January 31, 2017 First things first: the Pink City isn't actually pink. It's more of an apricot color, but the charm of the walled Old City holds fast no matter the color descriptive. Arriving in the dark, starving and tired, we are thrilled to find out that the rooftop restaurant in our hotel, The Peacock, … Continue reading Jaipur! The (Sort of) Pink City
January 30, 2017 After a quick one-day, jet-lagged visit to Delhi, (which I will summarize after my return visit on the way home) we set off for Jaipur, taking a long detour to the small village of Abhaneri in order to visit one of the oldest baoris (step-wells) in India: Chand baori. Step wells are … Continue reading A Road Less Traveled: Delhi to Jaipur
Here I am, back on Indian soil, and despite the familiar chaos I couldn't be happier. I learned a thing or two last time around... most of it the hard way, and now I get to use the experience and familiarity to my advantage. After 20 hours of travel, my close friend Annabell and I … Continue reading India, I Have Arrived
Just over a year ago, I spent a month by myself in India, traveling to different cities, meditating, and seeking as much cultural, historical and spiritual experience as possible. It was, without a doubt, one of the most difficult things I have ever done... being alone in a place of such diverse intensity. And yet, … Continue reading Revisiting India, the Land of Beautiful Intensity
In the last couple weeks since my return from the Peruvian Amazon, people have asked me with understandable curiosity what drinking ayahuasca was like, and it has been very difficult for me to explain. The simple answer is, there is no simple answer. My experience was complicated and obtuse and it left me with more … Continue reading Into the Fire
As I have been preparing for this trip to the Peruvian Amazon, I have been thinking a lot about fear. Not so much the type of sudden fear that prompts us to either spring into defensive action or run and take cover, but the kind of fear that stealthily sits underneath the surface of most … Continue reading The False Faces of Fear
Over the last decade or so, I've had the good fortune to visit a lot of incredible places on this earth, but tomorrow I embark on a journey unlike any other, where for all intents and purposes, I will probably 'leave' this earth for a little awhile to explore other realms... mostly the ones embedded … Continue reading Into the Great Unknown
November 25-27, 2015 Everyone recognizes the incredibly picturesque karsts of Halong Bay... those limestone peaks that jut skyward from the water creating a landscape unlike any other... and like the millions of other tourists, I wanted in on that beauty. But my aversion toward crowds led me to do some research, and upon careful consideration … Continue reading Deep in the Flow – Tam Coc, Vietnam
Hanoi is the eclectic, erratic and utterly delightful capitol of Vietnam, representing the perfect juxtaposition of urban, modern life and old world tradition. It is a place of utter chaos that has found a symbiotic groove in which the old world ways interface fluidly with contemporary lifestyles... and the result is absolutely charming. The way … Continue reading Charmed, I’m Sure – Hanoi, Vietnam
November 22-24, 2015 As is my prevailing penchant, I wanted to venture far off the beaten path for some of my time in northern Vietnam, and so hired a guide for three days to travel north from Hanoi through the mountainous region of Ba Be Lake and Cao Bang, going as far as the border of … Continue reading Chillin Near China – Northern Vietnam
The Wanderlusting Files 