I’ve had a small break in posting photos from my trip to India in October but I can assure you that I’m far from done with sharing photos from that month long trip! This is a small collage of photos of the Ganges river, I’ve taken all the photos myself (well except the ones where [...]
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As soon as the streets are dry from snow here and the spring gets closer I’m planning on buying a new bike, as mine literally is falling in pieces. In the search for the perfect bike I come to think of my recent trip to India, where I saw so many beautiful bikes. The indian [...]
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I would like to recommend this really interesting interview that Manou from the Indian Street style blog Wearabout India did on the talented designer Paromita Banerjee. This 27- year old Kolkata born girl says she’s inspired by rikshaw drivers and dhobi wallas (washers) in her new collection, according to her their way of simply draping [...]
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How I wish that I could forever keep the feeling that this last photo has captured. It is just stillness, happiness and contentment. But it seems impossible to keep this peacefulness at home, without a lot of yoga, meditation, rest and a refreshing dip in the Ganga from time to time. But I feel convinced [...]
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I put together this small film last night with the few video clips I have from my trip to India in October. I never aim to film much but always end up with a few sequences that are nice. I hop you will like it too!
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In late fall every year, on the day that the moon is not rising and there’s just darkness, India is lit up by thousands of diyas (oil lamps) when people celebrate the festival of Diwali. On this beautiful festival of lights I was in the city of Haridwar, a holy hindu city, with the camera [...]
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To take the time off to spend a couple of weeks in this quiet and peaceful place must be one of the best decisions I’ve ever taken. I learned so much in this short but intense time and got to know so many incredible persons. I hope it will be my tradition to return there [...]
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Rishikesh, this small city on the foothills of Himalaya with the Ganga floating through it and dividing the city in two, was where I spent my second week in India. It is often said to be the world capital of yoga, it’s quite amazing how many yoga schools and ashram this little place has. In [...]
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The goal of my journey was to not let India seduce me in the way it has done so many times before. I promised myself not to get distracted by colorful bazaars, joyful Bollywood tunes or grand Mogul architecture. I had not come to see Taj Mahal in the sunrise, to be spellbound by the [...]
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Regardless of how much I love India and feel like it is my second home all journeys needs to come to and end. Now my bags are packed and I’m leaving to the airport. But I don’t feel sad, I have missed my love at home too much, also I feel that somehow this journey [...]
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