Realworld Adventures

Category: Spiritual

  • Shivananda Ashram Isolation, Kerala, India

    Shivananda Ashram Isolation, Kerala, India

    The Shivananda Ashram is actually why we visited India in December, and not just for the sun and fun escape from Northern Europe’s dreadful winter. Sure we wanted to spend Christmas in the sun but also with a touch of spiritualism. The surprise was that Kerala is a very Christian state and that the ashram…

  • Lessons of Bikepacking with an E-bike From Siena to Vatican City, Italy

    Lessons of Bikepacking with an E-bike From Siena to Vatican City, Italy

    This is a quick post to discuss my lessons from a 4-day e-bike ride from Siena to the Vatican City. My normal bikepacking approach is to use a regular gravel push bike and wild camp with my own gear most of the time. But using an e-bike changed the rules. Firstly, I bikepack with a…

  • A Day (& Night) in the Life of Varanasi

    A Day (& Night) in the Life of Varanasi

    A day (& night) in the life of Varanasi is just that. A casual day spent in the Indian town of Varanasi (also called Benares or Kasi). In this video you will see that the town is the canvas and the people are the unique brush strokes. And every day is a new painting. And…

  • Sri Lanka Adam’s Peak Pilgrimage How To

    Sri Lanka Adam’s Peak Pilgrimage How To

    While in Sri Lanka we were told about a place that was sacred to multiple religions so we decided to do the Adam’s Peak pilgrimage. Note that there are two routes to the summit. We followed the “easier” route and that was hard enough. Adam’s Peak We had the motorbike for another day and a…

  • Sri Lanka Temples on a Shoe String

    Sri Lanka Temples on a Shoe String

    Busy in Sri Lanka I first heard the name Sri Lanka when I was a wee young lad. I was reading a novel by Arthur C. Clarke. In the novel he mentions Sri Lanka (previously know as Ceylon & Serendipity) quite a bit. Obviously he had fallen in love with this small island nation that…

  • How to Trek to the Source of the Ganges River, NW India

    How to Trek to the Source of the Ganges River, NW India

    How to trek to the source of the Ganges River in NW India. I will provide details that include maps, costs, logistical requirements and facts as well as links to a full written narrative, photos and videos. This is a self-guided pilgrimage on a shoestring. Follow the links to dig deeper into the adventure. This…

  • Pilgrimage to the source of the Ganges – Narrative

    Pilgrimage to the source of the Ganges – Narrative

    Uttarakhand, Gangotri, India Indian mythology In Indian mythology, the Ganges River was brought to earth from heaven by a rishi (sage) named Bhagirath. The rishi endured a long penance so that India could have a perennial water source. However, the force of the Ganges was so strong that Shiva had to break her fall on…

  • The Shri Amarnath Cave Pilgrimage (Yatra), Kashmir, India

    The Shri Amarnath Cave Pilgrimage (Yatra), Kashmir, India

    This is a post about how to do the Shri Amarnath Cave pilgrimage (Yatra), in  Kashmir, India. I provide details that include maps, costs, logistical requirements and facts as well as links to additional details, photos and videos. This is a self-guided adventure on a shoestring. Follow the links to dig deeper into the adventure.…

  • Livio’s Camino De Santiago Pilgrimage

    Livio’s Camino De Santiago Pilgrimage

    This is a quick post about Livio’s Camino De Santiago pilgrimage. I provide details that include maps, costs, logistical requirements and facts as well as links to additional details, photos and videos. This is a self-guided spiritual adventure on a shoestring. Follow the links to dig deeper into the pilgrimage. A 30-day pilgrimage from France,…