Recollections of a Rover “For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move; to feel the needs and hitches of our life more nearly; to come down off this feather-bed of civilization…” -Robert Louis Stevenson-

South Africa

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The Mandir of Memories

Tuesday, 26 May 2015 | Views [295] | Scholarship Entry

It’s a still, cold night in early August, and I’m huddled outside a brightly-lit Hindu temple. I’m just a spectator who wants to take part in the annual celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth, Krishna Janmashtami. With the weight of a self-dubbed title, ... Read more >

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Magic in the mountains

Thursday, 9 May 2013 | Views [489]

I am staring at water; a writhing, bursting body of it. The water of a valley nestled in the Drakensberg Mountains. Bubbling liquid from a miniature waterfall cascades into a pool of delight. The hikers stoop to savour its purity after a wearisome ... Read more >

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