Nathan Nelson The train journey from Trivandrum to Chennai went smoothly enough, in fact I’d go so far as to say that it was ball-achingly tedious (as my economics teacher used to say). I travelled in a 3-tier A/C sleeper – this means 6 people sleeping in each pod or compartment of the train, on fold-down beds …
Kovalam fishing boats Originally uploaded by Natmandu. Some more pics on Flickr for your delectation, just none of my sunburnt nose. I was walking about today and got offered shark and barracuda for my dinner. What is this thing about eating things that sound hard? Do people need to feel the satisfaction of eating something …
Waiting for a free computer outside the Internet cafe just now, it started raining coconuts – a skinny old dude in a dothie (so that narrows it down to about a million people around here) was cutting them out of the palm tree above. They land with such force, the ground shakes. Now things are …
I feel like I’ve been chasing to keep up with this blog since I got to India. I’m also keeping a paper journal as too much has been happening to be able to remember it all, and up until now, opportunities to get to a computer have been scarce as I’ve been so busy. I’m …
Here’s a video of one of the gypsies from Pettai dancing as Kali, bringer of destruction (14.4MB AVI – broadband needed) – hope you like! The Aidcamp is over, and we’re in Kovalam, the main coastal resort of Kerala – the sea is warm and blue, and the fish curry is fantastic. I’ll be posting …
Yesterday I went for an ayurvedic massage – ayurvedic massage is big with tourists to India, and involves a full-body massage using herb-infused oils. A few of us went to a small parlour in Thekkady. The massage lasted for about forty minutes… when I say full body massage I mean it was pants off, and …
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