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…

This was a second time to the Great Wall of China.  The first visit was many years ago on a Grade 11 (junior year) of high school.  It was spring…

When I was booking my flights, I purposely made a 13-hour layover in Istanbul on my way from Shiraz to Brussels. This was my third time in Istanbul and I…

Shiraz was  my base to reach the monumental Persepolis.  Having seen its many artifacts and sculptures at the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute, the British Museum (on several occasions), and…

Shiraz was my last stop in Iran. On top of its famous grape (and hence wine), Shiraz is also well known as the heartland of Persian culture. It took me…

I had taken a comfortable 6-hour train ride from Yazd to Esfahan. I had been looking forward to visiting the much fabled city of Esfahan, and I wasn’t let down…

Yazd is one of the few cities that rightfully make the claim to be the ‘oldest living city on Earth’. It is famously known for its winding lanes, mud brick…