“Welcome to sky”
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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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 […]
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: […]
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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Subcontinental adrift
Date: 13 April, Palm Sunday / Tamil New Year's Eve Location: sunny rooftop, Pride Hotel, Chennai Notable sightings: my first rogue cow, stunning Dravidian architecture, slums and sidewalk sleepers Marriage […]
