Month: Jan 2013
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Goodbye to India
Some of you may be aware that my time in India is drawing to a close and today I celebrate with you my last post from Delhi before flying off to Australia tomorrow which will be my new home.I plan to blog from Australia as I discover this new continent so for all my readers…
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Jaipur Literature Festival 2013
I started coming to the festival three years ago. I have returned this year and nothing about this event palls or bores – its vibrancy and energy, youthfulness and playfulness, discovery and drama is just as bit as pronounced as the first time I experienced it. What is even more remarkable is that the organisers…
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Hampi the ancient city
The area is vast and you need time to take in and appreciate the sights of this ancient city. I will concentrate on some of the more remarkable ones which I felt made Hampi such a rewarding experience. The city was built in the 15th century and was built on a river in this granite…
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Hampi- the landscape
I wonder if there have been travellers who have travelled the length and breadth of this country and said YUP seen that, done it all – we have been here four year and there is still so much to see and what is even more amazing is how spectacular it all is ! Our recent…
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Nagarhole
There is a little park in the south of the country which to all intents and purposes has one of the highest density of animals in the whole of India.It is called Nagarhole also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park, located in Kodagu district and Mysore district in Karnataka state in South India. There is…
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Silk routes
The new year now is now upon us and I would like to believe it is full of hope and happiness and all that is special around us. Living in India you come across beauty every single day and perhaps nothing is finer and more beautiful then wonderful sheens of silk. So today with my…

