Today would be our last day in India. While  I would have preferred an extra day or two to head further south to visit Ooty, a popular hill station in Tamil Nadu, my body was already breaking down from both my virus made worse by the less than sanitised water supply. Although I only drank bottledContinue Reading

The next morning Mujib drove us up Chamundi Hills to visit a popular local place of worship. The Chamundi Temple is still a functioning temple which sees many believers coming every weekend to give offerings to the gods. Outside the temple complex, there are many peddlers selling flowers for offerings, trinkets and charms asContinue Reading

This morning after a quick breakfast at the hotel, we checked out and met our driver and guide for the next three days – Mujib (I am guessing that is the approximate spelling). He looked in his forties, tall, very dark and unfortunately not handsome. He had buck teeth, potContinue Reading

India has always been one of my top must-go list. Tell that to my colleagues and they stare at me increduously. To them, India conjures up images of dirty, undeveloped, poor and lack of hygiene. On the other hand, I relish coming in contact with thousands of years of history, an exotic location where youContinue Reading