Did you ever swear at yourself aloud, and perhaps under your breath at airport security for confiscating your little plastic bottle of water before you board an airplane? India has a unique way of dealing with the thirsty. The security official simply removes the bottle cap, hands you back the bottle and asks you to take a good, big gulp. Provided you don't fall to the ground in writhing pain, you're given back the cap and left to water yourself at will.

If you're looking for ancient ruins that date back to the 7th century or to watch artisan stone carvers ply their trade, Mamallapuram, a short 2 hour drive south of Chennai (Madras) is just the place. We found our little hotel, The Sunrise Guest House just a hop-skip -and-a-jump past women who spend the entire day washing everything from their clothes to their food, to their naked children. Elenka and I went up to the rooftop restaurant at the Sunrise for a ...

The 'mass of humanity' and the 'stink' were just a few of the scary words that I'd heard about India, before leaving Toronto. When we arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi back in mid-January it felt more like Toronto Island Airport than Pearson International. All of the people seemed to have gone somewhere else and taken their smells with them. The drive from Delhi Airport to New Delhi was far less busy than a run from Pears...

Some photos of Varkala.

Some photos of Communist Kerala and a festival.