tin tin prays to the ferry god |
when i last left you i was fed up and needed respite from the barrage of absurdity that is india. i definitely found it in the andaman islands. but it took me to another level of absurdity in order ...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:32:00 GMT |
tin tin the emotional wreck |
you can stop sniggering now, mother...love hate love hate love hate all in the same blink of an eye. i woke up this morning early to catch the bus to mamallapuram and hop in a rickshaw to deliver me ...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:57:00 GMT |
tin tin kisses an elephant (but it doesn't turn into a prince) |
or am i supposed to kiss a frog? didn't i kiss him last week??? oh well...i'm in cochin now which is a lovely old town with a lot of history. a friend that i met on the bus from mysore and i have b...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:21:00 GMT |
tin tin and the slow train to goa |
booking the ticket was easy. getting on, not so much...as i was trying to find my train car, the one with the faded "2 A/C" painted on the side, the train started moving. how could this be...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:50:00 GMT |
The Adventures of Tin Tin- Happy in Hampi! |
the adage about india being a land of contrasts is an apt one. richness of tradition contrasting with unbelievable poverty. kindness to strangers and neglect of elders. multi-hued em...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:28:00 GMT |
tin tin runs with the hindus! |
first off, let me say that the cow thing -about how they are everywhere- its really true. when i first got to india i hopped in a car to take me to the ashram (more on that in a mo). as we...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:49:00 GMT |
tin tin's luck runs out...(or Mysore ankle) |
having reached the age of 37 without ever having had a broken bone or sprained anything, the inevitable has happened. the day after my grueling 17 hour bus ride from goa i awake early to greet the da...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:15:00 GMT |
adventures and pix! |
so i finally got to the north to see naadam. it wasn't that difficult a journey as i wimped out of a 26 hour bus ride and flew. after dealing with chicken buses in central america i was not keen on ...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:01:00 GMT |
tin tin- viva la revolucion! |
such a strange week it has been. when i got back from the gobi i rested for a couple of days and showered the sands from my various crevices. i ate most everything in sight. in the g...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:13:00 GMT |
tin tin the camel whisperer |
i saw the camels coming over the steppe. they were loping towards us taking thier sweet time. they were late. an hour and a half late and i was anxious to swing my leg over my camel'...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:29:00 GMT |
