My first Indian wedding….Its my last real day in Madurai today, this afternoon I head to a place just north of here called Cesci (a project training centre) for a couple of days of peace and tranquility. After the dirt, dust and pushy men of Madurai I'm looking forward to a few days of being surrounded by the lush green hills and calm that lie just outside the city. Before I leave I had to fill you in on my day yesterday…..When I came to India I reall...

Autorickshaws, bottled water, dirt, rice, being called madam, being stared at and cows are now part of my daily existence and I'm a bit worried that as I become more and more acclimatised to India - 'indianised' if you like' - that my blogs are becoming progressively dull. I'm sorry. Its just that little things that were a wonder to me at first are now just the norm. Its funny how quickly you adapt to being in a place. Saying that I would like to add that I will ...