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Desparate attempts at calming sunburn down

I can recommend this technique for a scorched face. The side effects are a rather strange however.. Add cold water to travel towel and wrap around head. Wait. Some time later you wake up looking like Christopher Walken in “The Deerhunter.”

Varkala Clifftops

I’m warming to it here – no doubt due to sunburn incurred whilst sat under an umbrella whilst having breakfast. Factor 20 or not I’ve still ended up looking like a beetroot. Never mind, I’m sure it’ll fade to a golden tan by morning.. or something. Above is a picture of the clifftops. Pretty isn’t it? The slightly un-nerving thing is the fact that the cliffs are in a process of constant erosion and the path is perilously close to […]

Quest for the Club Sandwich

There’s a standing joke about the quest for the perfect club sandwich. It’s the holy grail of travelling if you will. Why? I’ve no idea. Perhaps it’s because it seems to be difficult to get “just right” – especially in a foreign country. We spent an inordinately large amount of time and effort on this whilst in Thailand. This usually involved Pat trying to explain that he wanted the “bacon crispy.” The net result was usually a rather nasty sandwich. […]

Reflections..

El Capitan

Keeping cool in the mid-day sun on the Kerala backwaters

Meditating on the beach

Mussels

Random Sunset

There seems to be a lot of these round here. One a day on average.

Varkala – tourist central?

We’ve hit Varkala, a clifftop resort on the west coast of India and as far south as we intend to travel. It’s hot here, damn hot and no sea breeze despite being half way up a cliff. That’ll be global warming for you I suppose. The place appears to be full of tourists on package holidays so it’s a bit of culture shock and I suspect we’re suffering a bit of backpackers snobbery. Ooh check you, been away for three […]

Keralan backwaters, middle of knowhere

I’m writing this lying on my back on the deck of a rice barge in the Kerelan backwaters – 500km of winding waterways in the South of India. The banks of the river are fringed with coconut palms, around which dozens of fireflies perform a dazzling light show against the backdrop of stars above and beyond. The crew of three includes an expert chef who prepared a traditional Keralan fish curry whilst I watched the most breathtaking sunset I have […]

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