Arabian Sea Sunset
Last night I was going back through all the amazing photographs I took while in India last year and wondering...what should I do with them? This one stood out. At least tonight it did, when I'm having that very strong…
On the Road with: Pietro della Valle
Even after Maani died she travelled with Pietro for five years until he could get her back to Italy. Quickly, the group of women attending the body removed her viscera and filled her innards with camphor oil. Next they delivered…
Indian Street Food. What Will This Do To My Intestines?
A thin man with buck-teeth who had evidently been watching me make my way around the market area asked “How can you put that much food in your body?” I felt guilty for a moment. That first-world guilt when you…
Fort Aguada India
I walked the hill to the fort above the Goa Resort and the Russians didn’t like it. “It is too hot. Get on.” Scooter after scooter passed me, stopped, waited for me to reach them then offered me a ride. …
Five Restaurants and Two Bars in Panaji, Goa, India
Panaji is a sweet little town strung out along the southern bank of the Mandovi River just above its outlet to the Arabian Sea. It’s friendly for a state capital and very manageable for visitors. The Portuguese-era colonial charms are…
Makara Sankranti – A Festival for Beerdevaiah
Indian Festivals - Last night we were invited to the harvest festival (Makara Sankranti) for the local village. This was in celebration of the local deity Beeradevaiah, servant of Shiva. Absolutely an incredible experience.
Muslims in India – Fishermen Return at Dawn
There are tens of millions of muslims in India. Islam is the second-most practiced religion in the Republic of India after Hinduism, with 13.4% of the country's population (over 160 million as per 2001 census). Islam came to India with the Arab merchants and…
My Shot of the Day: Goa Beach Pictures : Women on the Beach
Women of Goa. Evening on the Arabian Sea coast south of Panaji. Goa. India.
Photo Blog: Shipping Traffic of the Arabian Sea. Goa, India
Ships of the Arabian Sea. Goa, India. January 15, 2012. The Arabian Sea stretches away from the Indian Ocean north of an imaginary line drawn from Cape Comorin, at the southern tip of India, to Cape Guardafui, at the eastern…
The Food Forest and the Hands of Women
Further up into the swampy delta of the Mandovi River, in the foothills to the southeast of Panaji, lie several organic farms and some spice plantations that claim an ecological focus. A patient young man of thirty years took me there…
