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Tea anyone? Darjeeling tea?
Day 14: After a wonderful morning of classes we board jeeps and head off to the Happy Valley tea estate. A half hour later, after making our way through narrow streets, alleyways and cliffside roads we pull up on this estate. A guide takes us on an informative tour of how the tea leaves are processed then packed and shipped around the world. This estate supplies tea for the famed Harrods in Londo...
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Oct 28, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Simply enjoying Darjeeling
We spend our first full day in Darjeeling in quiet retreat diving into our study and practice of meditation. After the recent days of travel we are happy to be here in this mountain town sipping the world's finest teas and working hard at doing nothing. Our classes covered furthe
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Oct 27, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Off to the Himalayas of India
Our stay in New Delhi was brief. We were up early, boarded our cycle rickshaws and headed to our bus. Once on board we made our way through the unusually quiet morning streets of Delhi before arriving at the airport to board our flight to Bagdogra. Bagdogra is the closest airport
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Oct 26, 2010 3 MINUTES READ
Farewell Nepal! Namaste India!
Note: Though our spiritual adventure concluded on Nov 1st I will continue to post photos from the journey over the next 2 to 3 weeks. And when I return to the US I'll be uploading videos as well so please continue to follow along. Thank you. We began our last morning in Nepal wa
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Oct 26, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Join our spiritual adventure in Kerala Apr/May 2011
We are happy to announce our next spiritual adventure, this time to the beautiful state of Kerala in South India in April/May of 2011. Kerala is a mellow and gentle introduction to India for all first time visitors. Bright, colorful and saturated in sounds and smells to tantaliz
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Oct 25, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Heading back to the Himalayan mountains
It's our third morning in the jungle and we began the day with a 6:15am jungle walk. The group saw deer, a crocodile and a variety of birds. After breakfast we checked out of this lodge we now love so much and began the departure process. A jeep ride to the river then crossing it
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Oct 24, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Bathing elephants in a jungle
Our day began at 6am with a 2-hour elephant back jungle safari that took us deep into the jungles of Chitwan National Park. Most of the group members were able to spot animals including rhinoceros, deer, monkeys, crocodiles, a variety of birds and more. It was rare adventure for
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