Cycle touring in Kerala
November 13th 2010 Here's a little parable about India.
We were returning from a dingy bar in Alleppey when one of Kerala's chronic blackouts plunged the road into darkness. Our rickshaw had no lights so we got out to walk. I was thinking obscenities about India when Tom spotted a firefly, and we looked up to find the coconut palms sprinkled with their greenish lights. We stood watching for a minute or so, their
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