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Nathan Nelson 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 …
It’s been pretty busy here – this isn’t what I’d describe as a holiday! We’re currently spending a couple of days in Thekkady, a small town in the Western Ghats, the mountains dividing Kerala and Tamil Nadu. By ‘we’ I mean myself and the others on the Aidcamp, a great group of people. We’ve had …
Gypsy kids Originally uploaded by Natmandu. I’ve uploaded some of the best pictures so far from India – Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Aidcamp with Aidcamps International.
Well, I’m here, and… WOW! Everything they say about India is true, good and bad, but overall, India is so far the most beautiful place I have ever seen, and the people are amazing. Everything about this trip so far has had my eyes out on stalks, my hair on end, my nose twitching, and …
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