I started my venture up the East Coast of Oz and spent a week in Byron Bay at The Arts Factory. I’ve heard this hostel described as a 1960‘s commune gone right – and there are more than a few hippies, surfers and artists in this town; it’s a place where you wont find a Read More »
Again, it has been way too long since I have written and I have a million stories I would like to share. First of all, the international yoga conference was great. About half of the participants were Indian, the other half from other places in Europe and Asia. Would you believe I was one of Read More »
Wow, Jema and I are in a new town, and it is a vast improvement over the stressful city of São Paulo. At 11:30 pm on the night of the 18th we boarded a bus bound for a town called Curitiba. After a 5 hour ride we arrived at our destination, groggy but ready for Read More »
After an uneventful boarder crossing, I took a bus for about 3 hours to a town called Otavalo, famous for it Saturday market. One big shock now being in Ecuador is that you have to pay for everything in dollars. I need to get used to haggling over 50 cents. 1000 Colombian pesos is much Read More »
This was my favorite part of the trip. Of course this was the most expensive as we were staying in a resort, but it was only expensive by India’s terms and it was worth every penny. Driving into the hills of Kumily is beautiful. As you wind your way up the hillside you watch the Read More »
Drove on the bus, talked to a guy named Jay from L.A. When we hit the Norweigan border there were three of us on the bus, us and Jay, who is black. The customs woman went up to him and began grilling him. Where are you from, why are you here, what are you doing. Read More »
My partner and I were in Caracas for the World Social Forum of 2006. Given the left wing press on Venezuela, particularly Chavez’s socialist allegiances, concern for the poor and stance against US oil interests, we had expected something more akin to a socialist utopia. This was perhaps foolish but while aware of the countries Read More »
After a long 14 hour flight from LA we finally made it to Taiwan. It was a “red-eye” flight, leaving LA at around 2:00 in the morning on Thursday, October 27. Thanks to crossing the International Date Line, we landed at around 7:00 in the morning on Friday, October 28. The airport is around 30 Read More »
Wow – what a sauna! Chennai is incredibly humid. I took a long walk around the city and came across the worst poverty I’ve ever seen. I never thought I’d find living conditions worse than I saw in Manila, but unfornately I was wrong. Along the river there were people living in shacks made out Read More »
Brighton is really cute! It’s on a pebble beach and it’s got a population of about half a million apparently. It feels quite happening. Lots of little alleys and the seafront is full of shops and bars right on the seafront. Definitely worth another visit. Next time I’d like to go and camp overnight… It Read More »
