India

On Sunday, we came down to the beach in a place called Varkala. Overlooking the beach are red cliffs, atop which are perched a series of small hotels, restaurants and and shops. At any given time there are 4-5 eagles riding the air currents above the cliffs. The water is the perfect [...]

Starting Christmas night people began to leave. Marc, Pema and Champa headed out to Chennai, where they were hoping to catch a boat to the Andaman Islands. I decided to stick around until the 27th, but couldn’t make up my mind where to go, but was feeling like being on my own for [...]

I seem to be stuck in Varkala. I had only planned to be here for two or three days, and now I’ve been here five days and don’t want to leave. I have also been joined by Helena, a friend I met back in Mussoorie. It is nice to have a friend [...]