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30 January 2011
Today I explored Port Blair’s sights … it was set up as a penal colony by the British to incarcerate political prisoners, ie. freedom fighters for the independence movement. Ross Island: Angkor of the Andamans I took a boat across the harbour to Ross Island which was the headquarters for the British in the area. […]
29 January 2011
Leaving my island paradise Check-out was at 0930 today but my ferry from Havelock Island back to Port Blair isn’t till 1630. Despite previous information, there was no earlier ferry. I easily killed the day with a long breakfast, a long lunch and an Ayurvedic massage in between. I’m not a big fan of Ayurvedic […]
28 January 2011
Naughty Ticketing Tricks After a leisurely breakfast I teamed up with Merja from Finland who was my dive buddy yesterday. We thought we’d go to Radha Nagar beach near Village No 7, which is supposedly the best beach around. I opted for a detour into town to buy my ferry ticket back to Port Blair one […]
27 January 2011
Above: It is possible to scuba dive with an elephant. In the Andaman they have one of the last swimming elephants. You can snorkel or dive with the elephant … if you pay … it is about INR10,000 (NZD300) for one snorkel or dive. That’s like 3x the going rate for two normal dives. I couldn’t […]
27 January 2011
Above: It is possible to scuba dive with an elephant. In the Andaman they have one of the last swimming elephants. You can snorkel or dive with the elephant … if you pay … it is about INR10,000 (NZD300) for one snorkel or dive. That’s like 3x the going rate for two normal dives. I couldn’t […]
26 January 2011
Above: Flying into the Andaman Islands. Uncharted Territory I’m flying off into uncharted territory today … uncharted by me, anyway. Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands is 2 hours from Chennai. It’s also accessible from Kolkata … but really, it is closer to Banda Aceh (Indonesia) and Phuket (Thailand)! For some […]
25 January 2011
Above: Dinner near my hotel and railway station. I said goodbye to Ammi, Salome and Jackson Pollock in the morning. I was bound for Chennai at 1235 flying Oman Air. With the time difference flying eastwards, it was surprisingly and pleasantly cool when I landed at Chennai at 1730. It was neither hot nor humid. […]
8 November 2006
Arriving in Delhi Disembarking passengers at Jaipur around 0500 woke me up but I was able to doze and lie-in till around 0930. The 1110 arrival time passed and the Jaisalmer – Delhi Express was in the urban area but not at Delhi station. Then came a painful 45 min wait at the penultimate station. […]
7 November 2006
Last of Jaisalmer I checked out around 0900 before heading out for breakfast. I have a departure on the overnight train at 1600 back to Delhi, so I had plenty of time to kill. I read the newspaper; more about that later. Afterwards I visited the palace using an audio guide. While it was nice, […]
6 November 2006
I had a horrible night sleep. Being full moon, dogs were howling. Then the temple chanting went into the wee hours of the night. And at dawn, the azan from the mosques had their turn. I didn’t make it to breakfast at Krishna’s Boulangerie till after 1000. I continued to the Jain temple around 1100. […]