Category: 2014 South India

For our last blog, we thought you should see a picture of our driver, Ragu, with a giant puri and chickpea dish (he ordered this after he had eaten a dosa). In case you are wondering, he follows Shiva - hence the horizontal stripes on his forehead and the black scarf. Our car God was… Continue reading Ragu and the giant puri →

Now we are back and your answers are in, here is the correct list: Coffee Pepper Mace and nutmeg (mace is the outside) Cardamom Cloves Ginger Turmeric Alison came closest - and Kez got the last one - turmeric - which had stumped everyone. Well done, Alison, Cate, Jonathan and Alkarim, and Kez. Everyone else… Continue reading Answers to the second quiz! →

Bye from Bangalore - and keep those guesses coming! Happy New Year to you all. Much love M and S

Are you all going to chicken out of the competition? I will give you a hint - food .... Let's have your entries please, and thanks to all for submitting theirs. Meanwhile here is a nice photo of me to be going on with.

Here is a dancing girl from the temple at Belur to satisfy any need you might have for dancing girls on New Year's Eve. Note that she is making music by clicking her toe ring with her big toe, and note, too, that she has a servant nearby to help her. Sue and I are… Continue reading Dancing girl by popular request →