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• Mountains, Camping, and A Whole Lot of Cyclists: Part 2

  

  “If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine: it is lethal.” When we woke up to an overcast sky on our sixth day of cycling we were relieved for a... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Mountains, Camping, and A Whole Lot of Cyclists: Part 1

  

  “Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” The famous Leh to Manali highway was a wonderful 500km rid... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Tibet: Let the Voices of Oppression Be Heard

  “This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Spirit Possession: Entering Into the Land of Mystics

  “Belief? What do I believe in? I believe in sun. In rock. In the dogma of the sun and the doctrine of the rock. I believe in blood, fire, woman, rivers,... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Kalachakra: A Tibetan Buddhist Tantric Initiation

  “If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. The world needs more of that.” Imagine the tingling feeling of awe you get when you stand, with 200,000... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• The Old, the High, and the Cyclists

  “My religion is to live and die without regret.” As we are sitting on the floor with the owner of our guest house stuffing and folding momos for dinner, we... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Rush Hour

  

  “A wise person knows there is something to be learned from everybody.” As we were driving towards Leh we hit rush hour and I made a mental note not to drive on... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Travel Solo Vs Travel as Two

  “You know how people buy drinks for girls in bars? Why can’t people do that in book stores? Like if I’m looking at a novel in Barnes and Noble and some person... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Advice To Your Twenty-Year Old Self

  “He never realized that people are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” Besides inspiring people of all ages to travel, dream,... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Greetings From The Dalai Lama: His Holiness in Zanskar

  

  “Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Living In A Monastery: Trekking Through Zanskar

  

  “Sometimes, you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.” We had only arrived halfway up the... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• How to Become A Nun

  

  “For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Little Boxes On the Hillside: Trekking Through Ladakh and Zanskar

  

  “Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” It was stunning to turn a corner in the middle of the high desert... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Smiling Toothless Tipsy Women: Trekking Through Zanskar

  

  “This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often. If you don’t like something, change it. If you don’t like your job, quit. If you don’t have enough time,... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Life In The Valley: Trekking Through Zanskar

  

  “Live simply, travel lightly, love passionately, and never forget to breath.” Though it took us a week of walking to arrive, we finally officially arrived in... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Approaching The Valley: Trekking Through Ladakh

  

  “There is only one success, to be able to spend your life in your own way.” Just before our third pass which brought us (finally) to the Zanskar river and... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Perched On A Cliff: A Ladakhi Homestay

  

  “Meaning is not something you stumble across, like an answer to a riddle or the prize in a treasure hunt. Meaning is something you build into your life.”... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Life At Altitude: Trekking Through Ladakh

  

  “If you want to be successful, it’s just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.” Everything is... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• 365 Days in Money: How to Live on Five Dollars A Day

  “You know all those things you have always wanted to do? You should go do them.” 1,923$. That’s how much money I spent in the last year for everything from... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• 365 Days and Counting

  “She loved life and it loved her right back.” How do you sum up a year which has changed the course of your life? A year in which I experienced innumerable... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL