I got food poisoning four times in India and three more times in Asia, with hospitals, antibiotics, feelings of near-death, and...

They placed some bricks in the inner courtyard, forming a square. On top of that, sand and wooden planks were arranged to build the fire....

4 flights, 3 days of traveling. All I wanted was to arrive, order something delicious to eat, and settle into the hostel to take in the view

I glanced sideways at the street. The blaring horns, the motorcycles, the chaos of people, the loud music. It was too much. I can still see

It was nighttime. We crossed the backyards of several houses and reached the main street, a narrow road packed with people, monks, cows,...

Each ride on the motorcycle felt like being inside a New Age two-wheeled temple, and as if it were a ritual, we always ended up talking abou

It was nighttime. Everything was empty enough to resemble a zombie movie and the arrival of the Apocalypse. I tried to connect with what...

Waking up early and walking along the Ghats with the morning sun had become my new meditation. I would go down to Assi Ghat at 5 a.m....

On the second day, we had breakfast on the terrace of the Guesthouse , from where we could see the river. The fabric of saris drying in...

Only several months after arriving in India was I able to start feeling that "inner self,"  that "intuition"  they talked about. That...

We were meditating just a few centimeters from the sacred fire, surrounded by smoke and drops of sweat."Everything is fine... look around...