Five Crores and Fifty Lakhs →
A summer with the nomadic tribes of Gujarat
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Monday, 08 February 2010 The brunette buys a goat. $100.
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Monday, 08 February 2010 This is a correctly-constructed margarita. It should be too heavy to casually lift with the unassisted hand. Hence the straw. Margaritas should only be drunk between 6am and 10am, hence getting a nasty stare from the barstaff when I ordered one.
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Sunday, 07 February 2010 Among all the dire warnings regarding Mexico, the last one we’ve taken seriously was about the lack of petrol stations en route, or at least the large distances between them. To compound this, the car only takes premium – 91 octane – and I’m not prepared to risk lower, not yet, anyway. Lower octane fuel [...] |
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Sunday, 07 February 2010 As we head into the arid south, a cactus is a common and obvious sight. But I was pretty surprised at the diversity and variety. Tree sightings fade into the rear-view mirror and thousands of cacti stand to attention. I’ve seen one or two landscapes in my time and this was magic.
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 Over the mountains, it’s five degrees warmer and clouds are thin, remote and interesting features. I slept through most of the last stretch, woke up to Bowie at a petrol stop, and reached to redirect some air vents my way: hello sunshine.
The sun can make things look flat in its own way, mostly during [...] |