Varanasi was not part of our initial itinerary, but since we had several free days after shortening our time at the ashram, Selma and I decided to visit. It was a great choice 🙂 The highlight was the Ganges river ceremony, known as the aarti ceremony, which has occurred every evening for the last 600+ […]
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Rishikesh and Ashram
Selma convinced me to spend a week in an ashram just outside Rishikesh, to practice meditation and yoga. It didn’t take much to convince me, as I was already curious about deepening the connection to my inner self and had previously practiced yoga a number of times. My only conditions were the place must have […]
Udaipur
Known as “Venice of the East”, Udaipur was my favourite city to date. A large and peaceful man-made lake craddled several hotels, one of which was Leela Palace. This 5 star palace was lavishly decadent, and compares to a 6 or 7 star hotel in North America. I’ve never seen such incredible and personalized service, […]