Modern Workhorses of the World

Ukrainian (Soviet) Truck, near Poltava

As if the engine weren't loud enough

Nepali truck, Road to Pokhara

Town Hall

It seemed that most of the population of this little hillside hamlet came out to see us. You can see Robin in the background testing our long-distance wireless connection. In a world where electricity is scarce, the Internet may as well be sorcery.

You wouldn't believe me if I told you

World, meet Taross. Taross, world.

Taross is, was, claimed to be, a Ukrainian boxer with ties to the Russian mafia. He had recently been in jail and upon being released had gotten involved in a wildly charismatic church in Kiev. He would follow Tom and I around for hours telling semi-coherent stories that included the word 'brother' more than any three other words combined. I'll never know whether or not he was on drugs.

Pain in the neck

Notice the size of the basket. Notice the strap over the head. Notice the killing a decent chiropractor could make here.

Porters lugg mainy pounds of networking equipment up into the Himalayan foothills.

Sunset in the land of clouds, near the 'abode of snow'

The Wisdom of Ages

Studying in the shadow of the greats - standing on the shoulders of giants.

The Sky Below

Beautiful cathedral roof in Budapest

Train, train don't go away

The central train station in Budapest. Have you ever heard Hungarian spoken? It's like Venutian, which as you can imagine is very strange to the ear.

Sight for sore eyes

If you've ever lived in a big city, you need to go here.

Seeds of another world

Nepal, 2003

Welcome atop the World

On the hike to Nangi village, 2003