I’ll never forget my host brother’s reaction when I leant him my old headlamp in Kenya back in 2004. I was living in small community with a local Kenyan family near the Mau Mau forest, where only kerosene lanterns and clunky, cheap flashlights are available. He was amazed by the ingenuity of wearing a light […]
Archives for June 2012
My Top 6 Favorite Photos from Burma (Part 2)
Here’s the last three favorite shots I took when I was in Burma. It was difficult to pick just six, I think I’ll have to post some more of them up somewhere else, perhaps on Picasa or Flickr. Fishing and tourism is the main income for people who live on Inle Lake. Inle Lake is […]
The Icebreaker Challenge-Ten Days, Five Pieces of Merino Wool, No Washing Allowed
For my trip to Asia this past March, Icebreaker put a challenge on the table. Wear five pieces of our merino wool clothing for ten days without washing them, and tell us how they hold up (read: smell). I didn’t wear just these clothes for ten days straight, though they did get quite a lot […]