Vizag, City by the (other) Sea

Vishakapatnam is located in Andhra Pradesh, on the shores of the Indian Ocean.  While beautiful, this shore in Andhra is not quite as beautiful as the Arabian Seashore in Goa.  It’s touristy, but more for Indian tourists, rather than foreigners.  It is therefore, filled with trash.  Also, (and I assume tides…

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Rajahmundry..

I’m staying with my dad’s cousin Deborah Sunitha and her husband Pratap here in Rajahmundry.  Pratap is a bishop now and he and Sunitha have a very large mission program, school, and orphanage they run, based out of Rajahmundry.  Moses, their son, just finished his masters and is looking for…

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Markets and Beaches and Bikes, oh My!

Driving a motorcycle in India at night is …. Wow.  It’s like driving directly into oncoming traffic on a road that they paved, but forgot to smooth (so it’s like a four-wheeling in the mountains because of all the bumps and potholes), while someone shines strobe and flashlights in your eyes…

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In Goa~ but InterNOT set up

Hi!  I’m writing from Goa!  I am staying in a beautiful hotel called the Empire Beach Resort.  It’s on Calangute Beach, in North Goa.  It was suggested to me by my sister’s friend Alec.  My cousin Pranu called to check on pricing for me (you never know when they’re going…

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Concerts (Ban)-Galore!

My sister Jayanthi and her boyfriend Aakash are both musicians. (While I may be a little biased) They are both incredible artists. You can check out their websites by clicking on their names. They are both living in Kolkata and working on their music. Aakash, composer and alto saxophonist extraordinaire,…

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Kali, Goddess of Destruction… (or, Kali Begins.)

Today, I went to Kalighat, to the temple for the goddess Kali in Kolkata.  This is known, I believe to be one of the largest temples in the city and is known to me as well from my previous time in Kolkata. I may have mentioned this before, but I…

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