For the restless spirit!

For me, travel has never ever been just about pretty or fancy destinations - yes I am a huge fan of natural beauty and have often lost myself in Mother Nature's arms. In contrast, I am also a big fan of places with what I call, character - ancient destinations that have a long and vivid history behind them and even today hold on to remnants of that heritage.  Traveling for me, is about discovering ..... not just the swanky and new but also the quaint and old.  For me , some destinations answer questions and some raise new ones.  My next trip, although impromptu, seemed to give me a sign .... Out the blue came an invitation to attend a cultural festival on the banks of the River Ganga, to discover the Varanasi where a 15th century mystic poet and saint was born and lived; from those very banks, he preached back then, that Truth is with the person who is on the path of Righteousness and who passively detaches from the affairs of the world. Learnings that the world could do ...

Strife is all too common these days. Probably due to these trying times, almost every relationship I see around seems to be feeling the stretch - and people want to run away from where they feel stuck to a place that will let them "just be".... I firmly believe we all need our own "safe space" - it could well be an actual place you feel you belong or a relationship that allows you to be you. It's therapeutic! When it comes to 2 people trying to mend ...anything.... I believe space / environment plays a role too. It is very difficult to heal in the same space you have been hurt - it's not impossible, but it is challenging. Hence the need to move away - physically. And that's where travel comes in ..... it can breathe  new life into a connect you thought was dead, it can rejuvenate hurt hearts and it can help to mend broken wings.  I was blessed to be able to find such safe spaces for myself and my daughter and it worked it's magic for sure. With each ...