I travel to learn about other people in unfamiliar places. I go to listen to their stories and understand. I was raised Catholic and have since left that religion. I don't call myself a Christian but rather a Jesusist because I believe in the doctrine of inclusion and I honor all religions. I still post …
Month: December 2018
India-What’s Up with the Turbans?
In my travels to Canada and Europe, I have occasionally seen men wearing turbans. To me, they were strange and very foreign. I have never taken the time to understand who they are. Our tour guide took us to a Sikh temple. Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world with 25 million followers, …
India-My Pandora’s Box, Painful Pondering
17 days in India, a place filled with thousands and thousand of details, each significant. I had direct experience, I didn't use computers or TV screens to separate me from reality. I saw, heard, and smelled India and it was overwhelming. I'm in The US now, a place of physical order, roads are paved, the …
India-Gandhi’s Salt March
British Prince of Wales Tiger Hunting in India 1875-1876 In the 1800's, various European entities were eager to expand their reach The East India Company, a British company, made a lot of money selling spices, cotton, silk, tea, and opium from India. The Indian people were heavily taxed and became suspicious of the corruption and …
The Autonomous Traveler 