Stephanie Pearson recently traveled through the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan with Buddhist guru Robert Thurman (Uma’s dad), and has returned with a fascinating bit of reportage at Outside Online, called “Cosmic Whiplash“:

After watching the cultural and environmental decay that took place in nearby Nepal, which has historically catered to the $5-per-day backpacker crowd, Bhutan chose a different path–restricting visitors to only those who can pay mightily for the pleasures of paradise. At this … Read more »

With my email address published alongside some articles I’ve written about life in Germany, every now and then I get an email from someone who wants to know how I managed to expatriate there. Mostly people write out of frustration. Teaching English, as it does elsewhere, seems to offer the best employment opportunities. But competition’s tight, jobs are slim. And European Union labor laws keep you from doing just about any other kind of work … Read more »