Traveling is one of the most rewarding experiences you can ever have. Unfortunately, many people allow life’s stresses to get in the way. Don’t be one of them! Sure, there may be one or two reasons why you shouldn’t travel, but there are literally hundreds of reasons why you should drop everything and travel right … Read More
Colors. Camels. Gypsies. Performers. Amusement rides. This is the modern Pushkar Camel Fair, an annual tradition that dates back over 800 years. Camel herders from all over Rajasthan flock to Pushkar to show off and sell their flock. But it isn’t just camels. There are also various sports and competitions, including the mustache competition and … Read More
This week marks the start of Nepal’s biggest religious holiday, the annual week-long Indra Jatra festival. This Newari festival dates back to the 10th century and is characterized by grand processions, masked dancers, music, food and religious offerings. It pays tribute to Indra, the Hindu king of heaven. Lakhae dancer on the first day of … Read More
Welcome to the first edition of the 2015 Best New Travel Blog Awards (#BNTBA). This month’s winning travel blogs cover everything Africa, how and where to party like a rockstar around the world, how to balance a job and still travel, and much much more. Take a look! HugeParty Travel HugeParty Travel focuses on the … Read More
“What is Burning Flipside?” you ask. Well, it’s the younger sister of Burning Man, the infamous week-long festival celebrating radical self-expression, love, art, and yes, other less than admirable qualities including — but not limited to — excessive drug and alcohol use, nudity, and sex. However if any of my burner (the term for regular … Read More
Slowly it’s getting winter over here but the sun is shining every day. In Holland, I heard it should be around 30 degrees but despite that I am enjoying everyday here in New Zealand. Enjoying the kiwi culture and the country that has his own will, including some very special weird things New Zealand has. … Read More
Having the opportunity, freedom and desire to travel has created endless opportunities for me to visit countries outside of my own, explore different cultures and meet a variety of diverse and interesting characters. Over the years I’ve lost count of the all the profound, inspirational and sometimes most basic of lessons learned from traveling, but … Read More
So, you’ve been invited to your first traditional Indian Hindu wedding. You are in for a treat, and also some work. Hindu weddings are quite extravagant. What people don’t see at these elaborate celebrations is all the effort, energy, and preparation that go into orchestrating the 3+ days of events, which marry colorful fabrics, robust, … Read More
Continuing my documentation of the week-long music festival that is SXSW, I present round two of my photos. (View the first collection here.) We’re going to try and play a little game. In one of these pictures there is a very small child hidden. Can you find him or her? The first person to … Read More
Why spoil the mood with words when all you need are pictures to tell a thousand stories… well, that and maybe an occasional caption… This is the first of my SXSW 2012 posts. I am quite exhausted from the music / food / alcohol / everything of the last week, and this is the best … Read More
