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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Drove into Tibet over the high Himalaya passes from Kathmandu. I was following the route of the Indian sage who brought Buddhism to Tibet sometime in the 9th c. They say he rode in on a Siberian tiger. I took a kind of cross between a jeep and a mini bus. Not quite as exciting [...]
The Dead Sea Scrolls
I’ve had some fun lately putting together the video podcasts for my book Pilgrim in the Palace of Words. They’re going to be up on itunes soon but you can get a sneak peak already. This is some real footage of the Dead Sea Scrolls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TwKWeO_6g
And check out the ROM museum’s display if you [...]
Kicked off the Acropolis
Filming in Athens today for the podcasts that go along with my book, Pilgrim in the Palace of Words. It’s hot, like 38 Celcius (that’s what, for my American friends, about 200 Fahrenheit?). I was up on the Acropolis shooting some footage when I was stopped by the guards because I didn’t have [...]
Filming in Jerusalem
I’ve just arrived in Jerusalem where I’m staying at a little hotel just outside the Damascus gate in the Old City Walls. It’s a bit wierd – there are almost no tourists here. No matter, I stumbled around and got myself lost in the maze of little alleyways (coming out, suprisingly, at the [...]
