Tarzan, Jane

Tarzan, Jane, originally uploaded by Subcontinental Drift.
So, we just emerged from Malaysia’s rainforested interior. It was quite pretty, what with all the vines, massive lizzards, threatening growls, and leeches that were there to greet us. We were in the jungle for two days, enough time to make two abortive forays into the heart of the [...]

Sky, Ko Tarutao

Sky, Ko Tarutao, originally uploaded by Subcontinental Drift.
So, We’ve been in paradise — or, at least, paradise as seen by millions of viewers on the hit TV show “Survivor.” Ko Tarutao is an island in a marine reserve off the south-west coast of Thailand, in the Andaman Sea. A season of “Survivor” was filmed there, [...]

Bangkok Club Scene

Bangkok Club Scene, originally uploaded by Subcontinental Drift.
So, we’re in Bangkok. Took a red-eye from Bangalore, had our luggage lost, and had it found again. It’s not that far from India, but it’s a different world altogether. Grinding poverty, somehow, had become less noticible to us; arriving here has reminded us how poor India really [...]

The Sex

The Sex, originally uploaded by Subcontinental Drift.
The red light district of Bangkok is thriving. It’s an all-you-can-eat buffet for the frat boy, the psychopath, and everyone in between. This gentleman here showed us his tattoo (or is it magic marker?) in an attempt to get our business.

Kanyakumari at Sunrise

Kanyakumari at Sunrise, originally uploaded by Subcontinental Drift.
Another picture from the sunrise at Kanyakumari. I (Nick) just love it. The statue on the right is a famous Tamil poet. On the left is (surprise!) a temple.
We’re settling into Bangalore at the moment. Our lodgings are quite nice. There’s a wiener (sp?) dog named Kahlua and [...]

Pots For Sale, or, Smuggled Sausages

Pots I, originally uploaded by Subcontinental Drift.
This is from an early morning in Trivandrum. We awoke early to attend martial arts training (to watch, not participate). These are pots that will end up on womens’ heads as they transport water or beans or whatever they care to carry in their pots.
Another thing that we saw [...]

Family at Kanyakumari

Family at Kanyakumari, originally uploaded by Subcontinental Drift.
This was taken at the beach in Kanyakumari, which is at the very southern tip of India. It is the place where the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, and the Arabian Sea meet. It is also a sweet place to watch the sunrise, or at night, to [...]

Temple in Trivandrum

Temple in Trivandrum I, originally uploaded by Subcontinental Drift.
We weren’t allowed to enter this temple for a variety of reasons. First, there’s a dress code. Men must wear a dhothi (a cloth wrapped around the waist like a skirt) and women must wear a sari. Second, you must be Hindu. We failed on both counts. [...]