FranklinFeb 14, 20194 minEscapades in Bodhgaya, India -- Where Buddha Reached Enlightenment. Encounters with Buddhist monks, the Bodhi tree, peaceful retreats,and temples upon temples. ONE: Visiting the Totoro banyan tree, on the...
FranklinFeb 10, 20195 minVaranasi, India: Wrestling at Dawn and Cruising the Ganges by Twilight.Some favorite memories from one of the oldest cities in the world Varanasi is one of those cities you either come to love or hate -- I...
FranklinFeb 7, 20194 minThe One Memory From Haridwar That Will Stay With Me.Red and yellow bracelets, cable cars, and an amusement park temple. Haridwar is another holy city in India, downstream on the Ganges...
DonnaFeb 6, 20194 minVegan Epicenters of IndiaIt’s not too much of a challenge finding vegan food in restaurants all over India - even egg is seen as non-veg to many vegetarians here,...
FranklinFeb 4, 20194 minWhere is The Best Yoga in Rishikesh? And Other Explorations in This Indian Himalayan Town.“Where is the best yoga in Rishikesh?” I asked 4 Indians this question, and got 4 different and very complex answers. As Rishikesh has a...
DonnaJan 25, 20193 minWhat Happened to the Beatles Ashram?A step back in time. A place for revelations, inspiration, and connection with one of the greatest bands of the 20th century. After we...
FranklinJan 18, 20193 minEcotopia Found! Tat Tvam Asi Organic Coffee Estate in Karnataka, India.After five months of travelling the world, we’ve finally found an Ecotopia. In all honesty, we haven’t been searching that hard, as a...
FranklinJan 16, 20193 minVarkala, Kerala. The Small Indian Beach Town with a Big Heart. How we ended 2018 and began 2019. It was 4 am in the morning after a night of New Yeara festivities, and we were getting ready to jump...
DonnaDec 31, 20183 minWhat I Learned During My 10-day Yoga Intensive in Tamil Nadu, IndiaEspecially -- What My Yoga Practice was Missing For my whole life I have been practicing one-sided #yoga. I've toyed with #meditation and...
FranklinDec 30, 20184 minTiruvanamali: What I Did at the Spiritual Axis of the WorldFour magical days in Tamil Nadu that felt like four months Tiruvanamalai is home to Arunachala, a holy mountain for Hindus, said to...
DonnaDec 28, 20185 minBudget Friendly Fun in Kochi and Munnar, Kerala IndiaWhat we did on our first sultry week in India We arrived to Kochi (Kerala, India) from Doha (Qatar), and the difference in cities could...
DonnaDec 12, 20183 minMy First Impressions of IndiaAfter landing in the beautiful airport of #Kochi and experiencing my first #Indian head waggle from the passport officers (it really is...