I’m having a less than spectacular week. It seems that snide comments, disrespect, lack of empathy, unspoken silences, and insensitive unhelpful criticism are running rampant in these parts; I’m normally pretty good at reading between the lines and seeing things for what they are, but I’m worn down. I desperately want to hold my daughter [...]
Archive > July 2009
Bannerhatta National Park
Bannerghatta… the National Park. It’s outside of Bangalore and is billed as a place where animals supposedly roam within one of the “richest natural, zoological reserves” in India. I have mixed feelings about the experience. Being from Canada and having experienced Wasgamuwa in Sri Lanka, there’s not a lot of “rich and natural”-ness about Bannerghatta. [...]
Goa and Calangute Beach
In retrospective, one of my biggest regrets going into Goa was going in blind; I had only two full days in the state and not knowing specifics was a bit of a blocker. Here are a couple of things I wish I’d known: Goa is broken down into two parts: North Goa and South Goa. [...]
The Ride to Calangute
So, how’d I get back to Calangute? I’m glad you asked. Remember the list I put together when I jumped off the boat? One of the items on the list was to befriend either a restaurant worker, tout, or taxi driver. I chose the first option and found a nice little restaurant to sit in [...]
Basilica of Bom Jésus
The final church I visited (there are only so many churches one can do in a day) was the Basilica of Bom Jésus. This is where most of the body of St. Francis Xavier is buried; I say “most of” because pieces of his body have been removed as “artifacts” and placed in a handful [...]
