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A Tale In Pictures: Tibet

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My apologies, I wanted to make slideshow of all the photographs on my trip in Tibet, but I (again) underestimated the speed and agility of the Internet in China. What should have taken, maximum, 20 minutes to upload, took, instead, 1 week. The agony? Frustration? Hey, I'm just happy I can finally upload this video of the photos you guys had such great responses to. Thanks for the support and likes.  For once, I'll stop talking now and let you enjoy the highlights of my trip to Tibet. May it instantly transport you to the mysterious, adventurous, and inspirational journey that is Tibet. 

Tibet: What's The Fuss About?

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The Legend I have this curse that I get jingles stuck in my head and I’ll walk around with that tune on repeat sometimes for months. This time is the Spiderman theme song. While traveling Tibet, we saw that some people simply stash heaps of prayer flags on top of each other like a heap of paper-mâché garbage. While seeing this, at the same time, I was also humming the Spiderman theme and came up with this little tune: Spidermonk Spidermonk Goes around Spreading gunk In a tree Up a hill We don’t care We call him “Bill” Look out Here comes the Spidermonk! I’ve been sharing this rhyme enthusiastically all trip, but my creative efforts went unappreciated. I’m hoping I get another type of crowd here or at least get a giggle. But, I know you’re not here for my artistic rhyming, you want what the title promises, you want the goods on Mount Everest. Even its name gives the impression of a stellar Titan. I’m trying to find a word to best describe what ...