Tag: #Buddha
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Dhaka Diaries: Art to the rescue
I finished the painting I had started a week before leaving India. Don’t ask me what I was doing painting when I was pressed for time. I painted until 4 days before boarding the flight. I know it sounds crazy or even dramatic when I say I clung to the brush as long as I…
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Travel: Benaras Part 3 – A little of everything – fun, history, pilgrimage
This is the final post of my trip to Benaras. It’s going to talk about our visit to Sarnath and why our travel group works. I’ll share the unfolding of our last day in Benaras and then explain the latter. If you’ve read the last two posts, I may not even need to explain. Before…
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Stunning Sri Lanka- Not on your bucket list. Make it.
The small island nation, Sri Lanka, wasn’t on my list of travel destinations. For one, it was so close to India (where I come from), that travelling to the country didn’t seem like I would be actually travelling. Secondly, I was sure it would be similar to the the South of India. All tropical…