15th August The yoghurt smothered banana left my spoon and arched a smooth trajectory towards my mother, where it landed on her top. We glared at each other surprised as well as furious. The argument, as all good arguments are, was a petty one. I gathered my things (P.D.Q. I can tell you) and [...]
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Udaipur – A Truly Magical Indian City
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged art, cooking lessons, cow, cows, India, indian cooking, indian miniature art., market, miniature art, spices, Udaipur on August 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A Problem in Mumbai
Posted in Travel, tagged Bandra, India, Mumbai, puja, train, Udaipur on August 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
11 August We had a problem. Mum’s brand new suit, tailored by ‘Master’ had Hindi writing in orange indelible ink over the back of one sleeve. Clearly it could not be worn. We were bashing the doors down at the fabric shop even before they opened and their baffled faces turned wary as we made [...]
A Day In Mumbai
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged Canon 550D, Canon G10, Elephanta Island, Ghandi House, Mumbai, Salwar Kameez on August 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
10th August. We leapt out of bed the following day, with a spring in our step, eager to attack all that Mumbai had to offer. We strolled down to the ‘Gateway to India’, the scene of my panic attack on my second day in Mumbai, all those months before. Our plan was to take the [...]
She’s Her Daughter’s Mother
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
9th August. I am back! The flight to Mumbai went without a hitch. Jet Airways once again surpassed themselves, it is comfortable, the food is excellent and the in-flight entertainment is…well… entertaining. As we (we being, one intrepid traveller and one very intrepid mother, on a five week sojourn to (in my opinion) the best [...]
A Letter of Contrition
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Thailand, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged India on August 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Dear Patient Blog Readers, I am very sorry for the terrible gap since my last blog. Firstly, thank you to everyone who emailed me and if I couldn’t reply to every one I am also sorry. Since nearly getting myself arrested in Malaysia much has happened and although I have not been able to blog [...]
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