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Tag Archives: lazy days

So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?

September 8, 2018by Alex Leave a comment

In which we acclimatise nicely to villa life.

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“Welcome to sky”

May 16, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 16 May Location: waiting for my turn to paraglide, the second highest peak above the Kathmandu Valley Notable sightings: the Himalayas We so like to snicker at all the […]

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Respect Your Rhino

May 13, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 12 May Location: watching the sun go down over the jungle, Ghumtee Rivera Lodge, Chitwan National Park Notable sightings: one-horned rhinos! “And the bathroom situation…” This is Ravi, explaining […]

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Of piña coladas, predators and questionable hygiene

May 9, 2014by Alex 4 Comments

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

May 9, 2014by Alex 1 Comment

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. […]

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Cool in the shade of the colonial manor garden

May 3, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

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 […]

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“The accumulation of time in walls”

April 27, 2014by Alex 3 Comments

Date: 27 April Location: seat 35A, Jet Airways flight from Trivandrum to Mumbai, en route to Delhi Notable sightings: Indian airplane food. Not as bad as you might think. (Effect: […]

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Mid-air thoughts, travel

The cast and crew: Team Southern India

April 17, 2014by Alex 1 Comment

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 […]

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You seem to like these ones best

  • Let’s float, lets glide
  • Scorpion tornados.
  • There it is before you, smiling, frowning, inviting, grand, mean, insipid, or savage, and always mute with an air of whispering, "Come and find out".
  • What intoxicating vanity
  • The Isle Is full Of Noises.

Thought for the week

"The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time." - George Bernard Shaw

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