I am traveling 2,000 miles through India by motorized rickshaw, raising $15,000 for Charity: Water. While I’m sweating buckets, becoming one with my horn, avoiding cows, and getting grease under my nails on the road you can follow along with my Instagram updates kindly put together by Cailin O’Neil of Travel Yourself. The rickshaws […]
How to Follow Us on The #RickshawRun
This Sunday we say bon voyage to what slice of normalcy we have created for our selves in India so far and hop in our Rickshaw to travel Northeast towards Shillong (nearly in India). You’ve heard me rattle on about this Rickshaw Run 2014 race for months and beg you all for money for our […]
How to Photograph Holi
Holi is the colorful spring Hindu festival which is a photographers dream and nightmare at the same time. Colored powder and water are thrown and painted on people which is beautiful to photograph, but also concerning from a gear standpoint. You can read about my complete experience on how to participate Holi in Jaipur, […]
How to Experience Holi
“Happy Holi!” the young girl said as we walked by her in the streets of Jaipur. Her colorful scarf trailed behind her as she walked by and smiled. I’m not sure why I was surprised at this greeting; the Hindu festival of Holi was the main reason that I came to India early. Besides the […]
Sleepless in India – It’s Real Now
It’s 4:11 am and I’m awake. This wouldn’t be horrible except I went to bed at 1 am. Jetlag is something that comes with traveling, yet I have to believe this is more than jetlag, it’s anxiety and nerves. As the minutes of darkness roll on, I gradually hear the streets become filled with noise […]
Get Ready for the Rickshaw Run
“We do cool shit.” I said to Charlie as a smile formed on my face. She smiled and nodded in agreement. It felt good to be planning an adventure again. That’s right – a real heart stopping, insane, epic, adventure. One which I have no idea if we’ll make it, what will happen, what will […]
The Travel Blogging Charity Event of the Season
It’s here…the day the travel blogging community has been waiting for; Passports with Purpose 2011 begins today! What is Passports with Purpose? This is the innovative charity event of the online travel community! Travel bloggers love to travel and we also love to make this world a better place. During this holiday season we are […]
Book Review – Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah Macdonald
I just finished the book Holy Cow, a memoir about an Australian’s experiences living in India. It was recommended to me to be a a good book to read before you came to India to get a feeling for the country – or to scare you off. Of course I didn’t end up starting the […]
Spice Diaries – Vol 17, Sep 17 – Final Chapter
For the ‘best of’ Delhi Photography – click here! For the ‘best of’ Agra and Taj Mahal Photography – click here! For the ‘best of’ Rajasthan Photography – click here! I wasn’t supposed to be here, in India that is. When I left the US a year ago I had many people ask me if […]
Spice Diaries Vol 16, Sep 13, 2007
For the ‘best of’ Udaipur Photography – click here! For all snapshots of Udaipur and surroundings – click here! Roadtrip! My India visa was such a pain in the ass to acquire, I felt like I should use every ounce of it. My visa ran out on Sept. 15th, and my volunteer work was completed […]