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Two backpacks, four boots, one tent. Jonathan and Christine walking a path through organic farms turning strangers into friends, hitch hiking, dreaming and reinventing our lives.

Wayand Wildlife, Farewell to the Beach and a Loooong Train Trip.

March 5th, 2009

We thoroughly enjoyed our two weeks exploring the cool, lush green hill stations, but the time had come to make tracks and put some serious miles under our travel belts. We left the south to make our way towards a totally new destination: the Indian desert!

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Hill Stations: from Kodaikanal to Coonoor : Rigorous Travel Includes…

February 12th, 2009

After the last three months of South Indian hot tropical weather we were excited to lift ourselves up into the mountains and experience some cool breezes, diverse fauna and long sweeping mountain vistas.

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Goodbye Sadhana Forest, on the road again!

February 6th, 2009

Since our last posting, Christine and I’ve been busy wrapping up our Sadhana experience. Our apologies for not posting something sooner.

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Pondicherry for Jonathan’s 32 Birthday

January 6th, 2009

The history of Pondicherry, a local city only 3km away from us, is an interesting and somewhat confusing one. We refer to the city as Pondicherry but that’s a bit of a misnomer. Continue reading this entry »

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Kolams Welcome 2009!

January 6th, 2009

Happy New Year from India!  We woke up on new year’s day to find beauty in the dirt all around us.   Continue reading this entry »

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Jonathan Gets More Good Press…

January 4th, 2009

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Christine gets Enlightened

December 31st, 2008

About two years ago the seed of an idea was planted in my head about Vipassana Meditation.  I first heard about it from a friend in Oregon who told me about a 10 day retreat he’d been on in California and how transformative it had been.  It was called Vipassana and it aimed to release the mind from the grips of the ego for once and for all.  Wow!  Continue reading this entry »

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Cyclone!

December 26th, 2008

by Jonathan 

This is monsoon season here in Auroville, from Oct.-Dec. and there’s always the chance of a tropical storm called a cyclone which is basically a hurricane. Continue reading this entry »

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Introducing Sadhana Forest

December 3rd, 2008

We had been drawn to the idea of visiting India from the start, but it wasn’t until we found out about the Sadhana Forest project that our idea took on purpose. Continue reading this entry »

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Beach-side at Mamallapuram

November 20th, 2008

On our way from Chennai to Pondicherry we decided to stop for a few days in picturesque Mamallapuram. Continue reading this entry »

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