Hiking in the Western Ghats
At the end of our Culinary and Spiritual Tour Markley spent 4 days hiking and camping in the Western Ghats, the mountain range that runs down the spine of South India and divides Tamil Nadu from…
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The Indian Washing Machine
Built in the pre-button era these washing stones will get your clothes clean for sure. I say pre-button era because with a few smacks of your shirt on this rock you are likely bound to loose a button…
The Indian Light Switch
Every now and then we post something cute from our travels. And this photo was taken in a small hotel in a little village in southern India. I suppose there are many ways to control lighting within a…
Farewell Dinner on our Culinary Adventure
After two nights in Kanadukathan in the heart of the Chettinad district in Tamil Nadu, we headed west to Madurai, ancient Tamil capital of the south for the last night of our culinary and spiritual…
Wellness & Meditation Retreat in Indonesia
We'd like to announce our next spiritual adventure planned for September of this year to the islands of Indonesia. More details to come but the current plan is for us to travel, explore and retreat…
Indonesia Wellness & Meditation Retreat
We'd like to announce our next spiritual adventure planned for September of this year to the islands of Indonesia. More details to come but the current plan is for us to travel, explore and retreat…
A Chettinad Village, South India
We continue our coverage of our recent spiritual adventure though it concluded a few days ago. Here are photos from the last night in the village of Kanadukathan in the Chettinad district in South…
In the Madurai Airport
Madurai has a brand new state-of-the-art airport. But there are still some traditional Indian touches...
Making a Kolam
Especially during the harvest season, you'll see many women making kolams outside their homes in the morning. Kolams are beautiful patterns made from rice flour. Besides for decoration purposes it…
Frams Torners....letters in disguise
Occasionally I'll post something totally random like this that I've seen while on the road. This one I saw in a little village in a pretty remote part of South Eastern India in a road side shop. As…
Rice, food of the south
The harvest festival, Thai Pongal, takes place on the 14th of January and is celebrated predominantly in Tamil Nadu, South India. The festival is dedicated to the sun god, Surya, and marks the…
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