The book Eat, Pray, Love, about a personal journey to Italy, India & Bali became a publishing phenomenon. It’s success validates the spiritual quest.
Interview with travel writer Dervla Murphy
When I interviewed Irish travel writer Dervla Murphy at her home in Ireland, she said something about overcoming fear that I have been thinking about since.
25 books about India that are better than Shantaram
My top 25 books about India that are better than Shantaram. From Midnight’s Children to Freedom at Midnight, these books will help you understand India.
Travel book review: The Shooting Star
New travel book by travel blogger Shivya Nath, The Shooting Star, is a song of freedom, adventure, and voyages both inner and outer.
The meaning of yoga: Interview with a master
Interview with Himalayan yoga master Yogrishi Vishvketu about his new book, which features extraordinary photos and a wealth of yoga wisdom.
GO Books: Tell me a story
As a girl, I was obsessed with the 1,001 Tales of the Arabian Nights. Scheherazade was, and is, my hero. A woman who saved the kingdom and herself by telling stories.
Chasing India’s Monsoon
It’s monsoon watching time in India — the rains are expected to arrive in Kerala on June 1. Monsoon is celebrated in books & film. Here are two of my favourites.
GO Books: In search of the elusive
snow leopard
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen is an adventure travel classic about a quest to the remote regions of Nepal in search of the elusive snow leopard.
GO Books: Going Full Tilt with Dervla Murphy
GO Books is a new book review series on Breathedreamgo. In 1963, Dervla Murphy rode her bicycle from the western edge of France all the way to Delhi and wrote about it in the rollicking adventure book Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a bicycle.