3/18/2011 | India , Manipur

Moreh: A few hours in Burma

By Micah Hanson, on March 18th, 2011
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When I headed to the border town of Moreh, with Deepak, Robin, and Sarah I didn’t expect that I find myself facing down rifle brandishing member of the Burmese Junta.  But I guess that is one of the great things about travel you never know what new experiences a new day will […]

March 18th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | | Leave a comment
6/3/2009 to 6/10/2009 | India , Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: Hell ain’t got nothin’ on the U.P. in June

By Micah Hanson, on June 10th, 2009

12► Is this Hell? No it’s the UP (Uttar Pradesh) in June, a slight variation on the “Field of Dreams” line that has gone through my head these past few days. My journey started out promising, boarding a micro (mini-vans that ferry people around Kathmandu like city buses) nearly as soon as I […]

June 10th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | | 2 comments
5:15 to 5:45 am, 8/13/2007 | China , Sichuan , Tibet

One for the memoirs

By Micah Hanson, on August 13th, 2007

I had a bad feeling as I walked down the dark deserted streets of Aba at just after 5:00 am in the morning, and I remember thinking if I was going to get mugged this could be the time; not unheard of in the impoverished knife wielding areas of Tibet.  The new bus station […]

August 13th, 2007 | Tags: , , , | | Leave a comment