By Carla Ramsdell Well-meaning far-away friends ask – “How are things there? Have y’all RECOVERED?” I know they mean well, but … How do I answer? RE-COVER …. To cover again? What does this even mean? How will we know…
(Part of the Yin & Yang of Travel Series) By: Mark D. Walker Share our similarities, celebrate our differences. — M. Scott Peck Over the last fifty years, the why and where I travel have changed radically. In 2013, my…
By: Simon Heathcote ‘I don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes and – deep inside yourself – you’ll feel good no matter what.’ Krishnamurti And so there…
Pune is a bustling city that attracts travellers worldwide. So whether visiting Pune for business or pleasure, finding the perfect hotel is essential for a comfortable and luxurious stay. And this blog compiles the ten best hotels in Pune that…
By: Simon Heathcote We didn’t know what to do with the bread. Small fluted loaves, granite hard and seemingly made to fit inside a fist. ‘We could always throw them from our balcony,’ I surmised, at once imagining missiles — perhaps inspired…
Walking up the winding path towards the Ashapuri temple in the Kangra district, I felt a sense of peace and tranquillity settling over me. The surrounding trees and lush greenery provided a serene atmosphere, and the distant sound of ringing…
Intriguing, eye-opening and relevant, House of Anansi Press announces the upcoming book launch for Strange Bewildering Time: Istanbul to Kathmandu in the Last Year of the Hippie Trail by Mark Abley. In the spring of 1978, at age twenty-two, Mark…
By: Erik Priedkalns Where’s Happy now?Why’s it so hard to get that fix?Lows stay forever,Highs go like an LA snow.What about you, Smiley Face?Softly speaking, Calm.Never heard a single word.Never saw the red sky warning.Never.Where’d you stow the frenzied Beast?Snarling,…
By: Carl Papa Palmer He wears the blue blazer every dayfor breakfast, lunch and dinnersince the lovely lady in room 18invited him to her table during teasaying how dapper he would lookin a sport jacket matching his eyes. Her eyes…
By: Alessio Giussani and Sarah Waring “Can I ask you a personal question?” Although I barely know the work colleague sitting opposite me, something about this lunchtime moment on such a slender terrace encourages directness. Sharing viral downtime is still…