Singapore photos Singapore impressed me in many ways. It is ultramodern and could be the very definition of cosmopolitan. I knew it is a major financial center for Asia but I was still fairly blown away with the skyline, so many office towers with interesting and unique designs, seemingly no two are alike. Singapore is […]
McLeod Ganj,India Photos After my visit to Shillong and area, my mission in India was to check out leads on good yoga training. With some trepidation, mainly due to my overdose of South India last year, I made my way towards McLeod Ganj (AKA Upper Dharamshala) in the far NW of India. I was prepared
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More Cherra photos here Shillong is a NE India hill station situated in the picturesque Khasi hills. I really like the place but the traffic and air quality has become a serious issue. After a few days I needed to get out into the country and breathe. I made the short trip (though delayed
Elephant Nature ParkSome years ago, Thailand banned commercial logging. While this likely has saved a lot of forest, it put many domesticated elephants out of work. As tourism is a huge industry in Thailand, this was a natural avenue to put the elephants to use. Sometimes, like having elephants beg in downtown Bangkok, this is
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Nong Khai 2011(Click on photo to see album) My primary yoga experience in Thailand was the Pantrix one-week yoga intensive in Nong Khai. I came into it not really knowing what to expect. I had met Pancho on a previous trip to Nong Khai and my impression of him was as a happy-go-lucky musician, a
Sukhothai Coming at you from Chiang Mai, Thailand, one of my favourite places in the whole wide world. It is a mecca for Thai massage and I am taking more lessons, trying to sharpen my skills. I am getting better all the time but it feels like something I could study for a lifetime…..or maybe
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Shillong and Chiang Mai Click on Shillong and Chiang Mai above photo to see album After completing my travels in Southern India I returned to Calcutta on route to the far NE of India. I used Calcutta as a travel hub due to it’s close proximity to NE India and Thailand. After my inauspicious arrival
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Southern India Click on the Southern India above photo to see the album After a couple of months of intensive yoga training in Mysore it was time to explore more of Southern India. My first stop was Kovalam Beach, Kerala in the far south of India. I did a one week yoga workshop there but
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Click on the photo to go through photo album I spent most of my time in India studying yoga in the southern city of Mysore, renowned as the home of Ashtanga yoga. There are indeed many yoga schools to choose from there which is great. People from all over the world flock here to practice
Click on the photo to see the album I was caught off guard when the madness of India began before I even left Thailand. I booked my flight to India online with the popular Indian airline called Kingfisher about a week before departure. I was surprised that at that time it seemed like there were
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