The Hindu Festival of Colours, Holi absolutely blows my mind. It’s like kaleidoscopic heaven!!! Ok, deep breaths. The event has deep historical roots in Hindu mythology, and is the epitome of the triumph of good over evil. (Side note: My photographer friend Clint is working on bringing some of these fables to life.) The Boston [...]
If you know me well, you’re probably sick of hearing me talk about this epic trip, it’s just that I’m yet to find someone who is committed to boarding this train with me. The Trans-Mongolian, that is. St. Petersburg to Beijing—through Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Irkuts, Ulaanbataar… 10,000 km, 3 countries and 7 time zones. Words of [...]
If I could have one wish it would be ‘peace on earth’ of course, but really for selfish reasons. It would end the unrest in Yemen and oust the oppressive regime, allowing me to visit the island of my dreams, Socotra. It’s the most alien-looking place on Earth, with many of it’s plants and creatures [...]
Maybe it’s because it’s freezing in Toronto and I’m trying to find a place that could possibly be even colder. Or maybe it’s because I know very little about North-east Russia and every new discovery makes me feel like an explorer. Whatever the reason, I am obsessed with a Siberian region called Yakutya and it’s [...]