A Season in Dharmshala

When India started to ease pandemic regulations in late 2021, tourist visas were limited to just 30 days – which is barely enough time to catch your breath. I obtained a year-long student visa to study Tibetan Buddhism in Dharamshala, the heart of Tibetan exile world in India. I just have to get there first.Continue reading “A Season in Dharmshala”

A Dash Through Delhi

AirIndia Flight 333 descends like a rock, nose first. towards Indira Gandhi International Airport. Like everything else in India, it’s a little extreme. But to the few passengers around me, all of them Indian, it’s just business as usual. Ten days ago, in the zen of a palm-shaded courtyard in Chiang Mai, Thailand, I pulledContinue reading “A Dash Through Delhi”