I recently took a tram in Bern, Switzerland’s capital, at eight o’clock one Monday morning. It was full of truly miserable people. You would have been forgiven for thinking they all had lost their families, their homes, their friends, their jobs and all their possessions, and on top of it had just been diagnosed with [...]
Missing India, Reverse Culture Shock and a Little Bit of Seasonal Blues
by Satu on 21. Dec, 2011 in random rants
Lately I’ve found myself missing India increasingly often. When I returned to Europe in 2009 from a trip that lasted more than three years and included lots of travel around India, studying yoga in Mysore and long trips to nearby countries including Thailand, Singapore and Nepal, I was more than ready to leave Asia. Europe [...]
Ridiculous Prices at Airports
by Satu on 19. Aug, 2011 in random rants
Flying has become ridiculously expensive. Not because of the actual flying: that’s pretty cheap now. Too cheap if you think of the environmental disaster we’re all happily contributing to. No, flights are cheap, but one cup of coffee at a European airport costs more than an Indian bricklayer earns in a day. Two examples (although [...]
Do You Have a Plan (and do you really need one anyway)?
by Satu on 11. Jun, 2011 in random rants
Imagine this (or maybe you’ve been there): You’ve just spent months, or possibly years, travelling or living abroad. Maybe you were backpacking around Asia, travelling around the world for a year, doing some volunteer work in Africa or living as an expat in a tropical country. You’ve been living from day to day, going where [...]
Back from India Part 2: Re-Entry Shock
by Satu on 19. Aug, 2010 in travel tips
Reverse culture shock, or re-entry shock, is something few people expect, but something that a large number of travellers or expats experience when returning home from a long stint abroad. Since I have just arrived from a short six-week trip to India, I did not experience much of a shock when returning to my boyfriend’s [...]
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About Me
I am a freelance journalist and travel writer and I spent more than three years from late 2005 to early 2009 living, travelling and studying yoga in India. In this blog I share my India travel tips and stories.
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Do You Have a Plan (and do you really need one anyway)?
11. Jun, 2011
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India Travel Tips for Women: What to Wear in India
10. Jul, 2011
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Why Are People in the Wealthiest Countries so Miserable?
02. Feb, 2012
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Where to Go During Monsoon in India?
04. May, 2010
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Motorbike Travel: Khardung La
30. Jan, 2011
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Still No Plan… Update to THAT POST I Wrote Almost a Year Ago!
04. May, 2012
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“Only One?” Solo Travel Redefined in Burma
22. Apr, 2012
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Yoga and Back Pain: A Healing Story
18. Apr, 2012
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It’s Amazing How Chiang Mai is Just Like Mysore
10. Apr, 2012
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Ashtanga Yoga: Danny Paradise Workshop Review
24. Mar, 2012
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