Travel Essays

A Stay in India - 1

A first, rich encounter with the river Ganges

 

A Stay in India - 2

The otherworld of Varanasi's cremation sites

 

A Stay in India - 3

Darkly potent temples in Varanasi and Badrinath

 

A Stay in India - 4

Adventures in Rishikesh and Joshimath

 

A Stay in India - 5

"The poor you have always with you"

 

A Stay in India - 6

"An Indian driver must have three things: good brakes, good horn, and good luck."
  - Subhash Chaudhri, our driver for two weeks in the Himalayas

 

A Stay in India - 7

Astonishing beauty in surprising places

 

Shakespeare and the Sky

A ravishing dramatic gem in southeastern Wisconsin