If you are like me, where you enjoy a well-planned, efficient way of exploring a city while still having money left in your bank account upon your return, this one is for you. Source: 3 days, 30 places, and $300 in the Big Apple
If you are like me, where you enjoy a well-planned, efficient way of exploring a city while still having money left in your bank account upon your return, this one is for you. … More 3 days, 30 places, and $300 in the Big Apple
Removing yourself from the comfort of your home is tough…but so is returning. What happens when you’ve been away for what seems like forever and everything you once believed in seems to have shifted? … More Returning from India: Reverse Culture Shock
Dudhsagar Falls, literally translated as “sea of milk”, nests in the Western Ghats at the border of the state of Goa and Karnataka. Legend has it that a beautiful princess lived in the forest near Dudhsagar Falls. She enjoyed bathing in a nearby lake and drank sweetened milk after her bath. One day while enjoying … More Trekking and Camping at Dudhsagar Falls
45 minutes before the departure of the last train for the city of Hassan, following a decision we had made in the heat of the moment sitting around with our laptops one Friday night, we bolted out of our office chairs and headed for Chikmagalur — a city at the foot of Mullayangiri, just bordering the spectacular Western … More Experiencing the Western Ghats at Chikmagalur
Goa, the coastal beach town along the Arabian Sea, the one-stop beach destination, the party central of India…it needs no introduction of its own. Renowned for its sunny, palm-fringed beaches, vibrant nightlife, rich history and street festivals, Goa attracts honeymooners, backpackers and vacationers from all over the world every year, no matter the season. The heart of … More Go Go Goa: A Photo Essay
Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya Kalkeri is a small village about an hour by road from Hubli. A few friends and I rode motorbikes to Kalkeri one sunny afternoon to visit a non-profit music school called Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya. The Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya (KSV) provides education in academics and the performing arts to children from socially and economically … More KSV: A School With a Difference
Bikini, check. Sunscreen, check. Beach towel, check and check. Patting ourselves on the back the morning after planning our very own itinerary, check and double checking our backpacks, another AquaSafi intern and I naively headed out for the coastal city of Karwar with way too much sunscreen and not nearly enough raincoats. What was supposed … More We(s)t Coast of Karnataka: Karwar and Gokarna
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Prejudice is all around, walking hand-in-hand with us. For some it’s stronger, for some it’s less. Our exaggerated generalizations get a lot more intense when we travel abroad. We haven’t even visited the country but ‘we know’ many about its people. We heard that the French not for all the tea…
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