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Yoga, Tango, Malbec and more!
Join me for a very special urban yoga retreat in the Argentine Capital of Buenos Aires. Dates: August 12 to August 18, 2023 Yoga with Nabeel – an experienced yoga teacher with 10 years yoga teaching experience. Alternative activities available for non-yogi participants Non-yogi participants have alternative activities Buenos Aires is known for it’s great…
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Discover Buenos Aires – Yoga, Wine, Tango and More!
Join me for a yoga retreat in Buenos Aires, like no other! Discover Buenos Aires’ main attractions and secret spots, off the beaten path. Visit the iconic Bombonera Football Stadium in La Boca. Take a stroll through the World’s most opulent cemetery in Recoleta. Enjoy the Market of San Telmo with it’s antiques, food stalls…
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Minca
Jewel of the Sierra Nevada Minca the town was always a mystery to me. “Very popular with backpackers”. “Lots of foreigners”. “Instagram influencers’ paradise”. This is what I’d mostly been hearing about Minca. These are the type of commentaries that make me run fast in the opposite direction! When I travel, I usually prefer a…
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La Guajira
An adventure into the Alta Guajira (High Guajira) of Colombia. Colombia’s treasured coast, and some say forgotten people. Here you abide by different laws – specifically those of the Wayuu. This is their earth, their land and their rules. I questioned if I should even be out here. This is the kind of place where…
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Beautiful Belize
After a year of teaching math by zoom and often staring at a bunch of unresponsive black boxes, I was ready for a change. Summer holidays were here. It was time to recharge the batteries and see the world again. One of the perks of being a college professor is the ability to tune out…
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Yogamatique is on the Map!
Two classes into Yogamatique’s inauguration we’ve had sign ups from: San Francisco, California Fremont, CaliforniaSeattle, Washington Buenos Aires, Argentina Corrientes, ArgentinaCali, ColombiaBogota, ColombiaSantiago, ChileLondon, UKMilan, ItalySeverodvinsk, Russia The idea was to have a safe, quality environment providing yoga for all. Connecting the World has been an added bonus. If you haven’t signed up for a class yet, let…
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Yogamatique New Site
Sign up for a class and get a zoom link sent to your email right away! Check out the new web-site, offering online yoga classes and a variety of packages: Individual Plan – unlimited classes for one person Family Plan – unlimited classes for you and your household Sunday Only Plan – class every Sunday…
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Last Days in Buenos Aires
Part 6 I cannot help but preface this article by saying that these events happened almost exactly one year ago. How the world has changed and what an awakening of sorts. Read through this to see what my last couple weeks of August 2019 were like. Will they ever be the same? August 20th, 2019…
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Cali Colombia
Part 5 I left Buenos Aires for Cali on August 7th by way of Bogota. I had an entire day in Bogota and being the biking aficionado that I am, I decided to take a tour of the city with Bogota Bike Tours. Some great graffiti! The National Museum I had done the tour in…
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Chile & Argentina
Part 4 Having just had the most amazing five weeks in Colombia, I left for Buenos Aires on July 22nd with a full heart. I had a one day stop over in Chile and I spent it with my two favorite Chileans Christian and Natalia. I had met them in the Atacama Desert on a…
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Colombia
Part 3 I haven’t written in more than a month. March 12th to be precise. A lot has happened since then, to put it lightly. But now I am back to chronicling my 9 months away from home, during the months of June through February. The last article “The Journey Begins” chronicled my whirlwind tours…
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YOGAMATIQUE ONLINE
In these troubled times I am providing FREE yoga classes and have inaugurated Yogamatique Online Yoga Studio. The current world situation will not stop my dreams and I see this as an opportunity to change lanes and provide a different service, that will hopefully help us stay grounded and sane in these difficult times. Self…
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The Journey Begins
Chile, Bolivia and Peru Part 2 June 1st to June 17th The central point of my year off would be taking care of myself after an extremely difficult past two years and taking care of my Mom’s affairs back home in Bangladesh. Having worked on the paperwork for the past two years and taken care…
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Welcome to Yogamatique
Buenos Aires’ Premier Yoga Studio for Yoga Classes in English Located in the heart of Palermo, Buenos Aires this studio is walking distance to Buenos Aires’ best cafes and bistros. As well as parks and cultural centers. IN PERSON CLASSES POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Online classes available at Yogamatique Online Studio Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wim7gBBbTwk&t=7s This…
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The Mission Begins
Part 1 How does one deal with the unexpected death of a parent? It’s something you never think about. You don’t plan for. I loved my mother. She was everything to me. I lost my father at the young age of 18. I was still finding myself. It was sad and devastating. But losing my…
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Bali Yoga Retreat Part 3
Day 6, January 20th, 2020 Today we were joined in the morning by Abbie and Rowan, our new friends from Bristol. Also joining in was Ishita who I had met at the airport. Joyce was the remaining yoga retreat student and it was nice to have additional students, making it a full and fun class.…
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Bali Yoga Retreat Part 2
Day 4, January 18th, 2020 Today we started the day with 8 am yoga. Again the students did a fabulous job. After that the students had a free day to explore Seminyak. I used this time to catch up on my writing and get some laps in the pool. All in all a very productive…
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Bali Yoga Retreat Part I
Day 1, January 15th, 2020 I got into Bali around 11:45 am. Full of excitement. I was going to meet my team of 4 students in a few hours. Joyce would be the first to arrive at 3:30pm and then Rosa, Augosto and Lorenzo would be next at 5:30pm. What do I do for 3…
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The Sweet Beginning – Paros, Greece
I am in Greece. Specifically I am on a Greek Island called Paros. At this moment in time I am the envy of many! I do consider myself very fortunate to be here. I really did not do much research regarding the place. Reason being, I am here for a 300 hour yoga teacher training.…
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Yoga, Friends and Solace in Rome
I lived in Rome from 1980 to 1984. Those were the golden years of my childhood. My first crush. My first real bicycle, Italian at that. My first time playing soccer for the school team. Learning Italian for the first time. I can go on and on … Piazza Navona My father was sent to…
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London Calling
September 16-19th , 2019 I used to visit Europe at least once every two years. My love of Latin America, specifically Buenos Aires kept me from going to Europe for the last 5 years. But with the many changes occurring in my life, it was inevitable that I would once again be visiting the continent…
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There Are Mountains in California?
