Tears and mountain memories
Yesterday we went to visit the charming Jabarkhet Nature Reserve, on the outskirts of Mussoorie. I will write a pukka review of our visit anon, but for now I wanted …
Category: Incredible India
Psst? Wanna buy a magic lamp?
There is, apparently, no limit to human stupidity. I give you a doctor (a doctor!!!!) in the north Indian city of Meerut who paid Rs 2.6 crore/$348,770/£269,424 to buy a …
RIP Trump Krishna
Oh no. I have to give you the sad end to a slightly bonkers story. I’d shared with you, earlier this year, photos of a man in south India who …
Gosh! Who knew?
I learned something absolutely amazing today. You can make phone chips from cow dung. Seriously. Here you go, from the horses’ mouth. Bit of a mixed metaphor, I agree, bit …
Photo of the day – staying above the fray
We got back to Delhi last night, trading the crisp clean Himalayan air and glorious vistas of mountains for Delhi. And awful traffic. And a heck of a lot of …
Photo of the day – Himalayan peace on a day of horrors
Our connectivity up here in the Phalachan Valley in Himachal is a little patchy, which is why you’ll find me, most days, walking back down the mountain to a particular …