May
21
Oporto Days
Oporto was a dream.
It was a forgotten city, where the sun burned down on you from dawn till dusk,
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May
20
Travel: The Antidote to Ignorance
Travel is the great antidote to ignorance.
Once we step out of our habitual rhythms and leave everything we'
3 min read
May
15
The Gem in the Lotus
We can’t avoid our suffering forever.
As desperately as we try to protect ourselves against suffering, we inevitably exhaust
3 min read
May
07
Finding the Perfect Layover Bar
Having spent the last ten years marooned in D-grade airports in backwater cities on layovers en route to connecting budget
4 min read
Apr
28
Tea With Sanjay
Sometimes, life throws you a Sanjay.
A reminder of the grace in simplicity, the power of gentleness, and the softness
5 min read
Mar
31
The Conman of Rishikesh
Rishikesh must have been really something once.
You read about the old days in certain parts of the world, and
6 min read
Mar
25
The Little Moments
The sun seemed to burn brighter then. The nights were darker. More depraved.
The mornings cradled a childlike spark. A
4 min read
Mar
18
Night Ferry to Pathos
It was 2 am when I discovered a vacant table in the cafeteria and tried to sleep.
Perched precariously atop
5 min read
Mar
15
All The Wrong Things Move Quickly in India
Taner was in the fetal position when I said goodbye. He'd been coiled up like a street dog
4 min read
Mar
12
The Fallibility of the Gods
I recently read that there is increasing evidence to suggest that the Greeks didn’t believe in the objective reality
3 min read