Hey! Wanna see an 18th century hair-dryer?
An 18th century hairdryer – yup, I kid you not. And no, I haven’t been imbibing, in case you were wondering 😛 Let me explain. I went to Delhi’s revamped …
It doesn’t have to be “perfect” to be perfect
Last week in Arunachal Pradesh, a state in India’s north east, which borders on Tibet, I ticked off an item from my bucket list. I finally got to visit Tawang, …
“Long life and goodbye!”
The titles of my two previous blog posts from Arunachal featured quotable quotes from the wonderful Border Roads Organisation. Then my dratted laptop went on strike, thus putting paid to …
“THAT IS DEEP DON’T GO SLEEP”
Another Border Roads gem that rang true yesterday as we drove higher and higher into the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, in increasing cloud and then rain. I’m told there are …
“ROAD IS HILLY DON’T BE SILLY”
…one of my favourite pieces of Border Roads advice from today’s long drive from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh. Much of the drive today was indeed hilly, but we were definitely …
A quick hello and namaste from Guwahati
I am back in Guwahati (Assam) after a little more than a decade, which is a decidedly scary thought. I mean, how on earth can 10 1/2 years have gone …