Whether the locals are dressing up or partying down, visiting during a major festival or event can really enhance your travel experience. While there are thousands of fetes around the world to catch each year, I’ve made the following picks for the occasions I’d personally like to teleport to each month in 2012. (For a […]
India
Yak Butter and Fermented Barley: Eating & Drinking Like a Ladakhi
One thing I love about the homestay experience is that you eat and drink just as the locals do. During my homestay in the remote village of Lingshed, in the northern Ladakh region of India, I enjoyed the simple but creative diet the locals have put together from extremely limited resources. My host father, Tsering, […]
Photo Friday: A Day with Padma
Lama Padma has a sweet and easy smile which lights up his face like a butter lamp. I’m fortunate to have him as my guide, as he knows each of the ancient monasteries we will visit that day like the back of his hand. It’s brutally hot in the high Himalayan sun, but when we […]