Live, Love, Learn, Travel
My journey to learn more about Buddhism, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Tibet began with a visit to The Tibet Museum. This free museum details the struggles of the Tibetan people and why many of them, including the Dalai Lama, now live in India. It is a small museum, only take about 45 minutes […]
After two nights in Dalhousie, it was time to pack up and continue on to Dharamshala. It was another 4+ hour car ride on winding roads that curve around the mountain sides, providing for beautiful scenery. I stayed at Surya McLeod in Upper Dharamshala (also known as McLeodganj), in a room with an amazing view […]
With my things packed up, I loaded into the car the 4 hour ride from Amritsar to Dalhousie. Today was the day that I headed into the mountains. We went from warm and flat to cooler and very green. As we traversed the winding roads we came to the small town of Dalhousie. Upon arrival […]
On my second day in Amritsar I was very excited to meet my tour guide and head over to the Golden Temple. The roads leading to the Sikh temple in Amritsar were closed to lay marble on the streets. When I first heard this, I didn’t think there was anyway that they would be covering […]
After two nights in Delhi, I headed north to Amritsar, a city in the northwest state of Punjab. Amritsar is known for a few tourist sites, including the Wagah border and the Golden Temple. I took the New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express train up to Amritsar. I was quite nervous to take the train in India. […]
