INDIA | Friday, 21 Aug 2009 | Views [6104] | Comments [2]
As I waited for the train to leave the platform a tall Sikh with a large sword sat opposite me and promptly lay down to sleep. I'm no expert but it didn't look like the deadliest or most ostentatious of swords although, along with his clothes and turban, ... Read more >
Tags: cooking, live music, mountains, religion, temple, yoga
BRAZIL | Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 | Views [2350]
Goncalo Coehlo, the Portuguese navigator, arrived at what is now Rio de Janeiro on new years day 1502. Thinking that the Bay of Guanabara was the mouth of a large river he named the place “January River”. We arrived, slightly bleary eyed after a long ... Read more >
Tags: bbq, beach, cooking, football, party, portuguese, rio
