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Waiter, what’s this fly doing in my soup?
I think it’s doing front crawl, sir. OK, so yesterday I had my first cockroach experience. Henceforth know as “that thing that…
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Cuisine of Goa
One of the big things that I was worried about when I first came to India in 2006 was the food. I’m…
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Goa: Where everyone has a story to tell
OK, so in my last post I said that Goa is the equivalent to Benirom or Daytona. I wasn’t far off the…
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Kerala – What Western Tourists Should Know
Kerala – What Western Tourists Should Know In my previous post I lampooned India’s tourist industry by writing some fake tour guides…
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A Nation In Euphoria
Well who would have Adam & Eve’d it (that means “believe it” to all my Indian readers)? India has gone and won…
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Miracle On 3rd Cross Street
One of the things you learn to live with in India is their love for noise. Any noise. As long as it’s…
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Chennai Traffic Rules
This post is in part inspired by one of the interns working at Agriya, he rides around Chennai on a scooter (clearly…
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How To Turn A Kitten Into A Lion
The thing that strikes you about everyone in Chennai (and one would assume hopefully the rest of India) is how nice, welcoming…
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An Indian Love Affair
Before you think I’m going to head off on some Mills & Boon romance thing, don’t worry, I’m not. This love affair…
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The Most Surreal Marriage Ceremony…Ever!
I’ve just come back from can only be described as the single most surreal event in my entire life. I’m still trying…
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