You’ll see Malay, Chinese and Indian cultures (plus many more) coming together here. Old style buildings contrast glassy skyscrapers and vegetation persists everywhere. It feels like nowhere else in the world yet comfortably “western” to me all at once. An impressive metropolis smack in the middle of the Eastern Hemisphere.
If you get a chance for a stopover in Seoul, I highly recommend it! The airport is hands down my favorite on the globe. I flew Asiana Airlines to/from India & did not realized until a couple of days before takeoff that I would have an overnight layover in Seoul on both journeys. Luckily I […]
Long story short, I messed up my India visa and had to exit the country a few days earlier than planned — and the easiest flight option was to fly round trip to/from Dubai to make up the 2 nights. Here’s an overview of my experience: I arrived and spent a couple of hours figuring […]
Interview: My Yoga Teacher Training in India Name of program: Rishikesh Yog Peeth “RYP” (Please note some upcoming changes: the last yoga teacher training “YTT” offered by RYP will be in March 2017. The owner, Roshan, is currently transitioning to a 21 day retreat program called Abhayaranya) Location: Rishikesh/Ram Jula, India Cost: $1400 course fee […]
My journey from Montana was a long one- 5 days long! Missoula -> Seattle -> San Francisco (overnight) -> Seoul S Korea (overnight) -> Delhi (overnight) -> Rishikesh The drive from New Delhi to Rishikesh took about 6/7 hours. From the “safety” of our seatbelt we watched busy street scenes for hours until finally the mountains […]
There is truly nothing like a home away from home. Here’s a list of my most favorite hostels in the world (it’s a list which will surely keep growing!): Udee in Bangkok. I stayed here 3 times while in Thailand a couple of years ago and would go back in a heartbeat. Actually, I’d like to […]
Overall traveler hacks/tips: A SIM card is needed for wifi in most places (an indian phone number for text message confirmation) Activated charcoal proved quite successful in avoiding stomach problems! AirAsia flights within the country are cheap for long distance domestic travel We traveled to India for the purpose of attended the wedding of Nandita […]
Upon arriving in Cambodia by plane, you will need exact cash ($30USD) for your tourist visa. There is an ATM there but it was not working when I arrived and isn’t to be relied on. You can get this in the airport. I recommend bringing the smallest bills possible. Ones for extra points. I first […]
In Chiang Mai, stay at a boutique hotel in “the old city” To Do: —> Take a cooking class —> go to the elephant sanctuary —> check out the temple Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep —> eat all the yummy street food & smoothies! Note: best to immediately accept that you are a tourist in a tourist […]
Udee Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand stay 2 nights at Udee Hostel, buy the elephant pants!!! go to: —> Or tor kor market (walking distance from hostel) and the big market across the street from it for shopping —> take a river boat from Saphan Taksin (metro stop) to Wat Arun (lefthand side of the river, opposite […]
Grace in the World 