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Join me as I travel solo around the world! In advance of the trip, I will share my experiences planning, strategies for saving, hopes and fears. Once underway, I will post messages and photos from the glaciers of New Zealand, beaches of Thailand, Himala
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My Daily Life In McLeod Ganj
Eating Food…delicious food. McLeod Ganj is filled with great restaurants offering predominantly Tibetan, Indian, and Italian food. I became a regular at popular Carpe Diem after trying a few o...
An Early Morning Visit To Sarnath
I awoke at 4:45am to the now familiar series of beeps from my Casio Pathfinder watch. I set my alarms the night before, figuring I could always go back to sleep if I didn’t feel like making my ...
Meditating Under The Bodhi Tree
The next morning I slept through the 6am puja held at my monastery’s temple. I deserved the extra rest. I also deserved to sit under the Bodhi Tree, alone, for a few minutes of quiet meditatio...
Himalayan Sunrise And Buddhist Monasteries
Tiger Hill is a thirty minute jeep ride south of Darjeeling, at a higher altitude of about 2,600 meters. It is a popular place to watch the sun rise over the Indian Himalaya, and specifically, Mt. Ka...
Daily Life In Boudha
The second morning I awoke in Boudha, I satisfied my curiosity about the ringing bells at 5:30am. I put on some warm clothes and stepped outside of the guest house to see people walking down the alle...
Blissful Boudhnath Stupa
After a few nights at the historic Kathmandu Guest House in the heart of Thamel (Kathmandu), I was ready to escape the live cover bands and honking taxis for some peace and quiet. I put my main pack ...
Touring Swayambhunath Stupa
From the restaurant rooftop in Durbar Square, I could see Swayambhunath Stupa as it was up on a hill to the west. I grabbed a taxi for yet another kamikaze ride through narrow streets filled with buz...
My 3-Day Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Course
A week to the day after completing my trek, I walked to the Ganden Yiga Chozin Buddhist Meditation Center in the northern section of Pokhara’s Lakeside district. I wanted to find out about the ...
World’s Largest Outdoor Seated Bronze Buddha
Day 5 in Hong Kong was dedicated to taking the MTR to Lantau Island, home of Po Lin, a Buddhist monastery containing Tian Tan Buddha statue, the world’s largest outdoor seated bronze Buddha (app...
Around the World Travel - Domain of the Wealthy?
If you've been on the backpacker trail for a short time, such as while visiting a single country, or even just been perusing travel blogs online, you may have picked up on a common answer to the quest...
Buddhism Inspired Contemplation in Costa Rica
The following journal excerpts were written in Cahuita, Costa Rica on Monday, May 16, 2005: 7:41 am I saw some hummingbirds earlier. I was chilling in a hammock. Senses fully awake: Sight - the pal...
My Decision To Backpack Around The World
Excerpt from my journal, dated April 19, 2002: Goals and Motivation Goal: Find a new job Motivation: So I can pay off credit cards Goal: Pay off credit cards Motivation: So I can begin saving money Go...