Author Archives: Richard

The five of us, Sam, Ina, Surya, Ori and I started off up the beach to where the steps from the road come down. We climbed them, ran the gauntlet of taxi and rickshaw touts hoping for a fat fare … Continue reading →

That’s my place on Om Beach. It’s the hut beyond the mud wall of the building on the right of the picture. You don’t need much in the way of shelter here. There’s even a bedroll and light inside. I … Continue reading →

Word was that this beach was isolated. Word was wrong. They built a road to near here last year, no doubt because there is a new posh resort up the hill. I sort of thought this was going to be … Continue reading →

On the one hand, I feel like I need to “do” something, and on the other, I am really enjoying doing nothing. It’s slowly sinking in that I’m not that busy. There’s no way to see or appreciate or hate … Continue reading →

I’m trying to think. This may be the first time in my life that I’ve lounged around a resort area with nothing to do for so long. I’ve been to lots of dive places where there was lots of down … Continue reading →

Goa is small state on the southwest coast of India. It was a Portuguese colony until 1962, and still retains much of it’s western flavor. There are lots of Catholics here, and the older buildings in the look like Portuguese … Continue reading →

Hey, I’m on the verge of catching up on my blogging. I’m in Vagator, Goa, and it looks like this will be a good place to unwind, as if I’m under all that much stress. Badami and the nearby sites … Continue reading →

What’s happening in Hampi are the remains of the capital of a Hindu kingdom in the 3rd-6th centuries, Vijayanagar. They sprawl out over many square kilometers. It reminds me of the Forum in Rome, though unfortunately is not so well … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I’ve written because I haven’t been in a place with high speed internet connection, or in the case of Badami, no public internet access at all. I had hoped to write this one about Hyderabad … Continue reading →

The principle reason people go to Aurangabad is to see Ellora and Ajanta. Both are World Heritage Sites, and for good reason. Elephanta would have been less impressive. These are truly remarkable. They are caves and recesses in granite hillsides … Continue reading →