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Changes in Latitude, Attitude, and all the Rest

Monday, August 7, 2023

GUATEMALA CITY — In the days before a long adventure everything becomes a little more brightly colored, sharper edged, clearer.  There is heightened sense to everything, attention to the details of preparing yourself and your gear and completing the things that need to be done in your absence. I pulled every piece of gear out […]

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The Enigma of No and the Mystery of Yes

Thursday, March 19, 2020

MUMBAI – Nothing comes easily in India. At times it feels as if everything from the bureaucracy to nature itself is out to thwart whatever you are trying to do. Then, somehow, if you have patience, the path mysteriously clears and things come together, usually with absolutely no explanation. You never know why you couldn’t […]

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Ganpati Year Two

Friday, September 23, 2016
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Time of Monsoon

Monday, July 11, 2016

 

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The Coming Storm

Thursday, June 2, 2016

MUMBAI—There were drops of rain on the windscreen this morning. The surface of the Sea Link bridge was wet and there were towering grey clouds in the near distance pierced by light grey rays of sunlight. The news tells of rain in the countryside, rain to the east, rain in Sri Lanka. The official start […]

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Out of the City

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

MUMBAI—I had been too long in Mumbai. I had been too long with only the banyan trees of the city with their long tentacle roots for a taste of nature, the only horizon the Arabian Sea rolling in at the edge of the metropolis. But then one person introduced me to someone who introduced me to […]

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On the Streets of Mumbai

Friday, July 10, 2015
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Land of Water

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

MUMBAI—There is a liquid quality to Mumbai. Water is everywhere, omnipresent without being always visible. It is especially so now in the season of the monsoon, but even during the dry season there is a wetness and fluidity to the place. It is hard to catch your breath as it feels like half the air […]

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On The Streets of Mumbai

Monday, July 6, 2015
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On the Streets of Mumbai

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

 

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