Eve-Teasing

16Feb07

Sauntering out of a western-style restaurant in Asi Ghat we were full of good food and night-time cheer. Asi Ghat is the area past the last of a long line of ghats (steps down to the water) that line one side of the river Ganga. The Ganges is considered by many to be the holiest [...]

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AKs and Lee Enfields

13Feb07

New Delhi train station 5.15 am. Scrambling over the sprawling bodies of the sleeping commuters we slip and slide through the animal and human waste that the rains cover everything with. Ja Yeon, our guide (exploiting the imaginary “women’s line”) pushes to the front of the ticket ques and begins yelling at the small Indian guy behind the [...]

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Indian Eating

05Feb07

After travelling in India for about three weeks now, we are only now beginning to get somewhat of a handle on Indian cuisine. Escaping the temptations of the food is much more difficult than one might think. Forcing your body through such constantly changing tastes, textures and, dare I say, composition becomes a daily routine [...]

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The Golden Sikh

05Feb07

I sat back and enjoyed the warm sunlight trailing in the window of the sleeper come converted suburban train, a journey only 2 hours long was a welcome relief after the previous 12 hour sleeper ride. After our first stop some young men got on, with large grins and woolly sweaters they spotted us and [...]

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Western girls in India

04Feb07

It’s tough being a girl in India, especially if you are western, good looking, young and unmarried. Unfortunately for Veralynn she is all of these things, which attracts stares and groups at your men just about everywhere!

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