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Go Goa!

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Before we left, we tried to understand the term susegad. From a variety of travel guides and internet resources, we gleaned the following :
Susegad, is a way of life in Goa. It’s roots lie in the portugese word socegado which – loosely transalated – means ‘laid back’. A less charitable reviewer even called it ‘indolent’.
What [...]

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Barefoot in Bombay

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

How exactly do you end up shoe-less in South Bombay on a slow Sunday evening? You could try being me for a few hours!
It all started when this modern day Cinders expressed a desire to see Bombay. (Do you also get the feeling that this is going to be a long story?)
Until about a year [...]

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Through an Open Window

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

The trouble with everything is that it starts out so romantically in your head. The idea of lounging endlessly on a beach chair, watching time go by in the company of lime mint coolers and tall palms.
Sitting on the steps of a train compartment at 5 am in the morning. Feeling the wind rush by [...]

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