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About all this
Welcome to the mobile diary of our 2009-2010 family trip back to Southern India. All entries were posted from a cell phone over the course of our journey. Gosh, it's been a long time मदर इंडिया.Be kind and generous.
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Always favour local knowledge over Google(maps)
Arrived in Alappuzha despite the strike
Houseboat galore in Alappuzha
General strike in Kerala
Ouch. No bus, taxi or rickshaw today. The BJP has called for a general strike throughout the state. I’ve been calling to find a place to sleep, but people are stranded and are not moving. We found a place (last room) by Lake Nehru and the houseboat is proceeding to drop us off. Never a dull moment.
Sunset: stopping for the night among the palm trees and water lily
Tea time mandala
Chinese fishing net
Easy going
While the houseboat stopped to stock up on soft drinks and beers, and a group of children came up to chat.
A good opportunity to distribute a few pencils we’d brought over from Switzerland.
May I take your photo?
Captain, oh my captain
Slowly drifting up the backwaters
Riding to the boat jetty
Kollam street view
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