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- March 26th – Colombo
- March 27th – A scam-artist named Sebastian
- March 28th – Hikkaduwa
- March 29th – A good day and a bad night
- March 30th – Galle
- March 31st – Unawatuna
- April 1st – Away from the coast
- April 2nd – Into the jungle: Sinharaja Nature Reserve
- April 3rd – Haputale
- April 4th – At World's End
- April 5th – Ella
- April 6th – The Hill Country
- April 7th – Climbing Adam's Peak
- April 8th – Kandy
- April 9th – An unexpected invitation
- April 10th – Dambulla Cave
- April 11th – Sigiriya Rock
- April 12th – Kurunengala
- April 13th – The problem with Sri Lanka
- April 14th – Welcome to India
- April 15th – Trivandrum
- April 16th – Kanniyakumari, the tip of the iceberg
- April 17th – Madurai
- April 18th – Mad Madurai
- April 19th – Holy chariots
- April 20th – Kodaikanal
- April 21th – Dazed and confused
- April 22th – Down to the plains
- April 23th – Trichy's temples
- April 24th – Leaving Tamil Nadu
- April 25th – Kerala's coastline
- April 26th – Varkala
- April 27th – A culture clash
- April 28th – Allapey
- April 29th – The backwaters
- April 30th – Christianity, communism and the state of Kerala
- May 1st – Vipeen Island
- May 2nd – Music and mosquitos
- May 3rd – Fort Cochin
- May 4th – Drinking in the dark
- May 5th – Hunting for tigers
- May 6th – Mysore
- May 7th – Artistic feats and street eats
- May 8th – India's train system
- May 9th – Hampi
- May 10th – The strong arm of the law
- May 11th – Over the Ghats
- May 12th – The River Princess
- May 13th – Anecdotes in Arambol
- May 14th – The end of the season
- May 15th – The end of the season, pt.II
- May 16th – Going it alone
Tag Archives: crowds
May 8th – India’s train system
This morning we made haste along the railway line to Bangalore, India’s IT powerhouse and perhaps the most modern, clean city we had encountered so far in this country. Of course, no matter how pleasant and temperamental the city seemed, … Continue reading
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Tagged beggars, bureaucracy, crowds, development, India's middle class, trains
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May 1st – Vipeen Island
We took a boat this morning across the bright waters to Vipeen Island, to the north of Cochin’s old city. One of the gentlemen I had chatted to the night before had told me of a beach called Chitrai up … Continue reading
April 20th – Kodaikanal
Our free tourist map of Kodai courtesy of the tourist board resembled a MacDonald’s kiddie play sheet. Abandoning it after about five minutes, we instead took to first wandering around the towns’ bustling central roads that were scattered with stalls … Continue reading
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Tagged colonialism, crowds, forests, fried snacks, Hill Stations, rubbish, tourists, waterfall, Western Ghats
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April 19th – Holy chariots
>BeepBeepBeep< It is 4.30AM, it is still pitch-dark and already half the hotel is awake. From through the thin walls we hear muffled conversations, the sound of clothes being slopped in a giant washing bowl somewhere and an eerie hymn … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, bus, ceremony, chariot, colour, crowds, festival, hills, power cut, train, urban chaos
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April 18th – Mad Madurai
The white glare of the late morning sun burned bright in the street as we ordered our third juice of the day from the street-side kiosk. We were huddled up under the thin shade of the canopy with the rest … Continue reading
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Tagged aspiration, corporations, cricket, crowds, culture, festivals, heat, poverty, religion, Shah Rukh Khan
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April 17th – Madurai
We dragged ourselves out of bed as early as we could manage and were out on the street just as the sun was beginning to warm through the haze. We had been unable to read the signs that had been … Continue reading
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Tagged ceremony, crowds, deities, gompuram, Hindu, temple, urban chaos
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