• Day 48: Mountain Retreat

    So I have arrived to that one place hid in my heart as home and, yes, it feels like home. The plan is to spend at least a good solid week writing. My room with a view is idylic. [Picture] The plan also...

  • Day 43: Leaving Delhi

    [Picture] View from my room at YMCA I am so grateful that wind has blown the smog away. Delhi is the most polluted city in the world, but not while I was here. And rather than being the predicted 90°...

  • Day 36: Halfway Mark

    it is hard to believe I have only been here for half of my time. My fellow travelers are at the end of their trip. The second half will be more processing all I have learned here and doing some writing....

  • Day 32: Asiatic Society

    The Orient has always been a facination to the west. Ancient trading routes soon became pathways for Imperial expansion, that exposed places and people to each other, the "mysterious other." Exposure...

  • Day 29?: 4 Weeks In India

    [Picture] We've been in Kolkata for about 24 hours and have been enjoying how unique it is. Many streets are wider, traffic more organized, greener, and, yes, much hotter. The modern next to the ancient...