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Old Indian proverbs that never were

January 13, 2018

The wife with a fine beard is a greater prize than a herd of camels & gives a sweeter scent.   The cockerel sings each morning and worries not if there is ghee in the kitchen storeroom   All lathis come from the tree but never has one given good fruit   The bullock carts … More Old Indian proverbs that never were

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Travels on a rusty scooter

January 11, 2018

On one of those balmy evenings that happen so effortlessly in Goa I am out on my trusty, slightly rusty scooter whizzing along a quiet road lined on each side every few metres by coconut palms. Each time I pass a a tree the sound waves of my bike bounce back at me. I think … More Travels on a rusty scooter

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The Tuc-Tuc that was really a cycle

January 5, 2018

I have walked past this tuc tuc day after day, year after year each time I come to Goa. When I first noticed it against the wall of a cottage next to Patnem beach rusting away I could only think of the word eyesore. Why didn’t somebody just get rid of the bloody thing, tidy … More The Tuc-Tuc that was really a cycle

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Martin Boyer

FiftyFree&Single a Ramblingman.

FiftyFree&Single a Ramblingman.

wanderer, wonderer, wannabe writer

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