To post about the magic town of Bodhgaya ( Read more... )

I have left the frenzy that is Varanasi and have finally had a chance to see the world again ( Read more... )

I was hoping to write something philosophical and illuminating but now I'm in Varanasi and there will be none of that! Varanasi previously known as Benares is Hinduism's major holy city, a major 'must-see' tourist destination and one of the oldest cities in the world. It may be these things, but it's also known in the traveling world as one of ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is my first day at Ashram life in the Yoga Niketan Ashram. It's quite the reputed ashram from my knowledge, it's in lonelyplanet and it's too serious to be a waste of time.... but the list of ashram rules is three pages long and some of them are quite strict. No strong or intoxicating foods, drinks or substances which is perfectly fine ( Read more... )

To update my Indian odyssey(hehe yeah right!) I am now in Rishikesh, one of the holiest, spiritually dense new-agey cities in the world ( Read more... )

I'm finally in my dream destination, Ladakh ( Read more... )

In Chandigarh and feeling much, much better ( Read more... )

I finished the Hampta pass trek! It was very difficult and many parts that were extremely dangerous and scary.. hugging cliffs, crossing melting glaciers where if you slip you die.. and really scary river crossings. To make matters worse, on the last night I cam down with a fever of 103, extreme nausea and fatigue and just about every symptom one ( Read more... )

India is ever-challenging, just as I have eased into Indian culture I've finally done the inevitable and contracted some awful infections, one in my stomach (quite bad) and one in my throat (not so bad).. so I'm on a bunch of medication and Osho is keeping me company ( Read more... )

I'm now in Manali which is the last major settlement before the Himalayas, things are much better and easier to digest. To be more specific, a small village a couple of kilometres down called Vashishat(Pronounced Vasheesht). The place is just full of hippies from mostly Germany, Eastern Europe and Japan. I've sort of befriended two of them so I' ( Read more... )