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Learnings: 10 Weeks in India
“Learnings” is something Rob & Tod & I do every year after camp. We make notes about what worked and what didn’t. So here are some learnings that I can refer to for next time I go on a long journey. t-shirts are universally acceptable but they take forever to dry four pairs of underwear…
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Curried Mushroom Toast
Back from India, Tod is perfecting his fusion Indian recipes. Here is this morning’s brunch – a creamy curried mushroom sauce over toast. We’ve made this before, but this time Tod’s included some of the more esoteric Indian spices. The result is a rich, full-bodied flavour. If you don’t have these spices and seasonings at…
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Home in Bangalore
I am enjoying life in Bangalore. We’ve been here for three weeks. The traffic is dreadful and the mosquitoes plague me, but this city is full of people I love. Having friends somewhere makes the visit rich and wonderful. We’re staying with Shreyas and Arun. I’m not sure how to appreciate them properly. They are…
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At Fifth Elephant
Circus at Fifth Elephant. Photos by Saifi This is more of a Spin Matsuri post than one for Mediatinker, but in the interest of keeping my travel journal full, I can tell you about the personal side of attending a tech conference as a circus person. That’s what I call myself these days, when people…
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Chair Repair
While staying at Shreyas’ place, I made six beautifully hand-crafted but torn cane chairs useable again with painted plywood seats. They aren’t fancy, but you won’t fall through them. I measured the chairs and went to Workbench Projects to use their tools. We carried a sheet of plywood through Bangalore traffic from the nearby supplier…
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Mysore Weekend
Not content to merely be the best host in Bangalore, Shreyas drove us out to Mysore to see this historic town and meet his good friends. We stopped at Somanathapura to see a beautifully carved 750 year old temple. We ate well and Tod had an especially memorable paper dosa. We went to an art museum…
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Back in the Kitchen
Ah, what a relief. We have arrived in Bangalore and are staying with Shreyas and Arun. We can cook again! After five weeks on the road without kitchen access or grocery explorations, this is such a treat. Food is a big part of our lives and we love to both cook and eat. Shreyas is…
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Resetting the Mood
My bad moods can be turned around by drawing on my body. In this case, my crankiness stemmed from a frustrating visit to Pune where absolutely nothing seemed to work out as planned: our accommodation was creepy; the friend we were visiting had to work; the parks I wanted to visit were nonexistent or closed…
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1AC to Mumbai
The overnight train from Bhuj to Mumbai was like a 16 hour movie. So many scenes out our window. We passed urban junctions full of commuters rushing for the open seating cars, rural pastures full of cows, people living with piles of garbage, derelict buildings crenelated with dish antennas. Once we got to Mumbai, we…
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Hot Days in Gujarat
Mandvi Beach Resort – hot, windy and dry like a desert with an ocean next door. After hillhacks and trekking in the mountains, we decided to visit some friends in different places around India before heading to Bangalore. I’ll say this was the least good part of the trip, but reviewing the photos and recalling…
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