In comparison to Canadians, Europeans and Australians; Americans as a society are not known for their traveling and love of exploring the world. Â This does not mean none of them travel (obviously), but it the vast majority have not spent a great deal of time traveling to foreign places beyond Mexico, Puerto Rico or the …
The Kolkata Flower Market
On a trip in India years ago, on one of my final days in Kolkata, I had only one thing left I wanted to accomplish. That was to check out the flower market. Â The evening before I had decided that if someone tried to talk to me, I would make an attempt to be open …
Durga Puja – Princess Power!
On a solo trip to Kolkata a few years back, I was picked up at the airport by a representative from my hotel, cheerfully awaiting my arrival. Â She escorted me to the car where the driver was waiting for us. Â When we pulled away from the airport she turned back to face me and said …
Alone in Kolkata – Arrival
One of my first 'big' solo trips was to India and Nepal a few years ago. Â My main intention was to go to Nepal, where I would be spending a month volunteering at a Buddhist Monastery. Â I decided to add on a month in India beforehand to see some areas I had never been to …