Yoga Journal: The Guru Next Door
byBY JOSHUA BERMAN | AUG 28, 2007 The Ganges is shrouded in early-morning monsoon mist, spreading out like an ocean from my guesthouse balcony. I…
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Chapter photos from Crocodile Love, my new travel memoir
byThese photographs from our trip through Pakistan, India, Ghana, The Gambia serve as the chapter openers to CROCODILE LOVE: Travel tales from an Extended Honeymoon.
The Ten Most Tranquilo Temples in the World
byCheck out these remarkable photos of The Ten Most Amazing Temples in the World (via Neatorama.com). The collection is exclusively Buddhist and Hindu (otherwise,…
New Article in Perceptive Travel
byPlease enjoy my spankin’ fresh essay in the new issue of Perceptive Travel: Nothing to Achieve: In the Place of Enlightenment, Joshua Berman learns…
So long, and thanks for all the dahl!
byOur last few days in India rush up to us in a flurry of night trains, rickshaw haggles, and last-minute site-seeing in Agra where…
The sun softly rises: Maa Ganga awakes
byThe pre-dawn boat trip on the Ganges is an obvious once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that we do not neglect. The most difficult part is not waking…
The Rough Guide to India
byOur brick-sized companion during four months on the subcontinent has been The Rough Guide to India, 5th Edition, by David Abram, Devdan Sen, Nick…
Varanasi: Beyond words
by“Older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together.†That is how…
The Oldest City: Varanasi
byA cold, pre-dawn train – the Doon Express – carries us from Gaya to the Cantonment Station in Varanasi, where we steel ourselves for…
Sunrise in Bodhgaya
byOn the last two mornings of our meditation retreat, Tay and I broke the rules and met each other at 6:00 a.m. on the…