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Sunday, March 25, 2007
The new India
Saturday, March 24, 2007
SS W.C - Chennai
This post has moved to Ship shape toilet, Chennai - India.
Labels: chennai, india, public-toilet, tamil-nadu
Friday, March 23, 2007
Footpath Fish
Chennai Local Bus
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Stone carvings - Mamallapuram
This post has moved to Stone carvings, Mamallapuram - India
Labels: india, mamallapuram, stone carving, tamil nadu
Mamallapuram Monkey
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Man can't live on Masala Dosa alone
Man can't live on Masala Dosa alone, but he can try. I have been having the dosa everyday for breakfast. Such a simple meal but so good. Sometimes I end up having it for dinner as well. In this heat I never have a big appetite so sometimes I only have a juice for lunch. Combine this diet with hours of walking in this heat, no wonder I am losing weight.
Masala Dosa
Masala Dosa
Dealing with room touts
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Pondicherry Mini Minibus
Monday, March 19, 2007
The good juice on Bangalore
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Public Tree Phone
Indian Rubbish Bin
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Bangalore Welcomes Iron Maiden
Trivandrum to Bangalore
This post has moved to Trivandrum to Bangalore.
Labels: air deccan, bangalore, india, thiruvananthapuram, trivandrum
Friday, March 16, 2007
Maveli Cafe - Thiruvananthapuram
This post has moved to Maveli Cafe - Thiruvananthapuram.
Labels: coffee, india, indian coffee house, kerala, maveli cafe, thiruvananthapuram
Bike Parking - Thiruvananthapuram
This post has moved to Bike parking, Thiruvananthapuram - India.
Labels: motorbike, thiruvananthapuram
Did Scotland beat Australia?
Had a world cup fright this morning. All the newspapers were showing pictures of jubilant Scotsmen after dismissing an Aussie. This gave the impression that Scotland produced the boilover of the century. The papers are in Malayalam so I had no idea what actually happened.
As it turns out the papers went to press before the end of the match. Australia won comfortably, of course.
As it turns out the papers went to press before the end of the match. Australia won comfortably, of course.
Labels: australia, malayalam, scotland, world cup
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Thiruvananthapuram trees
Backseat Autorickshaw
Autorickshaw parking
Cows having breakfast
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Ohhh, I like surprises
Monday, March 12, 2007
Freewheeling Tricycle
This post has moved to Freewheeling Tricycle, Ernakulam - India.
Labels: ernakulam, india, kerala, tricycle
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Synagogue and Swastikas
This post has moved to Synagogue and Swastikas.
Labels: fort cochi, india, kerala, swastika, synagogue
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Mangalore Ambulance
Mangled up Mangalore
Mangalore is my first taste of a non touristic every day working Indian city. I'm stopping here for a day enroute from Goa to Kerala. I got here at 7am and I had planned to stay here the night to recover from the overnight bus trip. The bus to Kerala doesn't leave until 8.30 at night though, so I am out of here tonight as there is no reason to spend two whole days here.
Indian urban infrastructure is jerry-built at best, and in Mangalore you can see it in all its shambolic glory. You will be lucky to find 3 contiguous metres of unbroken footpath.
Mangalore Street Paving
I passed a building site, while not typical, that's not out of place in the way things are done in India. On a normal construction site, demolishing and clearing the old structure first is de rigueur. As this photo shows, the construction of the new building is going on the same time as the demolition of the old building on the same block.
Berlin 1945? No, Indian construction site 2007
There is nothing much to see here but I thought I would go walkabout. The combination of dishevelled footpaths and a night without sleep defeated quickly. So I went back to the hotel to have an afternoon snooze to prepare for tonights overnight bus trip.
Southern Railway in Disarray
Indian urban infrastructure is jerry-built at best, and in Mangalore you can see it in all its shambolic glory. You will be lucky to find 3 contiguous metres of unbroken footpath.
