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A tipple of apple
Domaine du Coquerel Before I discovered Calvados, I thought the main way to have apples alcoholised was in cider. I enjoy cider a lot, having family in Herefordshire – one of the main cider producing...
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India Pt 1: Learning Lessons
A tuk-tuk on a very quiet roadway in Delhi. Rahul seemed like a nice chap when we met him. The b0y and I were standing at a roundabout near Connaught Place in Delhi having freshly arrived from London....
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India Pt 2: the Taj, a fort and one evil monkey
The evil monkey sits and waits… It was a stand-off to rival the best of the Westerns. The boy vs a monkey. Perched confidently on a window ledge was contestant number one – the monkey. And behind the...
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India Pt 3: Trains, Cows and the Ganges
Varanasi at sunrise The moment I fell for Varanasi was when it finally became peaceful. It was six in the morning, the pale sun was lifting a yawning head above the skyline and everything was dripping...
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India Pt 4: To the land of tea and tourism
The view from the Darjeeling hills. Having grown up in the Canadian countryside, I am almost always more at peace in places with a spattering of soaring, snow-capped mountains dotting the horizon. And...
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India Pt 5: Turtle trains & Ramshackle Chic Lodgings
I peered out the window of the moving train to see the oddest sight: a jeep filled with ten, terribly squished passengers speeding past, its occupants smiling and waving at us. This was unusual mainly...
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India Pt 6: To the paradise of ‘God’s Own Country’
The sun in paradise. There are few times in my life that I can recall having felt I had arrived in paradise. Last year, during a trip to Costa Rica, I fell head over heels for the rocky cliffed beach...
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India Pt 7: The murky backwaters of Kerala
A kettavullum – what I wanted to take on the backwaters. “You’ll be so relaxed in Kerala!” said friends. “You’ll love it, it’s the most relaxing place ever!” said others. That was just what the boy and...
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India Pt 8: Into the land of luxury
The outdoor pool at Marari Beach Resort After our experiences in Alleppey and Kollam, I had given up slightly on finding peace and relaxation in Kerala again. When finally we found a place to lay our...
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India Pt 9: A last lap to Fort Kochi and home
Kathakali in Kochi. From the stage, a brightly dressed character slathered in canary yellow facepaint rolled his eyes from side to side, then up and down, before bugging them out and causing fits of...
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