We wake up at 8 am after a sleepless night (late evening coffee), and head to the river. It’s a beautiful day in Yangshuo, China – a small little town, nested in the mountains. The weather is nice, and the jogging gets my blood moving. Antonella is taking pictures of the river. I’m extremely […]
Transformational Festivals of the American West Coast
I spent my summer in Oregon and Northern California (mostly). It was an awesome summer. The highlight – the spirituality of the American Coast. I watched a TED talk years ago about the new type of “transformational” festivals. They emerged on the American West coast, which seems to have something special. So I wanted to […]
Sharks and Dragons in Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Komodo National Park in Indonesia is at the confluence of Indian and Pacific Ocean. It hosts one of the most spectacular coral reefs in the world. It’s also home of the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard in the world. I spent one day in the park, doing two dives with manta rays and sharks. […]
Are You an India Person: Yes or No?
When it comes to travelers to India, there are only two possible answers: love it, or hate it. I’ve never heard an ambivalent answer. Nothing in between. India is such an extreme country in pleasant and unpleasant, to the degree that what impacts you more reveals your predominant state of mind. Depending on the […]
Poop Coffee Kopi Luwak in Bali, Indonesia
The poop coffee will soon be gone. It’s one of the fastest extinctions of an animal specie in the wilderness. The mongoose that eats and poops this coffee is held in captivity and force-fed coffee, for mass production and distribution to naive tourists. I was naive too, and bought into the lie that the coffee […]
Sak Yant, the Sacred Tattoo of Thailand
In Thailand, all tattoos are sacred. You can get any tattoo you want, and go to a monk to have it blessed. The monks themselves have many tattoos painted on their bodies. But nothing is more blessed than the Sak Yant. If I ever get a tattoo, I would get one of these. I […]
7 Days in Himalayas – Trekking Annapurna Circuit, Nepal
I was initially planning to do the Everest Base Camp. However, June is monsoon times in Nepal, and low season in the mountains. I gave up, but then found myself in circumstances that made me change my mind. So I did go to the Annapurna’s. Here’s a day-to-day log of my trip. Day 1 […]