Year: 2010

  • Orchha

    For those of you seeking a medieval city which has withstood the ravages of time you could not chose better than a visit to Orccha. This is not far from Kahajuraho but feels quieter and more relaxed. It is built on the banks of the river Betwa which is a beautiful fairly fast flowing river.…

  • Pushkar 2010

    If you or I throw a lotus leaf on the ground gravity will take its course and there it will lay. When Brahma throws one though a lake is created and even more remarkably in a desert area like Rajastan. It is this little town of Pushkar which is blessed with this lake with special…

  • Shades of Grey

    I have a very special friend. We became friends in Geneva because we were attracted to the same loves, four-legged creatures, good food and good writing. She has written this poem which I am reproducing here with her kind permission because it talks loudly to me for many reasons. It is forthright and bright, clear and cutting. Perhaps,…

  • Salaam Baalak Trust -A Walk in the streets of Delhi 2010

    A mural at the New Delhi Railway Station. As some of you are aware since I have been here I have tried to raise funds and items for the children looked after by Salaam Baalak Trust. To this purpose I organized a walk last month led by two of the young men who have been educated by the trust…

  • Closer to home

    It must be a little irritating to naturalists when their guests say- yes we have seen them in our garden. Truth be told however we are lucky enough to enjoy a large number of birds in our garden and while the pictures may not be so good we even have some regulars – a couple of…

  • The bounty of Bharatpur

    We have just returned from Bharatpur which is 175 kms south of Delhi just off the main Delhi Agra road where we visited the  Keoladeo Ghana National Park also known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.This is a UNESCO World Heritage site and perhaps the only bird sanctuary which was created by a Maharaja. The city and surrounding…

  • London Exhibitions

    Going to London for me is always an opportunity to enjoy what is on in the capital and while this might be very far from every day life in India if you are heading that way in the next few months you may want to pop in to the Royal Academy of Arts which is…

  • Happy Diwali 2010

    Happy Diwali everyone – to my family, my friends, my helpers, my readers, may the year bring you wealth, health and happiness in abundance. Marigolds are part of this celebration as are lights at your door. May your paths be flowered and floodlit.

  • Psychic Surgery healing in the Philippines

    I am a deep sceptic about things like this but I have to say the man I met in my previous post was living evidence of this type of healing. If you are at all interested click on this link below and read more.http://www.psychicpen.com/psychic_surgery.html

  • Meeting interesting people

    It happened in Thailand. We met over lunch on a floating village.They were a couple on the same tour as us.I was so taken by what they were telling me that I even forgot to ask their names and at the end of the day they left and I lost them. However what I had…