So then........India.

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Asia » India » Andhra Pradesh » Visakhapatnam
February 28th 2014

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Ello you lovely people, happy Friday! Time for another update on my adventures. This post is simply going to be a brain dump, on previous posts, such as the one about Iran I spent many hours writing and rewriting, but this one is just going to come as it comes out of my mind. So. Indian Cities. I never thought in a million years I would find myself enjoying any big Indian city, but to my absolu... Read Full Entry

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This is a contemplating Selfie. I am contemplating solitude. It wasn't long before a man with a whistle whistled to tell me I couldn't sit there.

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A butterfly on the hand of a Gardener. Copyright John Calwell (2014)

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Indian property maintenance is terrible. They have thousands of staff hanging around blowing whistles but not one person has thought to fix this. JUST FIX IT.

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All the houses have these chalked symbols drawn everyday, it is something religious but I am not sure what it means...

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Araku Valley was a tribal area, the cows here ate hay, not plastic like in the Cities.

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My friends in work used to mock me for my hand washing OCD. This is the reason. The filth that you accumulate on your hands is epic. And this is just after an hour....in my room.

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Araku Valley again. I was walking down the hill to catch the bus to some caves. People were queuing, so being English I had no option but queue with them.

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The queue got bigger.

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Turned out to be some celebration of 50 years since the opening of a local Church. Religion is not optional here.

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Elvis Presley. See, this is the same kid running around naked in mud an hour earlier, but when it comes to a public event the Sunday best comes out. Even though this is a Wednesday morning. Hundreds of People attend a celebration on a Wednesday Morning. What about KPI's? What about Sales Targets? People here are free.

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See, the sheer beauty of this place. This woman will live in a mud hut but look at that hair and sari.

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But Women get a hard deal here. They do more manual labour then the Men. The Men just seem to stand around watching.

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I couldn't understand why the bus driver needed so many bananas.

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Until I realised they stop every hour to feed the monkeys. This is a sacrifice to Hanuman, the Hindu Monkey God. Hinduism is fundamentally linked to nature.

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Classic Indian hospitality. These guys ended up giving me a lift back home, even though it was the opposite way, saving me a two hour bus journey. Big up to the Indians.

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The Araku Valley is very picturesque. I would like to spend some more time in these rural areas.

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More classic Indian property maintenance. JUST REPLACE THE DOOR. Its is not all glamour this traveling business. I had rats scurrying though my room all night, Tried tempting them outside with some crisps but it the crisps just got eaten by the mangy dogs.

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Hello, Hello...yes can I book a the seat with vomit on it? Yes vomit. Thanks.

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It was quite a poor tribal area.

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The six hour bus ride back to Vizag. But that vomit covered seat remained empty people prefering to stand. JUST CLEAN UP THE VOMIT.

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When I got back to Vizag I booked in to decent Hotel. The only way to stay sane here is to treat yourself every couple of weeks to a decent place.

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