Of piña coladas, predators and questionable hygiene
Date: 8 May Location: a sand island, the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh Notable sightings: dolphins in the Ganges! Showers enjoyed in the last few days: nil. Right before sundown our three […]
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Cranky Caterpillar & Friends
Date: 7 May Location: floating down the Ganges on a dinky sailboat filled with carpets and pillows, blasting The Lumineers on Babysitters' Club's bluetooth speakers, somewhere between Allahbad and Varanssi. […]
Lunch for lunch. Dinner for dinner. After that, feed it to the cow.
Date: 6 May Location: cooking demonstration, Orchha. Notable sightings: more creative things to do with veggies than even a hippie would know what to do with. India would be a […]
The cast and crew: Team Northern India
Date: 6 May Location: Breakfast, devouring the half loaf of toast set before me (funny tummy), Betwa Retreat, Orchha Notable sightings: A low of 31 degrees overnight. This witch is […]
Hidden
Date: 5 May Location: Ramaraja restaurant rooftop, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Notable sightings: a pre-monsoon storm. Monuments seen: god, countless. Tonight we're staying in tents in Orchha. But saying they're 'just […]
A tribute to love that almost bankrupt an empire
Date: 4 May Location: a “deluxe permanent tent”, the village of Orchha Notable sightings: The Taj Mahal! That's all. Posted with Blogsy
Cool in the shade of the colonial manor garden
Date: 2 May Location: the shaded terrace, Bhanwar Vila, the local Maharajah's palace-come-homestay, Karauli Notable sightings: peacocks (I love peacocks); a swimming pool that looks like its been here since […]
Jai ho!
Date: 1 May Location: Ganesham Textiles, Jaipur, waiting for tailor to make alerations to garments. Dresses ordered from the tailor: Only two, demonstrating remarkable and uncharacteristic self restraint. Notable sightings: […]
Not precisely Delhi-ghtful
Date: 30 April Location: seat 45, Carriage C4 (upper class), “express” train from Delhi, NCR to Jaipur, Rajasthan. Notable sightings: So many bare bottoms, thankfully blurred, as the poorest Delhites […]
The Capitol.
Date: 28 April Location: Elma's (for morning tea), trendy Hauz Khas village, Delhi Notable sightings: Fader. They're playing the Temper Trap album here. Landing at night, in a city I've […]
An unsettlingly big place 