TRIPS & EXPERIENCES

Note: This post covers only the driving portion of the Icefields Parkway. Subsequent posts will feature The Columbia Icefield, The Glacier Skywalk, and Athabasca Falls.  Canada Highway 93: The Icefields Parkway is the…

Having waved to my friends on “the playa” at Burning Man 2017, it was now officially time to kick-off my next adventure, the Canadian Rockies. Welcome to Canada! This was my first…

The following is a complete collection of the Travel Experience: Guanacaste, Costa Rica series of posts. To read a post, click on the article below. Hotel Review: Travel Experiences: Drink Reviews: Trip…

The following is a complete collection of the Travel Experience: Classic India + Varanasi series of posts. To read a post, click on the article below. Travel Experiences:  Hotel Reviews:  Food and Drink…

Having gotten my fill of awesome hiking trails and rainforest exploration (Rincon, Arenal, Mistico, and La Fortuna), it was at last time to do that other thing Costa Rica is known for:…

Earlier in the day, we did the Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park and then hiked the La Fortuna Waterfall trail. After a brief stop back in La Fortuna Town for an excellent lunch…

Having completed the early morning circuit at Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, it was time to move onto the next stop on our trusty map of the Arenal area, the town of La…

After the previous day’s trip to Rincon de la Vieja Volcano National Park, it was time for the main attraction of northern Costa Rica: Arenal Volcano. But first, we decided to stop…

After checking in to the amazing Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort, it was time to start exploring Costa Rica! One of this closest National Parks to explore was Rincon de la Vieja Volcano National…

Goodbye Udaipur… Leaving Udaipur required getting up really, really early to catch a morning flight to Mumabi via Jet Airways. Hello Mumbai (formerly Bombay) After landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, we…

Welcome to Udaipur Having visited the other gloriously sun-soaked Rajasthani regions of Ranthambore, Jaipur, Jodhpur; I made my way to the great southern city of Udaipur. Known by many names, including “City…

From Jaipur, we headed due west to the desert outpost city of Jodhpur. Along the way, we traveled through the Thar Desert and it was noticeably getting hotter and hotter; the drive…

Welcome to Rajasthan When we originally set out from Agra, the scenery quickly changed into something totally unexpected – a vast desert. We had entered the westernmost State of Rajasthan. Our guide…

This is post is Part II of the Ranthambore Trip Experience. Part I addresses the Safari experience and can be found here.  Hiking the Ranthambore Fort:  After the Safari and our up…

For many, the chance to catch a glimpse of a rare endangered Bengal Tiger is reason enough to travel to India. That chance is what brought me to Ranthambore National Park (a…

After New Delhi, the next stop in the “Golden Triangle” of India was the city of Agra. Agra was a two and a half hour bus ride from Delhi through the largely…

After Varanasi, my Indian adventure continued on with a late night flight into New Delhi. The Indira Gandhi International Airport is the busiest airport in India and recently won 4th place in…

Visiting Sarnath (Sarnath, India) A mere 30 minutes drive from Varanasi is the holy city of Sarnath, India. Sarnath is notable for being one of the most important locations for the Buddhist religion.…

 “Benares [Varanasi] is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together.” – Mark Twain TRAVEL EXPERIENCE: VARANASI, INDIA Why…

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Varanasi, India 1. Varanasi is the oldest continually inhabited city on earth Varanasi, also known as Banaras or Kashi, is considered by many to be…