I should know better by now to say something as silly as “I’ll get back to you shortly”. Doesn’t matter where you are in the world – as SOON as you say that you are guaranteed to be bedeviled for at least a couple of days. The Indians have something like 3000 gods – I believe they need to do the world a great service and lend the computer age, internet connectivity and entire hi-tech universe a few of them. I’d suggest Ganesh but he is pretty major so perhaps someone could make a suggestion – we need all the help we can get?

I am quite divided about the benefits of all this technology while travelling. In THEORY, I can talk to people all over the world with my mobile – at murderous prices and so far I can talk to anyone I like in India but no where else – which would seem to negate the so called travel connectivity package Rogers sold me. I can email, post and work off my laptop everywhere – as long as there is that connectivity and a common “tech” language when nothing wants to talk to each other; I can listen to music and read a book – as long as I have power and aren’t too exhausted to do more than collapse in bed after a very long day! Inevitably we are staying in rooms with like one extra plug and Barb and I do this complicated dance to see who gets to recharge first!

“In the old days” I’d send the odd postcard/letter and swap books with fellow travellers. Have I just completely dated myself?

So back to Narlai – we danced ourselves silly and sweaty and had a marvellous time. I am constantly amazed and pleased by how very comfortable and safe I feel here most of the time. Oh of course in the cities you have to take precautions, be extra careful and not be a tempting target but we spent several hours completely and very closely surrounded by total strangers and all I could think was how much fun it was – wouldn’t do that in Toronto these days – well not that I go clubbing these days anyway really. And believe me, my fragile knees had things to say the next day but if you want to dance you have to pay the piper….!
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