The Tale of the Giant Spider

The day started like any other.  Brandon left at 8:30 for his class and I dragged myself out of bed to freshen up and read. …

Settling in… 1 1/2 months in McLeod Ganj

I haven’t exactly been chronological in my posts, so you may have assumed correctly that we are staying in McLeod Ganj/Dharamsala for a while.  I…

Our Apartment in McLeod Ganj, India

We are staying in McLeod Ganj, India for 1 month.  Here’s a little video of our apartment. This is East Home Apartments, down the Youngling…

Amritsar Part 2: A Side Trip to Pakistan

Long before we left for India, Brandon and I stumbled across a video of the India-Pakistan Wagah border closing ceremony.  One would think that the…

Amritsar, Part 1: Golden Temple

We arrived in Amritsar after a 9 hr train ride in a fancy first class train compartment.  Without AC.  Which meant the windows stayed open…

We stayed in an Ashram… A Classic Rishikesh experience

I swore I wouldn’t do it.  An ashram is just too woo-woo new agey for me.  I don’t have or want a guru, baba, or…