“Scotland”
A Tweeted Essay by the @BadDalaiLama Tweets on a single topic ("Scotland") published within a short period.
Shown here in the order tweeted (earliest first).
5824
Jul 17 2011 : The following week will be dedicated to this distasteful fictional character: http://ow.ly/i/euHe [view in context ]
5825
Jul 18 2011 : Six hours ago, was heading to Green Bay, Wisconsin. Sudden change of plans and I'm going somewhere else. Hint: rain, rain and more rain.
5826
Jul 18 2011 : Carmageddon turning into Carmaheaven illustrates the astounding power of public hysteria. The commercial possibilities are endless!
5827
Jul 18 2011 : Three-Mile Island from the air (1 hour ago). http://twitpic.com/5ru41z ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5828
Jul 18 2011 : Minor perturbations of the gaseous planetary mantle. http://twitpic.com/5ru5mj ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5829
Jul 18 2011 : @trixieboots We're all suffering sympathetic labor pains. Let's make this happen!
5830
Jul 18 2011 : Five minutes in the country and already got a chip on me shoulder. http://twitpic.com/5s066r ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5831
Jul 18 2011 : A uniquely Scottish atrocity: haggis flavored potato chips. http://twitpic.com/5s34s8 (Glasgow Tesco) ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5832
Jul 18 2011 : Photos from Scotland, as they are uploaded. FB album: http://j.mp/oV3FOy
5833
Jul 18 2011 : Cheery Edinburgh. http://twitpic.com/5s3a57 ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5834
Jul 18 2011 : Decent enough lodging. $27/night (@ Caledonian Backpackers Hostel) http://4sq.com/pbMznV
5835
Jul 18 2011 : My hostel in Edinburgh. Right now! Must sleep now. http://twitpic.com/5s3bzq ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5836
Jul 18 2011 : View from my hostel window, Edinburgh. http://twitpic.com/5s3oqq ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5837
Jul 18 2011 : Being good at something and being publicly successful at it are two different things, often completely contradictory.
5838
Jul 18 2011 : The common room of my hostel in Edinburgh. http://twitpic.com/5s6599 ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5839
Jul 18 2011 : An upstanding citizen. http://twitpic.com/5s6xlm ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5840
Jul 18 2011 : Edinburgh Castle. http://twitpic.com/5sc2vq/full ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5841
Jul 19 2011 : Who're ya callin' a pinhead? http://twitpic.com/5scakc ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5842
Jul 19 2011 : Many people want to travel, but they also don't want to leave their possessions and routines, so it doesn't get beyond the wanting stage.
5843
Jul 19 2011 : One can become morbidly obese with possessions just as with food—attached to so many things it's impossible to move.
5844
Jul 19 2011 : A wee lass and a man with no trousers. http://twitpic.com/5sf60i ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5845
Jul 19 2011 : So this is wild: Checked into this hostel in Edinburgh, and the owner turns out to be one of our followers, the ever-mysterious @stuwad .
5846
Jul 19 2011 : Hosteling: Not only do you pay less; you usually get MORE services (kitchen, wifi) and great human experiences you can't find at the Hilton.
5847
Jul 19 2011 : My home for the next 24 hours. Now approaching Loch Ness. http://twitpic.com/5sl7zz ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5848
Jul 19 2011 : Paging Dr. Who. http://twitpic.com/5t5tyj (Kinlochewe, Scotland) ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5849
Jul 20 2011 : Back from the dark, brooding, internet-free lochs of the Scottish Highlands. (@ Highlander Hostel Inverness) http://4sq.com/mQlgaD
5850
Jul 20 2011 : Photos from Loch Ness and the Scottish Highlands (as I add them). FB album http://j.mp/r2Xiid
5851
Jul 20 2011 : Reenacting the famous attack scene from "Loch Ness—The Movie". I *AM* the monster! http://twitpic.com/5t3bwv ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5852
Jul 20 2011 : @ZeusThaDog Hey Zeuster, give us PIX! —Bad Dalai
5853
Jul 21 2011 : There are many obvious observations you make about others that you can't tell them, because you know they're invested and can't change.
5854
Jul 21 2011 : Do you have ESP? Few close friends? Are you right handed? Harvard is looking for you! (subway ad in Boston) http://twitpic.com/5tpv4w ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
5855
Jul 21 2011 : Left Inverness this morning. 5 buses, two planes, one subway and 21 hours later, arriving in the Boston suburbs. Another typical day.
5856
Jul 22 2011 : Video postcard: In the airport in Glasgow, an absurd escalator safety warning. British nannyism run amok? http://youtu.be/A5Hx9WVqFMI (0:30) ←Our original YouTube video [more ]
5857
Jul 22 2011 : All my photos from 3 days in Scotland: Highlands & Loch Ness http://j.mp/r2Xiid Edinburgh http://j.mp/oV3FOy Bus http://j.mp/pkmCHI [view in context ]
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