The Deep South: the ocean and the opium
Date: 26 April Location: deck chair, sunny Kovlam Lighthouse beach, watching the Indian boys try to surf (so many lols) Notable sightings: the Indian Ocean from India, cold beers (a […]
Lime, coconuts and juicy juicy mangoes
Date: 24 April Location: front deck, bamboo houseboat, Keralan backwaters Notable sightings: lots of other houseboats There's quite a lot of magic in Kochi. Sprawling across several islands just off […]
Grouchy Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Date: 24 April Location: my favourite seat on the bus, somewhere on the Malabar coast near Alleppey (now Alappuhza) Notable sightings: first glimpses of the famous Kerala backwaters from the […]
Miss Manners goes to India
Date: 23 April Location: Kochi (formerly Cochin), Kerala Notable sightings: acres upon acres of coconut trees; Kerala means land of the coconuts and the Keralans use coconut oil, coconut meant, […]
Lady India behaving badly
Date: 22 April Location: the windiest road, high in the tea plantations near Munnar, Kerala Notable sightings: KFC (Keralan Fried Chicken), real cinnamon off a cinnamon tree (don't recommend), huge […]
Heffalumps and woozles
Date: 19 April Location: Our balcony, Rangerwood Nature Palace, Periyar, Kerala Notable sightings: some of the cast of the Jungle Book, heffalumps I have two stories for you, both of […]
The supporting caste
Date: 18 April Location: looking out at the jungle, Periyar National Park Notable sightings: yesterday, an elephant blessed me with his trunk at the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai; today, […]
Richard Parker was here
Date: 16 April Location: the floor, under the fan, Villapurram railway station Notable sightings: more rogue cows In the last few days we've been to Mamallappuram and to Pondicherry. Mamallappuram […]
The cast and crew: Team Southern India
Date: 15 April Location: the oldest colonial cafe in India, The Boulevard, Pondicherry Notable sightings: no zoo 😦 My goodness, I seem to be overly capable of getting myself into […]
Show & Tell: Southern India 2
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