by Nelja Kornfeld | Apr 13, 2022 | Travel
Venice is a city you want to keep coming back to again and again. This was my third trip there, and I’m already ready to go back! The first time was in 2009 with my husband, then in 2016 with friends, and now with my kids and mom. Three different trips, with different...
by Nelja Kornfeld | Mar 8, 2020 | Travel
Day 6 – We are in Rishikesh, the holy and spiritual city, the world capital of yoga, situated on the banks of the Ganges River. These days, Rishikesh was hosting the International Yoga Festival, so there were many interesting, “enlightened” people...
by Nelja Kornfeld | Mar 8, 2020 | Travel
My mom and I flew out to Istanbul on the evening of the 23rd, with plans to meet my brother in Delhi early on the 24th—our flights were supposed to arrive 1.5 hours apart. But things didn’t go as planned. While sitting on the Istanbul-Delhi flight, it became clear...
by Nelja Kornfeld | Mar 8, 2020 | Travel
A lengthy story about India—there’s no way to be brief about this country. So, part 1: So, part 1: About the organization and preparation—I had dreamed of going to India for a long time, about 15 years… It finally happened. In 2008, I bought a Lonely Planet guide—it’s...
by Nelja Kornfeld | Jan 12, 2017 | Travel
Back in November 2000, I embarked on a budget-friendly, no-frills backpacking adventure to Egypt with a budget of just $200. I had spent three months working as a volunteer in an Israeli kibbutz, where I met many international travelers. After hearing countless...
