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2016-03-19 18:53
Don't call it a comeback.I'M BAAAAAAACK!!! Release the confetti & balloons, and keep it tuned to Radio Siren Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Did you know...That food poisoning can be accompanied by not only the usual vomiting, but violently itchy, raised rashes over 75% of your body surface including the scalp?I found this out th… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Death of a micro-philanthropistTriplicane, Chennai, Tamil NaduIt's been a sobering day in Tiruvallikeni (aka Triplicane,Chennai- aka the Trip Hood) as I discovered Robert Purser, author of t… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
It's the little thingsNew DelhiAfter one week, I’m nearly re-assimilated to India, returning after an absence of one year and three months (yes, I was counting the months and fractions… Read More
2011-03-06 17:14
Three musesKolhachakk, Bihar The three sisters live in a Bihar village - Kolhachakk, about an hour outside of Patna. Each one is named with a variation of the word "kumari" (maiden or virgi… Read More
2011-02-25 18:27
Bhaktapur (Nepal) is a great place to observe the continuation of traditional lifeways. Here, young ladies of Bhaktapur draw water from a community well. In cultures across the globe, fet… Read More
2011-02-18 01:29
Seen in Chandigarh-Seen in Chandigarh-
Inside the Le Corbusier-designed High Court building, which was undergoing "upgradations" on a hot April day.
The dust and disarray felt as though th… Read More
2011-02-04 01:36
Indo-Sino-Himalayan Intrigue!Siddhbari and Dharamsala, IndiaWhy would the Himachal Pradesh monastery of revered Tibetan lama HH Gyalwa Karmapa house a reported $1.6 million in various… Read More
2011-02-03 22:56
Escape from Kathmandu is a book by Kim Stanley Robinson, which I saw constantly while in the city, and never read. It's also something you'll want to do frequently while living and wor… Read More
2011-02-01 21:13
No Open HeadsDelhi Continuing the "What's your sign" series...This, seen in Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi.A Dargah is a mausoleum or tomb for a Muslim saint. Nizamuddin Dargah, constructed circa… Read More
2010-10-09 17:05
Harvest HomeBody in NYC, mind in NepalI'm sitting in an East Village cafe, watching the corner grocery try to array produce in an attempt at a "harvest season" display. Somewhere, outs… Read More
2010-09-22 18:02
In Patan's Durbar SquarePatan, Nepal Every time I visit Patan - usually to see my Charya dance master Raju Sakya, visit a tantric temple, or to check on some Charya ornaments hand-made… Read More
2010-09-01 04:44
Rooms illaiPondicherry (now Puduchery)A month into following Mata Amritanandamayi's 2004 South Indian tour, I landed in this former French colony for a week or so to recuperate from t… Read More
2010-06-02 12:07
Ladies FirstAll over IndiaSix months ago, I was unexpectedly re-immersed in American culture for the first time in seven years. After the initial shock wore off (for the first month everythi… Read More
2010-05-26 22:05
With the release of the Eat Pray Love (or is it Eat Love Pray?) major motion picture ("The amazing adventure of a middle-class white woman who talked her publisher into bankrolling a scripte… Read More
2010-05-21 18:18
Summer re-runsOriginally filed from KathmanduEvery other "show" gets to run summer re-runs, why not me? I wrote this list in 2005, and was reminded of it by Lorraine of iTravelDa… Read More
2010-03-29 21:37
In the summer of 2008, I followed a group of Tibetan protestors in Kathmandu throughout their entire day - preparing banners, moving from their dwelling site to the protest site surreptitiou… Read More
2010-03-29 05:18
Backstage at Babastock Kathmandu, NepalEver wonder what those sadhus from Durbar Square - the ones who want money for photographs - do when they're not out begging for alms? They chillax bac… Read More
2010-03-16 02:43
Kids from the Udana Tsunami camp (a special meditation program for kids from the tsunami-hit areas) visit Nilambe Buddhist meditation centre, near Galaha, Sri Lanka in 2005. These kids were… Read More
2010-03-15 05:33
Jantar MantarOriginally uploaded by SirensongsMy entry to the Lonely Planet Photo Challenges contest, "Curves." These fellows were perched on one of the sundials at Jantar Mantar, built by M… Read More
2010-03-07 02:32
Kumar ShubankarOriginally uploaded by SirensongsShubankar lived downstairs from me in Koregaon Park, Pune - where the restaurant bombing just happened on Valentine's Day. He lived in a tradi… Read More
2010-03-02 23:39
The Aura of Auroville Pillaichavady, Tamil Nadu This is a journal entry from my time teaching English in a small town in Tamil Nadu, 2004. Distances in and around Auroville are vast, and mos… Read More
2010-02-18 05:13
This is a blog entry was written in 2003 on my first of many visits to Kerala. As a guest of the wife of Prince Thirunal of Travancore, the dynasty that ruled Kerala state for much of its hi… Read More
2010-02-05 19:42
Hi, everyone. I'm too freaked out by all the blank space and white bread to write much now that I'm back in the States. So I am resorting to re-runs. This blog originally appeared as a Lonel… Read More
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