Monthly Archives: October 2007

mysterious girl

Posted on 30/10/2007 by clairelinney

Well six countries in as many months and no debilitating diseases as of yet (touch wood), I should be thankful that the worst I’ve suffered in India is a bad cold. Not that this stopped me feeling sorry for myself, … Continue reading →

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bombay mix

Posted on 23/10/2007 by clairelinney

On Friday evening I had just about recovered for the previous night where a post work business meeting near Koregan park in an unassuming restaurant called Prem somehow got a little out of hand and Ayesha, Lianna and I ended … Continue reading →

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ten signs that you are a travelling geek

Posted on 18/10/2007 by clairelinney

Disturbingly the part of work that I am enjoying the most is creating our posters and brochures for World AIDS Day and playing around with new software, finally my pretensions of being a graphic designer are all coming true! Not … Continue reading →

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what colour is your cow?

Posted on 16/10/2007 by clairelinney

It’s wonderful being constantly confronted with things that make absolutely no apparent sense in this country. For example, how to explain why, on Friday all the cows seem to have mysteriously acquired strange purple patches of paint on their flanks, … Continue reading →

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contrasts and confusion

Posted on 11/10/2007 by clairelinney

Shopping and Salwars Pune is definitely a city of contrasts, the old and the new, the wealthy and the poor. On Saturday I tackled the shopping area around Laxmi road in the old part of town which was very much … Continue reading →

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a change of pace

Posted on 05/10/2007 by clairelinney

I finally arrived in Pune and other than a rescheduling on my original flight time from Delhi to here the whole journey was totally lacking in trauma and I have to confess after all the nightmare stories I heard about … Continue reading →

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into the breach

Posted on 01/10/2007 by clairelinney

Well the time has come to say farewell to my beloved Nepal, Pheri phetong la (see you again soon). Goodbye to the country that made me take leave of my senses and jump off a 160m suspension bridge, the country … Continue reading →

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