Mangalore Street Paving
I passed a building site, while not typical, that's not out of place in the way things are done in India. On a normal construction site, demolishing and clearing the old structure first is de rigueur. As this photo shows, the construction of the new building is going on the same time as the demolition of the old building on the same block.
Berlin 1945? No, Indian construction site 2007
There is nothing much to see here but I thought I would go walkabout. The combination of dishevelled footpaths and a night without sleep defeated quickly. So I went back to the hotel to have an afternoon snooze to prepare for tonights overnight bus trip.
Southern Railway in Disarray
Labels: india, infrastructure, mangalore
Friday, March 09, 2007
Coffee and Net Cafes in India
Cafe Coffee Day and iway internet cafes are two Indian franchises that seem have taken off as I have seen them everywhere so far.
Coffee Day and iway - Benaulim
Coffee Day and iway - Benaulim
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Old Goa
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
It's a long way from Manchester
This post has moved to It's a long way from Manchester.
Labels: calangute, goa, india, manchester, rovers return
Rubbish rubbish everywhere
Starbucks Beach Shack
Somehow I don't think this one is part of the Seattle based chain.
Starbucks Beach Shack - Baga Goa
Starbucks Beach Shack - Baga Goa
Labels: baga, cafe, goa, india
Calangute and Baga - Goa
Snake Problem - Anjuna Goa
Anjuna Beach - Goa
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Labels: anjuna, flea market, goa, india
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Provocative Swastika
I have travelled around Asia enough to be used to seeing Swastika's everywhere. It has been used by Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism long before 1933.
The tilt of this swastika and colour scheme though is more Nazi than Eastern Religious.
Provocative Swastika - Seen in Goa
The tilt of this swastika and colour scheme though is more Nazi than Eastern Religious.
Provocative Swastika - Seen in Goa
Labels: india, religion, swastika
For all your Safari Suit needs
This post has moved to For all your Safari Suit needs, Panaji - India.
Labels: goa, india, panaji, safari suit
Monday, March 05, 2007
Cows of Palolem
This post has moved to Cows on the beach and streets of Palolem, Goa.
Labels: cows, goa, india, palolem, palolem-beach
Palolem Beach - Goa
This post has moved to Running like Matt Damon on Palolem Beach - Goa.
Labels: bourne supremacy, goa, india, matt damon, palolem beach
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Going to Goa
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Slums of Mumbai
This post has moved to A tour of the slums of Mumbai.
Labels: bombay, gregory david roberts, india, mumbai, reality tours, shantaram, slum tour, slums
Mumbai Chicken Delivery
Friday, March 02, 2007
Mumbai Taxi Meter Box
Coffee, or lack thereof
I have been drinking alot of chai here. The chai here is great, which is just as well as it has taken a long time to find a proper coffee. If you order a coffee at a restaurant it will most likely be instant coffee. Sometimes you get served a cup of hot milk with instant coffee satchels for you to add to your own taste.
I found one place which got my hopes up called "Coffee House". It even has a slogan, "approved by coffee board". Someone needs to sack the coffee board as it was more instant crap. They do make a good lunch though.
I have since found some places that make a proper coffee.
Coffee House
Coffee House Coffee
Coffee House Lunch
I found one place which got my hopes up called "Coffee House". It even has a slogan, "approved by coffee board". Someone needs to sack the coffee board as it was more instant crap. They do make a good lunch though.
I have since found some places that make a proper coffee.
Coffee House
Coffee House Coffee
Coffee House Lunch
Labels: coffee, coffee house, india, mumbai
Holy cow - Mumbai
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Do you know Ricky Ponting?
This post has moved to Do you know Ricky Ponting?.
Labels: australia, cricket, india, mumbai, world-cup
Shantaram at Leopold Cafe
This post has moved to Shantaram at Leopold Cafe, Mumbai - India.
Labels: india, leopold cafe, mumbai, shantaram
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