Reliving the experience we had last new year’s, Nathania and I met up with Chris and Reesa, along with their friends for a cabin get-away.  To spend time on our…

Begaluru was my last stop in India before heading home to Canada.  Fr. Kinley had connected me to his close friends, who took me in and let me stay at…

After enjoying the tranquility of Varkala and craziness of Kanyakumari, I was really looking forward to Fort Kochi. The Jesuit Fathers in Kolkata had recommended I go to Kochi for…

Taking a day trip from Varkala with some fellow travelers I met from my hostel, Kanyakumari is geographically the southern most tip of India.  It took a few hours of…

Varkala was a backpacker haven.  After the long trip from Chennai, it was nice to finally settle down for a few days to relax and enjoy the beach.  Considering it…

After not being able to find a suitable flight from Kolkata to Chennai, I resorted to an 30+ hour train ride to Chennai.  The train ride was quite cramped after…

After the cool weather of Darjeeling, I found my way to the bustling and heat of Kolkata.   Fr. Santi had connected me to the Jesuits in Kolkata, where I had…

Having met Fr. Kinley when he studied at the University of Manitoba over 10 years ago, I always had an open invitation to visit the Jesuit Fathers in Darjeeling, India. …

After longing to visit India, I finally found the time this December to travel this subcontinent.  Coming in from chilly Beijing, it was a nice change of climate to enter…

The cheapest I could find to get to India was through China.  For a few days, I stayed in Beijing and wandered its historic sites.  I had not been to…