Despite quite a few people who dismissed the whole backwater-houseboat experience as too touristy, too expensive, etc. we decided to give it a try and in my book the houseboat […]
Sabbatical Blog – The Traveling Tool Kid
More Little Things and Friendly People
Today I had the blouse for my new fancy lavender sari made. It takes an hour and costs 275 rupees so like seven bucks. The place looked awfully like a […]
Enjoying the Little Things Along the Way
After ranting so much about the challenge that is called Max yesterday let me write something positive and friendly about traveling with a kid: it forces you to slow down […]
Shopping Frenzy and Tradition
With Max at school this morning we went shopping. The evening brought a heavy dose of Kerala tradition. We had initially thought that we would not try and find a […]
Transportation
I have seen a dead rat and a dead goat – both of which might well have died of old age – and one car accident that looked kind of […]
Unfinished Jobs
The “Unternet” – as Max calls it – is down so this blog will be posted with a delay. It’s amazing we even have Internet connection at all. The day […]
I have a Maid …
… and no idea what to do with her. It sounded like a good idea back in Sunnyvale when I agreed to the arrangement. She’s been the landlady’s housekeeper for […]
Getting used to India
We are back in Kochi and in our permanent apartment. It is much nicer than the one before which really was a dark, damp, smelly, mosquito-infested dump (am I being […]
Tea Harvest in Munnar
Today we ventured where seemingly no one has ventured before – judging by the near total absence of plastic bottles strewn around. Across the valley from the hotel is a […]
Religious Experiences
Last night we went into Munnar and did the tree hill tour of the places of worship – or almost. All in all it was a couple of days full […]