Posts by Benjamin Jenks

I was traveling and staying in Auroville recently, during a vacation, so I had some free days to see what kind of weird stuff I could do with my time. Auroville is an "experiment" community too, so...

As I was reading Shantaram, the idea of taking a trip to India started to form in my mind. When a friend announced he was having a retreat, it solidified. I was off to India and looking for...

I recently spent some weeks in Auroville, and it's the type of place I felt like I just scratched the surface. It doesn't have a long list of tourist attractions, but there is a lot to see. It's the...

I was in the beautiful French colonial city of Pondicherry recently, and with the relaxing nice hotels and beautiful views of the Bay of Bengal, it looked like the perfect place to have a cold...

I spent some time in Auroville this month, as I'm traveling in India, and I'm the type who likes to do a lot of research about a place before I go. Here's what I found: Facts about Auroville:...

I spent a couple of weeks in the Pondicherry area recently, and am super happy I did. The beaches were relaxing. The French food and architecture was also something I hadn't seen in India before. As...