my last day in Chennai (2005)
September 2005 My last day in India was the best day I experienced in Chennai. On my last night in …
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leaving Rameswaram
I returned to my hotel after the bucket ceremony and lounged around for a few hours thinking about my past …
out with the old karma, in with the new
Kannan and I walked to the ends of Dhanushkodi, almost to Sri Lanka, in the noonday Indian sun, but I …
walking to Sri Lanka
I woke up early and Kannan picked me up for our walk to Sri Lanka. Not literally, of course, but …
smooth operator
He was a smooth operator the way he showed up just at the time I was leaving to walk to …
I heart Rameswaram
I arrived in Rameswaram about 3 pm on a Saturday after a 7 hour car ride from Kodaikanal. The ride …
Kodaikanal, part 2
I hired a car to tour the local sights on my second day in Kodai. I can’t remember the names …
Kodaikanal, part 1
two of the friendlier residents of Kodaikanal I arrived in Kodaikanal and the bus dropped me off in the middle …
on to Kodaikanal
I moved on to Kodaikanal after Madurai. Perched atop the Palani range, about 120km from Madurai, Kodaikanal is what is …
It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad Madurai
The day I left for Madurai I went to a beauty salon to get mehndi on my feet. The salon …
