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Climbing the bell tower of Santa Maria in Ronda. When Spain wouldn't sell it, Hearst built his own in California.
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Rafael Tejada invites me to a private event to test the spirit of the wild bulls on his ranch. Should I try it?
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After a terrifying and exciting pitch black cave meditation where I have to call the lama and explain how a diety got shattered. (They didn't tell me the cave was haunted- more on that later) I'm now on a 23-hour bus ride to Shimla on these roads.
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My year long quest to find the limits of human experience has brought me to this cave in #spiti. My gurus tell me that everything most of us "know" is based on a foundation of dualistic concepts (mine/yours, us/them, good/evil, right/wrong) and believing
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Heading to the restricted area to stay in somewhere way more rustic than this. #India
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The man who took over for the Dalai Lama explains how karma plays into government policy and his own decision to leave a lucrative career for one of the world's most difficult jobs as the political leader of the Tibetan people. Tibet is the only governme
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Unreal: feeling the hypnotic chorus of Tantric Buddhist monks at prayer time. Gyuto Monastery #dharamsala
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Unwinding in the chilled-out hill station of #dharamsala Where India meets Tibet... Thankfully, The Dalai Lama's top scholar has agreed to work with me, so I'm hanging out on a Friday night with this view... doing homework!
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The World's Strongest Man, Mark Felix. I would ask him to arm wrestle, but... he's recovering from the competition.
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More travelers die in Varanasi than anywhere else in the world, and that's why I'm here trying to find its elusive secrets for the third time. Beneath the throbbing madness of traditional India is a city older than history, older than time, on the banks o
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It's a wonderful day for mind control training... #india #vedicwisdom
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Proper floor-eating etiquette is critical without eating utensils or toilet paper. #india
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Happy Holi from Vrindavan. It's gonna get messy! #holi #happyholi
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I joined this Hare Krishna er.. ashram in the epicenter of Krishna culture. (Where he grew up) Vrindavan is a seething madhouse of homeless sadhus and Vedic pilgrims flocking to the craziest celebration of Holi. The Vedic masters agreed to teach me but
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A magical sunrise in India
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Seriously! Who's ready for spring? I'm dreaming of Costa Brava. #catalonia #spain
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Running with scissors has evolved to biking with knives. #india #delhi
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A month walking in the footsteps of Buddhist oracles on top of the world. Now back to Delhi. #india
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Nothing like stopping the car to spin the prayer wheel (Nubra Valley) #india #ladakh
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Completely frozen mid-stream. Yeah, it's that cold.
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Uh oh, scandalous! Check my math. #IncredibleIndia #india
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The King in his chamber contemplating the arrival of the Royal Oracles in an ancient Buddhist ceremony going back many generations. Through an extended trance of a month to a year, these oracles emerge to perform death-defying feats and tell the future in
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This is where the serious meditation happens. Overnight without clothes in -20 weather to demonstrate their abilities, this is tantric Buddhism at its best. (A combination of creating enough internal heat to avoid hypothermia and detaching the sense of fe
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Minor issue. I passed out at the lunch table. This altitude is kicking my ass. Fortunately, they hooked me up to this funky contraption. As far as I can tell, it's just like chewing coca leaves but with lots of knobs and buttons. #travel #ladakh #leh #ind
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This next challenge scares me more than any of the others. Down there in the Frozen Himalayas, I'll have to face my deepest fears- all at once. More soon... Photo: WikipediaCommons
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After getting kicked out of the Aghori Compound for asking too many questions, I've just joined an ashram across from where the Beetles stayed! Days start at 4am. I've already broken a few rules. Sanskrit lessons, argh... Let's see how this little experim
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Watch out! The monkeys of Rishikesh don't like to pose for photos.. #travel #ttot
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Having tea in Rajasthan the real way at the Jaipur Lit Fest. #zeejlf #jaipur #rajasthan #ttot #travel
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Cozying up in the moonlight as Sufi music echoes through the ancient courtyard of the Amber Palace #zeejlf #jlf #jaipur #rajasthan
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The opening dancers break the morning silence at the 2016 Jaipur Lit Fest #zeejlf #jlf #jaipur
