Barefoot in the Himalaya

"...A few times, when I was a young man, I imagined myself as a romantic, daring adventurer, hanging out in exotic, tropical places. Perhaps, laying in a hammock during sultry afternoons, while being served cool drinks by sinuously sexy exotic women, or perhaps, spending evenings in seedy bars, sipping cocktails in the company of shady characters, maybe with a devious Chinese chap thrown in for good measure. Fortunately, considering how such circumstances often are spiced with murders and other unpleasant happenings, my dreams have never come true, at least not completely..."Heartfelt thanks go to my daughter Aisha for correcting several typing mistakes and a few grammatical ones that were in the text.