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A Sangoma ceremony in South Africa

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It was a weekend of celebration and amaXhosa culture at a Sangoma ceremony. Sangomas are traditional healers in South Africa and are highly revered in their communities. In May 2015, I had the honour of attending a friend’s graduation ceremony at her family home in a small village in the rolling hills of the Eastern Cape. A weekend I won’t soon forget.

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hills between Mqhekezweni and Qunu. I will remember the beat of the drum, the songs, the dancing and the laughter. I am incredibly grateful for this experience and warm welcome. To have spent a weekend immersed in their way of life, rich culture and traditions left me wishing for more.

A beautiful sunset in rural India

 

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After travelling the Ganges River for 4.5 hours by row boat to our overnight camping spot, we were treated to this sunset. It wasn’t a formal campsite, just a spot on a sandy beach by the river somewhere near Allahabad, India. Occasionally we would see 1 or 2 people in the distance across the river or fishermen that rowed by. The following morning we were greeted by the rare and elusive Ganga bottlenose dolphins. This was one of my most memorable experiences while on a small group tour with Intrepid Travel in February 2015.

Sunrise boat ride on River Ganga in Varanasi, India

Sunrise on River Ganga (Ganges) in Varanasi, India. There is so much to observe as life unfolds by the river’s edge, but if you don’t look the other way, you’d miss this. The way the sun peeks through the smoke filled skies as it rises is a something worth getting up early for.

 

Life unfolds by the River Ganges in Varanasi, India

Life unfolds by the river Ganga (Ganges) in Varanasi, India. I captured this as I drifted by on a boat as the sun rose.

This was one of my most memorable experiences while on tour with Intrepid Travel in February 2015. I’m counting

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down my favourite experiences and images from my travels this year.

Thanks to IntrepidTravel and Toronto TravelMassive for taking me to India for my first time. I won a 15-day tour at Toronto Travel Massive’s 4th anniversary celebration.