Jun 30, 2023
On Separation and Sanddunes
“…before that I loved the desert. It wasn’t particular things but the space between them, that abundance of absence, that is the desert’s...
May 17, 2023
Cities of Blue
High in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco lies a town they call the Blue Pearl - Chefchaouen. Some people say it’s painted blue to...
Jun 19, 2019
Of Monkeys and Maharajas
As I come to my last blog post about my amazing trip to Rajasthan, I think back to the people I met along the way; I think about the...
Jun 13, 2019
The Government Museum Udaipur
Udaipur was slow love. I arrived off a deluxe 12-hour sleeper bus from Bikaner, to a hot and cramped town full of rickshaw drivers...
May 12, 2019
The Cult of the Rat
A stuffy 45-minute bus ride south of the Rajasthani desert town of Bikaner lies the Karni Mata Temple, more colloquially known as the...
Apr 14, 2019
Desert Mirages
I had planned to spend four nights in Jaisalmer - two days to explore, a day for Shabbat, and one more day at the famous Jaisalmer Desert...
Mar 28, 2019
The Fringes of Antiquity
Nestled in the rocky hills of the Aravali Mountain Range, tucked between red cliffs lined with scrubby bushes, is the pilgrimage town of...
Mar 22, 2019
Of Monuments and Marketstalls
I woke up at 5:00 in the morning to go and see the Taj Mahal. It was worth it. Wrapped in every piece of clothing that I had with me, I...
