Saving Money While Traveling Abroad
To Travel, it is obvious that you need money. We all need to save and budget prior to our trip. In my other posts, I have shared tips on how to reduce certain costs in your day-to-day life to save. [...]
Hot Springs & Taiwanese Aboriginal Culture
My Travel article on Wulai, Taiwan as published in ARE Magazine, Spring Edition 2018, read it here.
Preparing/Packing For Your Trip to India
Now that you have finally taken the plunge in booking your trip to India, here are some practical tips on preparing and packing. On another post, I will share the highlights of each region in India to help you decide [...]
The Japanese Restaurant in Rishikesh
Rishikesh, one of India's most popular destination for foreigners and locals alike, is the place where spiritual seekers and devout Hindus come to pay homage. Known as the "Yoga Capital of the World", many that come are so drawn to [...]
Wulai Atayal Museum
The Atayal People are an integral part of Taiwan history who have settled there far before the Han Chinese arrived. Taiwan is home to a number of Austronesian indigenous groups reported to have arrived as far back as 4000 BC. Some [...]
6 Things You Must Do in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is widely viewed as being a somewhat extravagant destination, and that characterization isn’t without its merits. It’s known to be a celebrity hot spot and can make for one of the pricier Mediterranean getaways. That said, you can [...]
Bamboo Delight Cooking Class, Inle Lake
Traveling to a destination is not complete until I take a cooking class in the town I arrive in. While visiting Inle Lake, Myanmar, which happens to be my favorite destination in the world, I decided to spend a morning [...]
Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most influential religious leaders of the world in the past century with his principle philosophy teachings of "Engaged Buddhism". Born in 1926, Thich is a Vietnamese Buddhist Monk who had a huge impact [...]
Ai WeiWei “Human Flow” Film Screening
Women's Voice Now is hosting their first community event of 2018: - The Human Flow by Ai WeiWei - The Human Flow: Artist Ai Weiwei’s exposé of the International Refugee Crisis Where: Brasil Brasil Cultural Center, 12453 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA [...]
Merchant Art Hotel, Yangon
Landing in Myanmar (Burma) for the first time or simply after a long flight may be a bit intimidating at first, so it is best to book a comfortable hotel ahead of time for the first night. If you are [...]
Lebanon: Beautiful Mix of West & East
My Travel article on Lebanon as published in ARE Magazine, Winter Edition 2018, read it here.
Online Course: Religion, Conflict & Peace
Explore the diverse and complex roles that religions play in both promoting and mitigating violence through Harvard University's Online Course on "Religion, Conflict and Peace". For as long as history has been recorded, there has not been a society, a culture [...]
