Tag Archives: India

Goa Daze

Posted on 24 January, 2014 by Julie Marsh

Sitting on our verandah at Rosario’s Inn, in the shade of the huge mango tree which is host to a fruiting pepper vine, assorted visiting birds and butterflies and its own motionless lizard, we laughed as I read aloud this … Continue reading →

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Mists of Landour

Posted on 25 December, 2013 by Julie Marsh

“Thus shall you think of all this fleeting world A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream..” Diamond Sutra We imagine our destinations before arriving, but that’s just maya, a star at dawn which vanishes with the full light … Continue reading →

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Minor Mishaps in Mussoorie

Posted on 25 December, 2013 by Julie Marsh

* I have realised there may be confusion about Landour/Mussoorie. Landour is the highest part of Mussoorie; a separate village. This is the story of a Julie-and-Michael Landour day, and a series of minor misfortunes, as previously told to my … Continue reading →

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Community, Memory, and a Visit to Sacred Hardwar

Posted on 30 November, 2013 by Julie Marsh

“O Yudhishthira, the spot where Ganga rusheth past, cleaving the foremost of mountains which is frequented by Gandharvas and Yakshas and Rakshasas and Apsaras, and inhabited by hunters, and Kinnaras, is called Gangadwara (Haridwar)”….. The Mahabharata, Vana Parva. This story … Continue reading →

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Old Delhi, New Delhi Part 2

Posted on 28 October, 2013 by Julie Marsh

No-one wants to take us to Hauz Khas. The auto drivers here each have a well paying, easy business driving passengers between Qubt Minar and the station, where they can pick up a return fare. Finally, after we trudge to … Continue reading →

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Old Delhi, New Delhi: Part 1

Posted on 25 October, 2013 by Julie Marsh

Shahjahanabad is not the oldest part of Delhi, but is called that: “Old Delhi”. In this very congested, lively part of the city, we stay at the Tara Palace Hotel, its door opening (by a doorman) towards a laneway of … Continue reading →

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