We were fortunate to be able to visit a rural hospital in Katchua, about an hour outside of Varanasi. Here we were privileged to see some of the work and meet some of the amazing staff who provide services here. It was my first time visiting a rural hospital in India, and I was impressed…
Month: August 2013
Varanasi under water
We spent a couple of nights in Varanasi, attracted by stories of early morning boat rides past ghats where pilgrims come to bathe. Unfortunately, when we arrived Varanasi was under water…the ghats (which are 50 step high bathing places) were underwater, with only a couple of steps showing and hardly anyone bathing. All boat rides…
Diary of a nightmare technology week aka this is why we’re whining…
Wednesday: arrive in Kolkata. Everything is great…until that evening, when working on the computer, we suddenly experience for the first time the “rainbow screen of death”, where the screen fills with rainbow static and then the whole computer dies and cannot be restarted. Use the phone to find the Toshiba service centre. Thursday: Reuben visits…
Finding freedom in Kolkata
Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) is an overnight train ride from Delhi. We travelled 3-AC on the train, meaning that the bunks are stacked three high…and the ladder to get down is not so easy to use! I managed to fall on Reuben, knock my Kindle off into another guy and basically look totally uncoordinated…
Exploring Delhi
We spent ten days in Delhi, relaxing and working and doing a bit of sightseeing. We were really fortunate to be able to house sit for our friends Steve and Leslie while they were in Thailand – we so appreciated the opportunity to not stay in a hotel and just rest, relax and get some…
A little dramatic interlude
We interrupt our regular posts to present a movie made by some friends of ours, featuring Reuben. The whole movie was written, directed and produced by the 3 guys you see in it – check out “The Creep-o of Scary Ville”!
A birthday in Mussoorie
Mussoorie is one of the hill stations of India – a place where the British used to come to escape the heat of the plains. Nowdays Mussoorie is still a holiday location – and it is still wonderful to come up out of the heat! We went here overnight on our honeymoon – it was…
Rishikesh
Rishikesh was made famous by the Beatles, who stayed there when they visited India. The ashram that they stayed at is no longer active, but it is still a really interesting place to visit. It’s about an hour’s bus ride from Haridwar. When we arrived there were relief workers everywhere – tragically, that week there…
Meandering Kiwis 