We have been itching to return to India. Sri Lanka’s Tamil dimension has had us thinking about visiting the region of Tamil Nadu for sometime. Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu and an easy one hour flight from Colombo…
The bounty of food markets of Asia ~ India (Part 4)
We have travelled to India several times, but the most recent time was particularly memorable, as we timed our visit to coincide with the annual CAMEL trading fair in Pushkar…. A fabulous, exotic, one of a kind event, that brings people…
Gender Bending? Culture Bending? …… (part 2 ~ Hers)
Ben’s proclivity for “culture bending” is only matched by Peta. This tendency to “go native” is something we both gravitate toward. Indonesia is a mostly Muslim country (in fact the largest majority Muslim nation in the world, far surpassing the populations…
Gender bending? Culture bending? …… (part 1 ~ His)
Ben? Gender bending? What are we talking about here? The thought of Ben donning a “skirt” a few years ago, would just have made us both laugh out loud. After all, no judgement here, guys wearing skirts has been a…
International Yoga Day 2016 ~ Green Global Trek retrospective
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India asked world leaders to adopt an International Yoga Day. Addressing the 193 member UN General Assembly, Modi said “Yoga is an invaluable gift of our ancient tradition; it is not about exercise, but to…
2014 ~ a full year of nomadic lifestyle
January ~ Granada, Nicaragua, where we wrap up our 5 year social / environmental impact business, CO2 Bambu. We built 150 homes, created 200 jobs and changed Nicaragua’s mindset and legislation relative to bamboo forestry and bamboo housing. Ometepe Island retains all…
Reflections on a 14 month nomadic odyssey in Asia
Our good friend Sharon R. asked for some reflections on our 14 months odyssey in Asia… “Do you feel changed by your time in Asia? By your nomadic style? What have you gained, lost, how are you different from when…
Pushkar, India: sacred lake ~ site of religious festivities
Hindu theology is extra-ordinarily complex, with literally hundreds of gods and demi-gods. However, at the very start, there were just three: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. In this trinity, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. In…