India

Lha – An Intro to International Teaching

I have always had a strong sense of community service growing up, and the feeling of wanting to give back…

11 years ago

A Spiritual Rebirth: Tenzin Chom-Chu

It wasn't a big surprise when I failed to be granted an audience with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Since…

11 years ago

Homemade Tibetan Food – Momos and Thupka

First off - you won't really learn how to make Tibetan Momos from this blog. This is just about my…

11 years ago

My First Himalayan Hike – Triund Hill

With all of the craziness I've experienced in India...I came to India with one thing in mind: Himalayas. It is…

11 years ago

Life at 6,800 feet in the Himalayas – McLeod Ganj, India

One of the highest items on my life list is to see the Himalayas. When I arrived to Dharamsala at…

11 years ago

Review: Mama’s Kitchen

Traveling through Asia has made me a little homesick for my mom's food, and when I saw a small curtained…

11 years ago

The Beatles Ashram and Dip in the Ganges

Rishikesh is known as the Yoga Capital of the world, as many forms of yoga came from this area. It…

11 years ago

Rishikesh Wanderings

The first time I could smell, feel, and even taste, fresh, crisp relatively smog free air in India, I couldn't…

11 years ago

My First Indian Wedding

I like to think I am generally a confident person. It takes a lot to make me uncomfortable or second…

11 years ago

Naan Alley

Almost needless to say, Tina and I did not enjoy our time in Delhi. It's louder, dirtier, crazier, and sketchier…

11 years ago

Portraits of Jaipur

Tina and I have been fretting about what to wear to this Indian wedding of a friend of a friend…

11 years ago

Pushkar, India

Flew kites. Became mini-town stars.     Too much time spent shopping the markets.     Climbed a hillside to…

11 years ago

Pushkar’s Kite Festival Celebrity – Tina Sever

For some reason, Indians really like to take pictures with foreigners. However, they must not care about Asians because I…

11 years ago

A Forting We Will Go – Jodhpur, India

With only a month in India and anticipated Indian wedding on Jan. 19, Tina and I had a limited amount of time…

11 years ago

My First Indian Railway Experience

I love trains. I really do. Even when I end up in the wrong place. You've heard me talk about…

11 years ago

An Indian Homestay Experience

You know that scene in Cinderella when goes to wake her stepsisters and they have the vaulted ceiling rooms and she has…

11 years ago

Being Loner or a Lover – Pros and Cons of Independent Travel

Everyone says traveling alone is hard, especially for women. So I decided I needed to keep a running list of this stuff…

11 years ago

Ready or Not, Here I am – My First Impression of India

I wasn't really prepared for India. I don't think you ever could be. I was told to surrender all personal…

11 years ago