Author: jim

Off to Hanoi

Off to Hanoi

“I need your help. My name is Mrs. Huong Van Phuong. Please help me find my gate. I am flying on China Airlines …

 

Mormons in Mongolia

Mormons in Mongolia

I had promised a post about Mormons in Mongolia, so here it is. I have this weird habit of having strange coincidences happen to me. …

 

Jet Lag

Jet Lag

I’m off to Mongolia yet again. This will be my last trip there for a while. After this, the longest trip I currently …

 

Too much Mongolia

Too much Mongolia

Since my last post I’ve been to Mongolia two more times, each time for over three weeks. I am on my way back home …

 

Back in Mongolia

Back in Mongolia

Many people get nervous during takeoff. I once flew with a woman who had to get very drunk very quickly before a flight because …

 

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia

I was going to title this post “Georgia on my mind”, but that would have been trite, no? Two days before I was supposed to leave …

 

Mongolian Outback

Mongolian Outback

I haven’t written in a while, partially due to a series of bad to non-existent internet connections, partially due to my own natural laziness. …

 

Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar

There’s a mental picture created in my mind by the expression “the back of beyond” that conjures up certain cities: Timbuktu, Mali; Alice Springs, …