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Tag Archives: budget
!ncomprehensible !ndia: yet another piece of the code
It first hit me as I threw a Snickers wrapper into a rubbish bin in the city of Mysore. The bin was shaped and painted like a snowman, which in the 40 degree heat made me feel even hotter than … Continue reading
Fire on the water, Christmas on the Ganga
Rakesh found some tape from somewhere, and we set about decorating the boat. We hung coloured streamers and strings of marigolds from wire stretched across bamboo poles, finished off with a pink and silver paper star. Huddled in our coats … Continue reading
Posted in Kashi, Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, Asia, boatride, budget, Christmas, female traveler, Ganges, India, journal, solo traveler, travel, Varanasi
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At the end of the world we are all Delhites
The end of the world is nigh and it’s starting in New Delhi. How do I know this? I have incontrovertible evidence. I paid 250 INR for Christmas lights – a shocking price even by ‘Second Coming’ standards. I rode … Continue reading
Posted in epoche, Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, apocalypse, Asia, budget, end of the world, female traveler, humour, India, journal, New Delhi, travel
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This explains everything…
Why some people love India… Because when you’re on your way to a meeting, the taxi driver stops at a temple half way up a hill, parks two inches from a thousand foot drop, disappears for ten minutes, and upon … Continue reading
Shopping in India: where change must come from within
It took me a while to find the right coffee mug. You know, the one that feels right and has handles made for humans over six. Now, which to choose? The teddy bear holding a rose and champagne bottle or … Continue reading
Posted in epoche, Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, Asia, budget, culture, Himachal Pradesh, humour, India, journal, New Delhi, shopping, travel
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Bodhgaya: don’t need a full moon for crazy
Even a full moon looks dusty in Bodhgaya. Beneath it’s grubby glow, a group of high-spirited Indian youths hijack a merry-go-round in a fair that’s closed for the night. One of them mounts a plastic baby goat while the others … Continue reading
Posted in Navel of the World, Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, Asia, Bihar, Bodhgaya, budget, humour, India, Mahabodhi, monk, spirituality, travel
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Double-sided drum
This morning my bicycle rickshaw passed a goat dressed in a turquoise sweater. “Perfectly natural,” said Alice, “since it is rather chilly.” These days, a damp, bone-chilling fog fills Bodhgaya in the early hours, burns off for a few hours … Continue reading
Posted in Moving on...., Rose Apple Island
Tagged Asia, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Buddhist, budget, humour, India, Mahabodhi, monks, Monlam, pilgrimage, spirituality, temple, Tibetan Buddhism, travel
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The same son
It’s not easy to find out how someone died in India. You invariably receive the most meager explanation. Sometimes simply a body part. “Stomach,” or “Heart” or “Liver.” So, when I asked Sunil how Rakesh’s father died, he didn’t feel … Continue reading
Posted in Kashi, Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, Asia, Brahmin, budget, burning ghats, death, funeral, Ganges, Hinduism, India, journal, kashi, ritual, spirituality, tourist, travel, Varanasi
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The bucket bath….millions do it, so can you!
A LESSON FOR NON-INDIANS IN 20 EASY STEPS. YOU WILL NEED: 1 ten litre plastic bucket at 225 INR (or 300 depending on whether you or your Indian friend buys it) 1 plastic jug at 50 INR (or 100 depending … Continue reading
Posted in Moving on...., Rose Apple Island
Tagged adventure, Asia, bucket bath, budget, humour, India, travel
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The Delhi police, the CIA, and…me
I visualized bodacious diplomats in double-breasted suits shinnying down ropes from black helicopters, flashing their business cards and saying things like, “We’ll take it from here, ma’am.” The knock had the tone of entitlement. So I was only mildly surprised … Continue reading
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