
 

• FINDING SARA—Part 3  9/15/01  
Three Saras arrive from China
 

      
• ON INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY 9/12/01
Reflections on India after the British 
 

• FINDING SARA—Part 2  9/3/01
Actually finding Sara in Lhasa, Tibet
 

• ON BEING LEFT-HANDED 8/28/01  
…and traveling in India
 

• FINDING SARA—Part 1  8/16/01
Adopting a Tibetan orphan
 

• BRING ON THE OLYMPICS  8/14/01 
The positive aspect of having the Olympics in Beijing
 

• ROYAL RAGE ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD 7/25/01 
Thoughts about the killings in Nepal
 

• SEARCHING FOR SHANGRI-LA 7/10/01
A personal journey
 

• CURSE OF KATHMANDU 6/18/01  
How free are we?
 

• FROM THE LAND OF RAGBRAI
TO THE LAND OF THE RAJAHS 5/27/01
Preparing for a trip of a lifetime
 

 
• “MONKEY MAN TERRORIZES DELHI” 5/16/01
Breaking story from India
 

 
• SYDNEY SYNOPSIS--
THE CATHY FREEMAN STORY 11/15/00
Reflections on the Sydney Olympics
 

• JOHN GREY AND BOBBY
A matter of love and devotion
 

• THE OLD MAN FROM ISTANBUL 
A story about shared humanity
 

• IVAN THE THANKFUL
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich