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Tag Archives: twentysomething

Out with the Kingfisher, in with the Everest

May 11, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 10 May Location: on the road trip from hell, somewhere between Varanasi and the Nepalese border. Notable sightings: urgh, too tired and hot to care. Hours driven: 9 Hours […]

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Burning bodies in the City of Silk, the City of Light

May 10, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 9 May Location: trapped in Hotel Haifa, Varanasi. Notable sightings: my first up-close corpse. On any day, Varanasi hits like a hot assault. Today, in high summer, in the […]

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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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Lunch for lunch. Dinner for dinner. After that, feed it to the cow.

May 6, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

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 […]

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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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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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Subcontinental adrift

April 14, 2014by Alex 1 Comment

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 […]

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