Chai over the Taj
We arrived in Agra at dawn after a disastrous overnight train ride from Varanasi: apparently when trains are full in India, you are issued a RAC ticket, which means you have to share a seat with another passenger. Since Joe...
I Heart Stationery
Big news today! Drumroll, please... This project has been under wraps for the last year, but the book is finally out and I can talk about it! I contributed to the book I Love Stationery: Inspirational Techniques, Materials and Practitioners...
The Printing Press in India
The last time I was in India was four years ago for study abroad during college. At the time I was taking intensive Hindi for three to four hours a day, and left with conversational speaking skills and good reading...
India's Holy City
Our first stop in India after Delhi was Varanasi, a thirteen-hour overnight train ride away. We arrived at dawn, and spent most of our visit wandering the ghatsand alleyways of the old city. Varanasi is overwhelming and extreme in every...
On To India
We've actually been in India for almost a week now, but thanks to a nice little stomach bug I picked up somewhere around the Bangkok airport, we have done very little and I have taken basically no pictures. I have...