Destination: India

Rattled

Sun, 7 Feb 2016 | By davidford | Views [500]

I was sitting in my room earlier today and reflecting on the last few days. The word 'rattled' came to my mind. Rattled as in fazed but also literally, as if something in my chest has been shaken loose and is bouncing around within the confines of my ... Read more >

Tags: beggars, enlightenment, peace, temples

Photos: David_photogallery_Bodhgaya

Sun, 7 Feb 2016 | By davidford | Photo Gallery

Photos: David_photogallery_Puri3

Sat, 6 Feb 2016 | By davidford | Photo Gallery

Bodh Gaya and the Guru's Comments

Sat, 6 Feb 2016 | By davidford | Views [375]

I have now arrived in Bodh Gaya, for non Buddhists the scene of the Buddha's enlightenment and for Buddhists that and the most pivotal spot on the planet.  I arrived after a 16 hour train journey from Puri, leaving around 9.45pm and arriving ... Read more >

A Spider's Web

Wed, 3 Feb 2016 | By davidford | Views [464]

A mellow bluesy number is playing at the Pink House. It's 6.30 pm and dark out. The Pink House has been a haven. A place to come for breakfast, read and relax in the shade of a thatched hut roof in the company of dogs, crows and, when I'm eating in ... Read more >

Tags: beach, hucksters, sickness, temples

Photos: Diveagarh

Tue, 2 Feb 2016 | By somewhereibelong | Photo Gallery

Even the Tides preserved the Silence

Tue, 2 Feb 2016 | By somewhereibelong | Views [342]

Birthday,Promotion and Farewell-Everyone would have opted for a huge party.We choosed the other way round.We thought of ticking ourselves with one more place. Diveagar-Like all other beaches we had the plan to throw ourselves into the water but the ... Read more >

Tags: beaches

Photos: David_photogallery_Konarck

Mon, 1 Feb 2016 | By davidford | Photo Gallery

An Aside

Sat, 30 Jan 2016 | By davidford | Views [295]

I'm trying to work out the logic behind the number of hits each of my blogs get. The most popular blogs are 'Bhanga Boys' and 'First Calcutta Test, Rest Day'. Of the others, 'Tashiding, a Step Too Far?' seems to be convincingly outpointing other blogs ... Read more >

Trevor Francis

Sat, 30 Jan 2016 | By davidford | Views [413]

I woke up this morning in a foul mood. This may have had something to do with the two large bottles of extra strong Kingfisher beer and tooo many 'Charm' cigarettes that I had consumed with Trevor the night before. When I say 'may'.... ANYWAY, I have ... Read more >

Tags: alcoholic excess, hotels

Photos: David_photogallery_Puri2

Sat, 30 Jan 2016 | By davidford | Photo Gallery

Photos: David_photogallery_Puri

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 | By davidford | Photo Gallery

Photos: David_photogallery_CalcuttaBookFair

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 | By davidford | Photo Gallery

Im(Puri)

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 | By davidford | Views [560]

A moment ago I looked up at the blue/grey evening sky to see around a dozen buzzards circling over the stretch of fisherman's beach here at Puri. On my first morning I took a walk along this same stretch, stepping over and around mooring ropes, and counted ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, books, filth

Photos: David_photogallery_Namchi2

Sun, 24 Jan 2016 | By davidford | Photo Gallery