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A Sangoma ceremony in South Africa
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.
A beautiful sunset in rural India
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