February 24th, 2009 by Ambrose Bittner

Although China hasn’t made an official announcement, probably because they want to avoid publicity, Red Lantern Journeys’ Tibet, Nepal, and China partners have been letting us know that Tibet permits are not being granted for travel in March. From what we can tell, this affects entry to Tibet from both China and Nepal. The reason? [...]

February 12th, 2009 by Ambrose Bittner

After my last trip to Vietnam in January, 2009, I wrote an article about the mountain village of Sapa that was published in the new indie-focused arts web site called The Arc Magazine. Be sure to visit the site and subscribe to the magazine. It only comes out once every two months, and you won’t [...]

February 10th, 2009 by Ambrose Bittner

Delhi International Airport Limited announced that beggining March 1, 2009, they will begin levying a fee of 1,300 Rupees (about $27 US) on international passengers and 200 Rupees (about $4 US) on domestic passengers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The purpose of the fee is to make up for funding shortfalls for the development [...]