Pondicherry Stories


My last two weeks in India... visiting both oceans (with a horrible day in between!)

After a relaxing couple of days in Varkala (a beachside tourist town with restaurants and guesthouses up on a cliff above the beach), I decided to start making my way up towards Chennai where I have a flight to Ethiopia (woo hoo! finally getting to Africa!) on the 19th. My plan was to stop for one night in Madurai to explore the city and see the famous...


New Year in Matri Mandir

Leaving Chiang Mai the day after my money was stolen from my room, I arrived in India late that evening. It was a long day spent at the airport from Chiang Mai, to Bangkok to Bengaluru. Now I am back in Bangalore. It was enough time to clean up, unpack and off to the airport again to pick up B. I now have a travel companion, a fellow yoga teacher fr...


Incredible India

Man, I thought the last trip started with stress, but this time around it was even worse! I have to say, though, it was one hell of an experience. I had booked my first domestic flight in India from Bombay to Bangalore to save myself a 24- hour train ride, something I've experienced one too many times of late. Soooooo, I boarded a morning train ...