This has been a long term project of mine for several years. Ever since one of my Swiss friends who I had first met at a homestay in Buenos Aires had reacted “there are mountains in California!?” when I had told her I loved where I lived because of the mountain biking, snowboarding and the…
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Antarctica – the Human Connection
PROLOGUE January 1-3, 2019 Ushuaia, Argentina It’s December 24th, 2018. I am wandering through the streets of Ushuaia, desperately trying to find a passage to Antarctica. This was not the original plan. “Tierra del Fuego” (the Land of Fire) has inspired me. I want to know what lies beyond … beyond these frigid waters ……
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Fifteen Years After the Tsunami
I am at Sarky’s in Buenos Aires – hands down my favorite restaurant in town. It’s Armenian food. Go figure! Armenian food in Buenos Aires the home of Bife Chorizo, Empanadas and Milanesas. I am at dinner with old friends and new – that is the beauty of Buenos Aires. If you are at the…
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To be or not to be … Muslim
It’s time for some hard questions. Are you ready? I was born in 1970 in a land that was erstwhile Pakistan. You will never ever hear me say I was born a Pakistani. I am a Bengali. It’s 1971, East Pakistan has had it with West Pakistan. Divided by India in between, these two parts…
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Coming Home to Buenos Aires
July 23, 2019 Travels through South America – Chapter Two I just arrived in Buenos Aires. It’s 10:00 pm. Just as always, my taxi driver is animated and eager to talk about the economic situation and corruption in the government and the government-controlled media. Then he takes it to a whole other level – IMF…
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The Caribbean Island of San Andrés, Colombia
July 14-21, 2019 San Andrés, Colombia I had never even heard of San Andrés until recently. My friend in Cali, Natalia had mentioned to me that San Andrés was her second favorite place in the world. Like me, her favorite is Buenos Aires 🙂 So after spending two amazing weeks in Cali, I decided to…
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La Ciudád Perdida
“The Lost City” June 23-26, 2019 La Ciudád Perdida, Colombia After a few days of recuperation in Medellín from my whirlwind tour of Santiago, Valparaiso, Viña del Mar & the Atacama Desert (Chile), Uyuni Salt Flats & Death Road (Bolivia) and Arequipa & Colca Canyon (Peru), I was to tackle the Lost City hike all…
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Yoga-ing around the World
Hello peeps. Sorry for this interruption…to my standard feed. Recently I’ve been pondering the question “what does yoga mean to me?” It is a question that has come to surface recently because as I travel, I meet more and more people who are curious about yoga and I have to describe yoga in a few…
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Medellín, Colombia
June 17-21 Medellín, Colombia Next stop Colombia! I had good memories of my previous stay in Medellín last year and I returned to the land of the Paísa for a bit of a longer stay this time. I had been traveling with a heavy duty schedule for the last two and a half weeks and…
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Colca Canyon, Peru
June 14-16 Colca Canyon, Peru I was picked up at 3:00am from the Casona Plaza Hotel near the main square (Plaza de Armas) in Arequipa. I was in a big bus with a lot of people, so I felt a little confused at first. Then I realized that there was a mix of people on…
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La Ciudád Blanca
The White City June 13th, 2019 Arequipa, Peru I felt surprisingly good after a 24 hour bus journey from La Paz. The fact that I slept a solid 6 or 7 hours on the night bus made all the difference. At about 10:00 am I ventured into town. I first found Plaza de Armas, the…
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Isla Del Sol, Copacabana, Bolivia
(Island of the Sun, Copacabana, Bolivia) June 12-13, 2019 Bolivia Hop from La Paz to Arequipa via Copacabana and Puno I was picked up on time in La Paz by the guide from Bolivia Hop at about 7:15 am. They were originally scheduled to pick me up by 6:45 am and I would have missed…
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La Paz, Bolivia
June 10-11, 2019 El Camino de La Muerte (Death Road) Revisited Uyuni – as small as a town as it is – has an airport! Marvelous! I was able to fly to La Paz in 45 minutes. It’s probably one of the smallest airports I’ve traveled through for one of the shortest flights I’ve taken.…
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Salar de Uyuni
June 8-10, 2019 San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni Salt Flats Despite the late night of galaxy gazing, I managed to get some sleep and was excited to take the trip to the salt flats of Bolivia. One of the best parts about this trip was that I did very little research and I also…
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Travels through South America
June 2-3, 2019 Southern Chile It’s hard to sum up a journey through South America in a few words, especially since it’s such a vast continent with so much diversity in landscape and culture. My travels began in Santiago, Chile. I left my home in the Bay Area on June 1st. Seemed like a good…
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Welcome to My Travel/Yoga Blog
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Who Am I?
I am a wanderer, yoga teacher, math teacher and overall adventurer. I have a strong love for Latin America and have been traveling there since 2002. I speak fluent Spanish so that certainly helps me make strong connections.Follow me on my latest adventure through Latin America and other continents. I hope you find my writings…