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The Four Noble Truths

At the age of 29 years old the Buddha set out on a quest to discover the nature of suffering and why it existed. After six longyears found out for...

Most tourists flock to the landlocked country of Nepal to hike the Himalayas, and with good reason: Some of the world‘s highest peaks are...

If you’ve always dreamed of touring India, now’s an excellent time to book with Intrepid. The adventure travel outfitter is offering...

Traveling in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan - while extremely rewarding - has tired us out, making us long for the modernity of Delhi. It...

The little town of Bundi makes for a logical stopover at this point in our journey. We’re headed northeast out of Udaipur after three days of...

It’s difficult to tear ourselves away from the sincere hospitality of the Bishnoi, but we have much more ground to cover in Rajasthan,...

One thing’s for certain: A mid-December morning in the Thar Desert outside Jaisalmer can freeze your buns off. We wake early enough to catch...

Arising to a beautifully sunny but chilly morning in Bikaner, we quickly learn that Indians follow a different concept of time than we do. Given...

An early morning in India is worth getting up for. There’s an eerie silence that pervades the air, a quietude that’s rare in this...

We awoke at 4:45am in Bodh Gaya, India, hurriedly dressed, threw on our packs, and shuffled out into the eerie pre-dawn darkness to catch a 30...