INDIA | Wednesday, 29 Oct 2014 | Views [262]
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INDIA | Thursday, 11 Sep 2014 | Views [210]
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INDIA | Thursday, 11 Sep 2014 | Views [224]
I was headed up to the Anjuna Flea Market.Yes the World famous Anjuna Flea Market!,,Started out in the 70s as a place where the 1st hippies could sell their "stuff" and stay longer or buy a ticket home..Where ever that was..Now it is huge!!.Nepalis,Kashmiris,folks ... Read more >
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INDIA | Sunday, 18 May 2014 | Views [423]
It took the fire trucks 2 hours to travel 1 mile to an apartment fire.Police arrived quickly and instead of clearing the road,they argued about which team had to do the work to clear the road And do the paper work....Fire hydrants did not ... Read more >
INDIA | Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | Views [295]
In 4 years,I have been to KTM 5 times. Now I live amoung the local people,in a residential area.I moved to about a 15 minute walk from Thamel,(the tourist area.)Big room,even bigger TV.I now live on a narrow,dead end street,with barricades ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | Views [386]
The day comes for me to leave this madness.The movement to over throw the King is growing bigger..Government workers,90% are on strike,in support of the King's fall...
Judges will only hear cases of illegal detentions..Doctors only work ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sunday, 20 Jan 2013 | Views [441]
For four weeks now I have had tough days and easy ones in the weeks that followed.I could tell how hard/easy my walk would be by watching the main checkpoint and street traffic as I approached the the main road from my alley.I see Nepali ... Read more >
NEPAL | Thursday, 17 Jan 2013 | Views [909]
Kathmandu or Bangkok?My 10 year visa requires I leave India every 6 months.KTM is cheaper and closer.BKK is more fun and modern.Draw backs?KTM has a 3 day Maoist strike coming up, 2 days after I land...BKK?.. to many temtations.Or so I thought. ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | Views [529]
Sunita had a monsterous childhood.When first born,mom,over and over,would beg her dad"kill the girl child"and she would stick needles in Sunita at night to make her cry and say"See.Kill the girl"Sunita's oldest brother was 7 years old,he ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | Views [382]
Yes,a strong heart is needed for India.If I am going to walk and live amoung the people,it is important to be able to accept the poverty,the shit,the dirt,and of course the beauty.
The beauty is a part of India.In the faces of the children,playing ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 14 Jan 2013 | Views [310]
Poor,daily wage worker family invited me to dinner.Actually,2 families.2 sisters,their husbands and 6 small children and a 13 year old niece to tend for the children,while the 4 parents work.Their home consists of a single concrete hut,small,dark,1 ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 10 Jan 2013 | Views [212]
My 3rd or 4th day I start going to the beach in the early morning.Leave my AC studio,grab an oversized coffee from the nosey,polite owner and head to the beach.I am in Betalbatim,just north of Colva,Goa.The path I take leaves me away from all beach ... Read more >
INDIA | Wednesday, 9 Jan 2013 | Views [202]
One....-1979
I saw
amoung the multitude
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INDIA | Thursday, 3 Jan 2013 | Views [284]
"Why come to India?"a famous yoga teacher was once asked."There is no reason to come to India"he replied."Then why do they keep coming?"we asked."Because they are mad!"he answered.
Perhaps it takes a touch of insanity to ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 3 Jan 2013 | Views [297]
NATURE
I touched her,
but did not disturb her.
I embraced her.
but did not posess her.
I hungered for her,
but did not consume her.... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 1 Jan 2013 | Views [386]
I stepped off the plane and was engulfed in the stench/smell of Mumbai. The tenative plans I had made on the plane were quickly forgotten and discarded,as I disembarked on a journey to a World I wasn't all that sure I was prepared for. ... Read more >
