24 Jun The Longest Precon in OG History: Team India is more than ready!
Is India how they remember it?...
South Asia
18 Mar Empowering Deaf and Blind Children in India
We'll be volunteering with Patiala School for the Deaf and Blind in India. ...
18 Aug Makin’ Life — Operation Groundswell India/Nepal
Imagining the experience without the people I spent it with is a painful thought....
11 Aug Trekking through Himalayas to a Glacial Lake
Up a high altitude of 10,000 to 15,000 feet!...
17 Jul Domkhar Barma, Ladakh: Is This Paradise?
In Domkhar Barma in Ladakh, the stone paths smell of wild mint...
18 Jun For Backpackers There Is No Such Thing As “Easy”
Simply traveling with a backpack doesn't make one a backpacker....
11 Jun 8 Day Markha Valley trek with the Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company
The mother of the house brings mint tea from the gas stove to us, sitting on a slightly elevated floor covered with an old rug, a place to eat behind short red benches for cups and plates, with pillows to lean on and rest our...
09 Jun Rollercoaster India
[caption id="attachment_4447" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Trekking High up in Ladhak"][/caption] From dodging traffic in Delhi’s 40oC heat to trekking through the frigid mountains of Ladhak, from soaring in the skies of Manali on a wind-swept parasail to 20 hours of the most winding and bumpy bus rides,...
01 Jun Highlight pictures from India
[caption id="attachment_4402" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="sorting garbage we picked along the trek for mountaincleaners.org."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4401" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="At Gandhi memorial in Delhi. For world peace indeed."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4400" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Taking some moment at the spot where Gandhi breathed his last."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4399" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Busy conversation with...
29 May First two days in Delhi – Tammy
Words cannot even begin to describe what it has been like in New Delhi thus far. It is an experience unlike any other that I have had before, and, truthfully, there were times I thought I could die. I quote a message I just wrote...
27 May Thirteen Backpacks
I'm sitting on the corner of the bed, too hot to reach for one or two of the nearly empty water bottles on their sides, some rolled under the wooden legged bed frame. Both fans are on, spinning fast, quiet for Indian fans. The air conditioning is...
19 May Extra! Extra! Read all about it! OG in the Hindustan Times
It's only day 4 of the India trip and they are already making the papers. Check out the picture below to see an awesome article about the team's visit to the Patiala School for the Deaf and Dumb....
10 May On Top of a Bus On Top of the World
Sometimes the road is hard, then moments like this make it all worth it....
05 May On the Road to Leh
Alan and Norbu spend 86 hours in transit, from the heart of Nepal to the most isolated city in India. The views weren't bad along the way, neither were the clothing purchases. We're looking forward to sharing the ride with the Late Summer India/Nepal...