This is the ultimate Beatles nirvana. Each year, thousands of visitors come from all around the world to Rishikesh, a spiritual city at the foothills of the Himalayas in India to practice yoga and meditate at the banks of the Ganges River. Yoga and meditation are the main draws here,…
Finding Om in India Photo: Group at Rishikul Yogshala © RISHIKUL YOGSHALA By Kristy Alpert – June 1, 2017 I WAITED MY ENTIRE LIFE to be where I stood, the Taj Mahal long acting as a sort of mecca in my long list of bucket-list experiences. I expected that moment to…
Unwind in Goa Photo: Fishing boats on a Goa beach at sunset © MARINA PISSAROVA | DREAMSTIME.COM By Kristy Alpert I WAS MILES OFF THE coast of India in a small wooden fishing boat on the Arabian Sea when I first got the feeling we were being followed. Manned by…
Living Large By Kristy Alpert I felt oddly at ease as I stood in a sea of bold colors and glittering lights, wrapped in silk and draped in jewels with the warm night air of Mumbai acting as a shawl to my bare and freshly hennaed arms. The blush-toned bubbles…
BY KIRSTY ALPERT 5 Things I Learned from Partying in Mumbai First things first: Leave the little black dress at home. KRISTY ALPERT 12.14.2015 First things first: Leave the little black dress at home It was during the dessert course on the first night of Diwali that my trip to…
Thali is a delicious South Indian meal made up of a rainbow of dips and toppings PHOTO BY FLICKR.COM/RUTH HARTNUP 5 Things You Must Eat in Goa, India Locals’ tips on the best restaurants (and dishes) in Goa, India KRISTY ALPERT 12.14.2015 The Indian state of Goa may be most famous for its many seaside resorts, but to my mind,…
