Stories on volunteerism, mindfulness, and responsible travel
After the Dalai Lama’s teachings in Dharamsala, Ben and I decided to stay and volunteer for a week. In Dharamsala, and in the nearby town of McCloud Ganj, there are many organizations that have been established to help the Tibetan community adjust to life in exile here in India. We only had about one week before … Continue reading Teaching Tibetans & Staying with Sikhs
Ben and I decided to spend the remaining two weeks of our visa in Southern Laos. Many foreigners traveling in Southeast Asia come to Laos, but few make it south of Vientiane. Those that do are usually headed to the Kong Lo cave. The cave is a 7.5 km tunnel through a limestone mountain, that … Continue reading Laos Countryside by Motorbike
From Chachapoyas we took an 13 hour bus ride to Cajamarca. Cajamarca is a big city in the middle of no where, as most places in Northern Peru are, that is known for their hot mineral springs which are filtered to several bath houses and saunas, which you can rent for 30 minutes at a … Continue reading Desert, Mountains, and Beach
Today we started in Mindo and ended in Chugchilan. We took the bus back to Quito then a taxi to Latacunga then a bus to Chugchilan. As we arrived at Latacunga bus station a man yelled at us from across the station to find out where we were going. I said “uhh Chuch-something” and he … Continue reading Bosques de Niebla
