Reflections

The long road to Guy's healing center/house. — I handed the middle aged woman cab driver a print out of a map with directions entirely in Thai. All I knew was that the place I was going to, alone, was far and expensive to get to. She studied the map at length, nodded and drove away from Le […]

Chiang Mai: The Sound of Silence

21 Dec, 2012 in Blog / Experiencing the Unknown / Photography / Reflections / Thailand tagged Chiang Mai / Meditation / Reiki by Humpty

monk bowing to buddha — When Humpty suggested we stay for 10 days at a silent meditation retreat, I chuckled to myself. For those of you who know Humpty, you would understand why. Humpty, silent for 10 days? Humpty, meditating? Humpty, staying in a jungle in Thailand with bugs all around? Humpty, eating only two […]

Meditation: A Second Perspective

1 Dec, 2012 in Blog / Experiencing the Unknown / Photography / Reflections / Thailand tagged Ashram / Chiang Mai / Meditation / Mindfulness by Dumpty

Chang Mai Meditation Center — I stared at the ceiling. There were intricate cobwebs with nearly half a dozen spiders sitting perfectly still in their respective corners waiting for an unsuspecting bug to land. I looked at my watch, again. It was only 9:30p.m. and I was wide awake with nothing to do but to stare […]

10-Day Meditation Retreat in Chiang Mai: Mindfulness Ain’t Easy

30 Nov, 2012 in Blog / Experiencing the Unknown / Meditation / Photography / Reflections / Thailand tagged 10 Day meditation / Ashram / Chiang Mai / Mindfulness / Silent Retreat / Theravada / Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep by Humpty

man looking at old documents — Once upon time, in the faraway land of Srinagar, lived a raja named Sher Ahmad Khan. He was proud, ferocious and powerful. His opponents, subjects and Rani (his wife) feared and respected him. Even though he was a just man, he had a dark arrogant side— the Raja Sher Ahmad […]

Once Upon A Time In Kashmir

27 Oct, 2012 in Blog / Mountains & Nature / Pakistan / Photography / Reflections tagged history / Kashmir / Srinagar by Humpty

photo-12 — Knock knock. “Hello!?”. No response. I bang on the door this time. Still no response. We just arrived at The Robberg House B&B in Plettenberg Bay after driving for six hours from Gansbaai. I was super annoyed and the beach right behind us didn’t calm me down. After another five minutes […]

Plettenberg Bay’s Furs, Feathers & Beaches

6 Oct, 2012 in Animals / Blog / Hiking / Ocean & Beaches / Photography / Reflections / South Africa tagged animal sanctuaries / Beaches / Birds of Eden / Leopards / Lions / Monkeyalnd / Monkeys / Parrots / Plettenberg Bay / Robberg Nature Reserve / Tenikwa by Humpty

The bazaar — Visiting the ancient and alleged city of Troy was one of the destinations I was most excited about when we initially planned on traveling to Turkey. As we did more research on Troy, though, it was becoming too out of the way, too little to see as it has unfortunately […]

Ephesus: Visions of Ancient Times and Reminiscing on Hector

28 Aug, 2012 in Blog / Photography / Reflections / Ruins & History / Turkey tagged Achilleus / Ephesus / Hector / Illiad / Ruins & History / Troy / Turkey by Dumpty

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