http://twoheadedturtle.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Marc Ethier en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:20:35 GMT 2010-01-07T11:20:35Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977177032 Part III of Switzerland Adventures Starring Your Intrepid Correspondent  By Marc Ethier (Aforemen tioned) Gather Correspondent  "Martin, do you have a King?"   "Go . . . Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:51:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977177032 Marc Ethier 2007-11-16T16:51:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977148127 Part II of Switzerland By Marc Ethier Gather Travel Correspondent A laundry list, the nitty-gritty, on this yearlong World Tour: Countries : 26 Friends visited : 16  . . . Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:00:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977148127 Marc Ethier 2007-10-19T19:00:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977140242 By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent The days became weeks and the weeks months and suddenly we were staring down the departure date for our return to The States. We wanted to end with something spectacular. . . . Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:30:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977140242 Marc Ethier 2007-10-07T17:30:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977085998 By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent We were in Sweden when Bergman died. I saw the news on BBC that morning and actually broke it to my friend’s girlfriend and her mother, with whom we were staying. . . . Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:05:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977085998 Marc Ethier 2007-08-17T14:05:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977075745 By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent We’ve seen a lot of mangy mutts on this trip. Which of course have reminded us, one and all, of our mutt Kaya, waiting at home for our return. Poor Kaya! Asia . . . Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:03:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977075745 Marc Ethier 2007-08-04T10:03:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977055974 Science, activists and communities work to mitigate the effects of warming on the glaciers of the Himalaya   By Marc Ethier For Friends of the Earth “All afternoon the trail continues up . . . Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:10:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977055974 Marc Ethier 2007-07-14T17:10:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977055003 By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent   Our last day in Istanbul and we have clouds, and rain, for the first time. We duck into a coffee shop and watch the storm through tall double-pane windows. . . . Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:23:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977055003 Marc Ethier 2007-07-14T14:23:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977044162 By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent  If you’ve never heard the sound of a pair of male rhinoceroses in rut in the jungle 100 meters away, have no fear – you’ll recognize it instantly. . . . Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:18:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977044162 Marc Ethier 2007-07-03T12:18:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977008541 By Marc Ethier Gather Travel Correspondent   I knew a Green Man once. He could climb a tree like a monkey.   The Green Man I knew was a strange man and a good trekking companion. He was . . . Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:50:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977008541 Marc Ethier 2007-06-18T10:50:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977001370 By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent   After a restful week in Rishikesh – during which the most we did was yoga (Lisa) and massage (also Lisa) – we yearned for a little nature. Besides . . . Wed, 16 May 2007 05:23:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977001370 Marc Ethier 2007-05-16T05:23:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976974180 By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent  We march uphill for six hours. The wind is intense and unrelenting. The trail follows a rising abutment of ferrous rock that meets a cleft in a larger eminence . . . Thu, 03 May 2007 07:38:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976974180 Marc Ethier 2007-05-03T07:38:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976960878 By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent “Where from?” “Pardon?” “What country?” “U.S.” “Oh, USA. Amedica. Very great country.” “We’re . . . Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:37:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976960878 Marc Ethier 2007-04-17T07:37:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949790 By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent Laos The old ladies crowded around and squatted beside us in the dust, in the shade of a ramshackle barn. The pleasing smell of cooked noodles wafted out of its wide . . . Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:06:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949790 Marc Ethier 2007-04-04T11:06:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976932438 When it comes to Angkor Wat, they say getting there is half the battle. They don’t know the half of it By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent I was planning to write extensively about the notorious . . . Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:04:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976932438 Marc Ethier 2007-03-15T18:04:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976921206 By Marc Ethier Gather Correspondent On our right, deep in the bush, somewhere near the river, we heard the sounds. Or maybe we imagined them: a scuffling. Scratches. Heavy steps. Some large mammal rooting . . . Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:33:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976921206 Marc Ethier 2007-03-01T19:33:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976911764 In which our Intrepid Explorers skim the surface of Western Australia  By Marc Ethier, Gather Correspondent  Chalky sands and turquoise waters. Red-earth hills and an ocean of spinifex scrub . . . Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:14:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976911764 Marc Ethier 2007-02-17T02:14:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900299 There are travelers who return to the same place year after year, and there are many who cannot take leave of a beautiful sight without resolving to come back soon again. These may be good people, but . . . Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:02:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900299 Marc Ethier 2007-02-01T15:02:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976896265 Bush fires, droughts, record temps: Down Under has undergone a reassessment of values in the wake of a brutal summer of warming By Marc Ethier and Lisa Archer Australia, the Red Continent, has always . . . Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:59:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976896265 Marc Ethier 2007-01-28T03:59:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976894824 "The only stakeholders I recognize are our grandchildren – the rest of us are users,” says noted marine scientist Bill Ballantine   By Marc Ethier and Lisa Archer   Kamo . . . Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:26:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976894824 Marc Ethier 2007-01-26T03:26:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879636 Milford Journal Originally published on Gather in November in 2 parts Long before we left the States we made reservations to hike the Milford Track. Of New Zealand’s several "Great Walks" . . . Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:01:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879636 Marc Ethier 2007-01-08T12:01:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879632 Caretta caretta The crashing of the breakwater and the purl of surf on the beach couldn’t hide the hundred or so footsteps as they marched haphazardly under the bright moonlight. The hard-packed . . . Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:53:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879632 Marc Ethier 2007-01-08T11:53:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879627 The crashing of the breakwater and the purl of surf on the beach couldn't hide the hundred or so footsteps as they marched haphazardly under the bright moonlight. The hard-packed sand gave a kind of . . . Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:40:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879627 Marc Ethier 2007-01-08T11:40:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879626 Fiji’s Future (in 2 parts) Harmony with the land and the sea has never eluded the people of the central Pacific’s largest island - when they haven’t been used and swindled by the world’s . . . Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:38:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879626 Marc Ethier 2007-01-08T11:38:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861475 “Go away, possum!” Lisa clapped her hands emphatically. “Go ‘way!”   It was late – I don’t know how late. The birds were silent. We were alone in the campground. . . . Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:43:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861475 Marc Ethier 2006-12-14T00:43:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861449   Abel Tasman was a Dutchman, an explorer and the first white man to see New Zealand. New Zealand is a Dutch name. Abel Tasman never set foot on the soil here. His ship, anchored off the northern . . . Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:22:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861449 Marc Ethier 2006-12-14T00:22:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976845597 “The only stakeholders I recognize are our grandchildren – the rest of us are users,” says noted marine scientist Bill Ballantine   By Marc Ethier and Lisa Archer   Kamo . . . Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:00:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976845597 Marc Ethier 2006-11-24T05:00:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976841884 Day Three, October 29 Today the real test: Mackinnon Pass, named for its founder, 1,154 meters, more than 550 meters in elevation up from Mintaro. Two miles by the twisting path. Heavy downpour in the . . . Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:22:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976841884 Marc Ethier 2006-11-19T04:22:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976841875 Long before we left the States on our yearlong round-the-world journey we made reservations to hike the Milford Track. Of New Zealand's several "Great Walks" Milford is the most renowned . . . Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:00:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976841875 Marc Ethier 2006-11-19T04:00:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976821718 Ecotourism is on the rise in Fiji By Marc Ethier and Lisa Archer For Friends of the Earth Continued from Part 1 A maxim for Fiji, the largest archipelago in the Central Pacific, might go something . . . Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:50:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976821718 Marc Ethier 2006-10-23T04:50:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976821714 'Harmony with the land and the sea has never eluded the people of the central Pacific's largest island -- when they haven't been used and swindled by the world's industrial colonizers . . . Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:41:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976821714 Marc Ethier 2006-10-23T04:41:13Z