I am in a small cottage by a river lined with coconut palms. Birds chatter. Chants echo from distant temples. The local language is Malayalam. The cottage is named Siva. Lal arrives with tea every morning at 6:45. I am relaxed, happy, and fulfilled. I find myself in such a satisfactory state in the southern…
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How Do You Say “Scared Shitless” In Arabic? – Part 1
There’s a saying, “Life starts where your comfort zone ends.” For me, life started on January 12, 2014. It’s a day I will never forget. I didn’t sleep too well my last night in Aqaba – ironic as I had a king size bed and four fluffy pillows. I was spending my last night with…
Rajistani Retreat
Bumping along a rural road in Rajistan, we notice a fort on top of a hill. In the blur that is adventure travel – five hours on a public bus from Agra that morning and rising at 4 a.m. the day before to catch the train from Delhi to Agra – it had not registered…
Twenty Years From Now... 