Exotic Travel
I got to see a little bit of the Afghanistan countryside last week. I flew via CH-47 Chinook (the helicopter w/two rotors) to one of the smaller bases for a short visit. I have to say Afghanistan looks a lot better from the air. The area I'm in is a very mountainous region and they seem to rise up in the middle of nowhere and then disappear again. There are patches of green fields everywhere and seem to be totally random and could be surrounded by acres of dirt. My friend Ilana got to travel up North last week and got to see where the giant Buddha status used to be before the Taliban blew them up. It was completely uneventful trip and I am safely ensconced back behind the wire.