The art of being absent minded Posted on February 19, 2004 Don’t you just hate it when you travel a long distance, arrive and then realise you forgot the most important thing you had to bring? It happened to me today. The Kodak Advantix roll that I use for my camera can only be developed at a few photo labs in the city. One of them is in Bandra. Obviously impatient to look at my trip photographs, I made a 45-minute journey there from home today, only to arrive at the shop and realise that I had forgotten to bring the film rolls. Arrrrghhh. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Living
In search of the quiet life Posted on June 14, 2007June 14, 2007 A long weekend at Nersa, a village on the Goa Karnataka border The bamboo tree flowers once in 12 years. And once it does, it’s of no use anymore. The bamboo flowers attract rodents, which also tend to eat up rice grains, thus increasing the chances of a famine. That’s… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
Homeward bound! Posted on March 16, 2007 We started the discussion about a trip to the North East quite a while ago. Initially (and as expected), there were quite a few people interested. A few even booked and had to cancel due to work and other reasons. But finally, as the day of our departure dawns (today… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
My year without TV! Posted on January 7, 2008January 7, 2008 Earlier last year, around March, when I moved house, I didn’t have a television set. My previous owner had one at the flat which I put to good use. When I moved I didn’t immediately buy one and it wasn’t a conscious decision at first, but then I decided that… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
Stumbled upon your post some time back .. You write very well ..Excellent post on the pointers to Kerala trip !! Keep up the good work ! Cheers vanita Reply
Time to succumb to the digital revolution you think? I know I know – I’ve been trying to get my photographer uncle to lose his SLR for quite sometime now. I’ve almost given up! Reply
great blog, anita! i went to peru last year and after i got there i realized that i had forgotten to bring the charger for my digital camera š had to fall back on good old film! thanks for the link to the travelogue contest on sulekha, i hope i can find some time this week to submit something. cheers/ yogi Reply
i’ve been here a couple of times. š just wanted to say that you have one of the most interesting blogs around. keep it up! Reply