The day started out innocently enough. I decided to wander over to the beach area where on Friday I saw mass numbers of people hanging out on the beach. The beach was relatively empty though a few resort owners came out to shake my hand and introduce themselves as I walked by. Through conversations I [...]
Archive > June 2009
Goa
I’ve travelled enough to be able to recognize which colonial country settled in an area by looking at the architecture; and, Goa positively screams Portuguese. Surprisingly, the state of Goa was not held by the British (except between 1812-1815 during Napoleonic Wars). As such, it was still a hotly held territory in 1947 when the [...]
Country Bugs
Above we have the beginnings of a termite nest. Up close this particular nest looked like it had been damaged by rain or as if someone (or something) had been poking around inside. Below we have a nest that’s formed and seems to be untouched. In India, most of the termites that I’ve seen have [...]
Mascal Village
To get to the outdoor camp at Mascal, we had to drive by a small village, walk through a small farm, and then a hike in and out of the surrounding forest to get to our final destination. As we passed through the farm, villagers were very curious about this large group of people in [...]
Through the Window of a Bus
There are a fair number of military photos of Afghanistan and Iraq shot through the window of a Humvee (example 1 and 2). So, many that I couldn’t find the original that inspired me for this post. I know that a lot of these photos are taken from inside because it’s safer, but I found [...]
