RaveBurbleBlog

Well, made it to Delhi . It’s a fair bit warmer here than at home. By several hundred degrees by the feel of it.

Once we arrived at our Guesthouse, we went up onto the roof for a relaxing gin or two. The same cats as last year are here, plus a grown up kitten or two. They’re funny looking things - thin with short tails and short rough coats. It’s nice to have them here though, they kind of make it homely.

Yesterday we did the street wander and said hello to several street wallahs that we know. They were very hospitable. After Namaste’s, asking after ourselves, our children, the weather in our country, etc, they ordered chai , turned on fans and got chairs for us to sit in while we chatted. It was nice to chat with them again. Even they are saying it is hot. The monsoon is late again this year. [read on]

After almost missing my plane at Auckland (the guy in Duty Free was a terribly chatty sort who just didn’t stop!), I’ve made it as far as Kuala Lumpur . By joves it’s warm here. And I’ve realised that it smells like Bangkok. I was trying to define the smell last night - a mixture of steam, incense and something else….? Can’t quite put my finger on it. But it’s nice to smell it again.

The plane ride was loooong. And squishy. Has anyone else noticed a jet of something sprays back over the wing, from the direction of the engine, on take-off? It’s a little bit alarming to watch. I have to presume it’s all part of a cunning plan so I don’t panic about it - nobody else seems to. [read on]