Cultural Festivals Posts

Celebrating Holi in Pushkar, India: The Most Colourful Festival in the World & its Darker Side

Mar 19, 2019

Back in March 2017 on my first travels through India I spent the incredible festival of Holi in Pushkar which is one of the biggest traveller hubs for this hectic colourful festival. I've had quite a few questions about my experience and always seem to have a load of...

Banana throwing mayhem at Maha Shivaratri Festival, Gokarna, India

Feb 10, 2018

On my first trip to India in 2017 my fourth stop was a visit to the lovely beachy area of Gokarna in north Karnataka. I happened to be there in mid-February and some pals I met told me I had to stay for the Shivaratri festival, as a temple town predominantly...