It’s nearly three weeks since my arrival in Gokulam, a Brahmin neighborhood in Mysore, where life centers mainly around several yoga…
19 February 2011
MySore Knees
In the traditional Mysore Ashtanga method, teacher gives each student the yoga postures in a specific sequence when the teacher…
18 February 2011
Club Mysore
Perhaps it’s the palm and coconut trees. Or the noisy Americans partying late into the night. Or the Spanish girls…
9 August 2008
From the Subcontinent to the Continent
I’ve endured a long hiatus between travels.
24 November 2007
Solo Travel: My Worst Date. Ever.
My ego’s favorite thing about traveling alone in India is getting hit on constantly by much younger men. My ego…
12 April 2007
In Search of Peace
I spent my last week in the Indian Himalaya in McLeod Ganj, home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan-government-in-exile.…
23 February 2007
Cows and Donkeys and Dogs
My current hotel in Manali, the Mayflower, is situated in an apple orchard with views of a pine forest and,…
17 February 2007
Feast or Famine
I spent about eight days in Anandpur Sahib, the second holiest city in the Sikh religion. My friend Gurudharm manages…
13 February 2007
Back in Manali
Manali was my favorite part of my last trip to India. Likely it will go down as my favorite segment…
10 February 2007
They’re Trying to Make Me Fat
The men push food on me like somehow their self-esteem is tied to how much I eat. At a Rajhastani…


