Amankora

This is a transfer from a previous travel blog about my second stint in Brasil in 2007.

I planned on living in Nayarit for one year. I ended up staying with my best friend on the opposite coast for a few months and working and eating and adventuring.

... , fascinating and mesmerising. Carma you would love it! Finally after 3 hours on the road we arrived at Amakora Punakha. Amankora Punakha is the smallest and the most intimate of all the Amankoras. The property an old traditional farmhouse was the former ...

... main high street of Paro, as you can see not much to write home about, though the decorative architecture was beautiful and returned to Amankora Paro in time for lunch. After lunch I was taken by Miki-San to my office and there I was introduced to my new ...

... crime, and given time to settle in. The next day Ian my big boss, (Miki-San is my little boss! Lol) had a meeting in Amankora, Thimpu, the capital city of Bhutan and asked me to accompany him, as he wanted to show me the capital where the King of Bhutan ...

... ' at the Spa centre, where I met some of the team, and was informed that 5 therapists were being transferred here from the other 5 Amankora lodges who were going to be my team whilst I was here, to train under my guidance for the next few months! I was ...

... been a long day and the sun was beginning to set, but my day was not over! I was told as we were driving back to Amankora that my yoga team was cooking me dinner and we were going to the Spa Supervisor Karma Chokei’s house,  for a small party. ...

... , I am home in New Mexico. If you wish to inquire further, you know how to contact me. For now, all I ask of you is to check out the photos I took the last few weeks I was south of the border and tell me what you think. Besos. Amankora's ...

... weekends I have had in my life and I can only express how lucky I am to have Eli by my side.  Gypsies through and through, our adventures continue on. For illustrations of these travels, please go here ...

... since I last posted. If you have time to check out photos on my flickr, please do.  It's easier for me to post them there than here. Ok, hasta luego. Be well everyone! The link isnīt working. Meow. ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/amankora/ ...

... Well worth the twenty squid for the service. Made my life so much easier, as for my weight allowance which was about 10kg over, the Amankora rep sorted it out and i was now ready for Bhutan! Anyway, hope you are all well, hope you like the piccies. Love ...

This past weekend was one of the most productive of my trip, but it had nothing to do with work. I stayed with a good friend of mine and her family in Vitoria. I got to see some beach down south as well...I kept thinking, this is what Brasil should ...

First things first.  There's no pretty way to say this.  Liz and I both quit our jobs. And so, we decided to go on a little adventure. A vacation from our self imposed vacation, you could say. Welcome to Xalapa. A gorgeous, colonial city ...

First things first.  There's no pretty way to say this.  Liz and I both quit our jobs. And so, we decided to go on a little adventure. A vacation from our self imposed vacation, you could say. Welcome to Xalapa. A gorgeous, colonial city ...

Two weekends ago, Liz and I took a little trip. We found ourselves walking to the bus station nearby before dawn.  A sleepy 3 hour ride and we were in the beautiful little town of Catemaco.  A large lake was laced on one side with restaurants, ...