Bodhgaya.  I left Kolkata on the night train on Wednesday, which was perfectly on time in both departure and arrival.  Nothing I know about India could have prepared me for the peace I would find in Bodhgaya, the place where the Buddha
reached Enlightenment under the Bodhi tree 2550 years...

Dude, it's a rare occasion, I'm crunked in Chiang Mai.  My family (aunt, uncle, and 28-year-old cousin) are in town.  I'm soon on my way to the beach--Krabi and Koh Lanta.  I hope it's not raining.  I'm leaving behind all my obligations at the farm and heading down to get a tan, go...

I've heard of some people who fly to India, get out of the airplane, and never leave the airport before they decide the country is too much for them and hop on the next flight home.  First days in India are always a jolt.  After navigating the mob of taxi drivers trying to take me into the...