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Auld Lang Syne

I travel cheap, sleep cheap and eat well- my motto! I have been on the road since 1998, not a bad traveler. Being prepared is smart, but don't over do it. Traveling in Asia is fun and cheap. To experience any culture rightly I want to feel comfortable asap. By showing interest in a person and their heredity thru collecting art, antiques, textiles, whatever of that culture- people warm up quickly. Doors open that would otherwise be closed, and I go to places that I would never know if I didn't take the time to appreciate the peoples culture.

At the individual picture pages of the Tibetan Rug Gallery, Tibetan Textile Gallery and the Tibet Art Gallery, I discuss the meanings of Tibet Art symbolism and all antiques, textiles present. Please enjoy!

This site is dedicated to the items I collected along my Asian travels. But the collection is so far less valuable than the experiences. Yet without this "collecting" purpose the experiences are much less. How did I do it? Plan a goal and don't get to sidetracked. Open your heart, mind and conscious. I am not a rich man, my beginnings are f-ing humble, did a stint in the Army to get out of a shithole town, got out, went to school, recreated my life, etc.. Never worked in an office, never had a credit card, I can't remember the last time I bought a shirt or coat that wasn't second hand. People all have different priorities, I try not to judge others. We are all human, prone to make mistakes and we all die- this is life. Be pragmatic on one side and love beauty and breath life with the other- life is a balancing act. Truth is I was leaving America when I got in the accident (lost my leg) because I no longer liked what the American government was doing, creating a socialized welfare state isn't cool. Pampering ignorance and creating willfull disparity of the people and for the people (chuckle). We are all individuals and should strive to be happy and conscious. Without consciousness then happy has no meaning.

I hitchhiked into Tibet many times, without paying for the Chinese permit. I have hitched through South Asia, China, India looking for textiles and history. Traveling must have a sense of adventure and purpose that allows the imagination to grow beyond the bounds of present reality. That risk of not being picked up, spending days on the road, sleeping in the rain, in caves, at the train stations etc.. Eating something bad and staying in a $1 hotel where bedbugs play tug of war with the sheets isn't so dreamy but then again...walking gives a person exercise and perspective, trying new foods make the taste buds jump alive, bedbug bites go away. So many stories of love, beauty, people- this is what I remember and keeps things exciting. I do carry The Lonely Planet Travel Guide, it is good as a reference- it isn't a Bible nor should a person think it is. Actually I imagine the writers must be intelligent to be able to travel down the Congo and write "Father Knows Best" gibberish "Gee wiz, the salad was the most incredible thing I ever had in front of me!" Know who butters your bread a? I couldn't do it, though I wish I could. Anywho, I highly recommend dropping out and traveling in Africa, Asia, Central and West Asia. A guide book is helpful. Traveling allows you to appreciate what you have, how lucky we are to be able to do it.

I have added captions to try and explain what I saw and how it felt to see it. These pictures represent the past, tomorrow you may be able to see what I saw but maybe not.

 

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