I Spent a Weekend in Rishikesh During the Monsoon—What I Actually Experienced Was Nothing Like I Expected

Rishikesh in monsoon season is not the version most travel photos prepare you for. I had been putting off a trip to Rishikesh for almost two years. Every time I searched for things to do in Rishikesh, the same images appeared: turquoise water, orange-robed sadhus beside the Ganga, rafting boats speeding through rapids, and crowded […]