Forrest Walker's Blog – June 2012 Archive (4)

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Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and Borneo.

© Lee Poston/WWF

Until recently, the tiny Asian kingdom of Bhutan remained tucked away in total isolation from the rest of the world. That segregation helped to preserve its deep Buddhist traditions, importance of the family and pristine landscapes. It’s also made it a fascinating country to study.

10. One of 43 landlocked countries in the world, Bhutan is about half the size of the state of Indiana.

9. The word… Continue

Added by Forrest Walker on June 27, 2012 at 7:45am — No Comments

My last post about the gorillas, with pictures!

http://theothersideofthecoconut.com/2012/06/26/intrepid-gorillas-chapter-seven-the-gorillas-of-rwanda/

Added by Forrest Walker on June 26, 2012 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Intrepid Gorillas

http://theothersideofthecoconut.com/2012/06/20/intrepid-gorillas-chapter-two/

This chapter two, if you go there you can back track to Chapter one. I won this trip from Intrepid through TBU, so I consider it imperative to post here!

Added by Forrest Walker on June 20, 2012 at 1:42pm — No Comments

In the midst of the gorillas in the mist

At TBU Umbria, I met the folks from Intrepid travel. They had a contest giving away 16 day adventure in Equatorial Africa, the highlight of which was to trek into the gorillas in Rwanda. Lucky me, I won. I am having a great time. This is not my normal style of travel, camping and riding on a truck for hours at a time, but it is interesting, and the Intrepid crew is excellent.

Today I did what can honestly be called a once in a lifetime experience. Curse Dianne Fossey! couldn't she have… Continue

Added by Forrest Walker on June 12, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

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