Correspondence with my landlady - My trip to India.... in February 2011

I kept the best for the end… I am renting a 2 BHK but one door is locked. So naturally my landlady invited herself for 3 weeks. Has she lost her marbles??? It pissed me off so bad!!   Dear Emilie, I have plans to travel to India for 6 weeks i.e. (3rd Feb to mid March).  It is just me alone coming down for some urgent work in Mumbai and Goa.  I will be in Mumbai...

Publié le 31/01/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Correspondence with my landlady- Pet Policy

I was nice enough to ask if I could keep a cat. What is this stupid excuse of saying it might create a problem (with the ugly, old and handicapped) neighbour dog. That thing can not even walk! We have not had any guest have pets on the premises,   as  I and my older son are allergic to cat fur.  However  my younger son Troy has a pet cat ...

Publié le 29/01/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Correspondence with my landlady - Neighbour

I dropped a mail to inform my landlady that any time I would come home, the neighbour would leave the door ajar and spy on me. What the fuck??     Emilie,  I do know you are a very decent and respectable person.   I understand  what you say.   The neighbour, Mr. D'Souza is the secretary of the society.  He and his family are...

Publié le 26/01/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Correspondance with my landlady - Very sorry ... cannot accept your requests

This is becoming too much, I can’t hold it anymore! I have to tell about my landlady.   Anyone in India for some time will know that being a foreign tenant in India is not easy, especially a single white girl. I had my share of crap. My previous landlord asked me “who was the guy” staying with me – not to ask sleeping with me. Well, it was my brother, visiting for 5 days…...

Publié le 24/01/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

I'm on TV!

Publié le 18/01/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Tea

Vincent and I went to visit a tea factory in Darjeeling. We could not understand the explanations of the guy regarding the different kind of teas. You might look dumb if you go to Darjeeling and you are not able to answer any question regarding tea… So I decided to make some research!   Some facts   India is the first producer of tea, and mostly black tea....

Publié le 25/12/2010 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

6 day trip in Darjeeling – Sikkim – DARJEELING

To reach Darjeeling : -           By air: Bagdogra airport (and 3h by jeep till Darjeeling) -           By train: New Jailpaguri or Siliguri (and 2h30 by jeep till Darjeeling) -           By toy train :...

Publié le 19/12/2010 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

A 6 day trip in Darjeeling – Sikkim – INTRODUCTION

After a grandiose trip along the Ganges in April, Vincent came back to India in November. This time: Darjeeling and Sikkim.   Practical points Be aware of the cold!! The temparatures this year in November in Darjeeling (2134m) were between 8 and 15°C. Same thing in Gangtok (1500m) but more humid. It can be useful to take a torch: when you reach at 6 PM in...

Publié le 17/12/2010 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

The magical doctor

If you want a safe pregnancy, why don’t you visit your eye surgeon??     I should show this to my gynaecologist who complex-less gives me in November an appointment for September 2011. Right the time to have a baby or to die of uterus cancer!! So be it, I shall visit my Indian crazy gynaecologist who has a talent to perform smear without informing (or...

Publié le 15/12/2010 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Bananas, a rare item in India...

Lately, I have been spending my time in airports, on an all India tour of customers! (Hence less posts). I like airports. I always get to see out-of-the-world things. Like this woman who had to repack her vegetables at the air company stand - and she was flying a 120€ flight from Kolkata to Mumbai... It is well known that we don't have bananas in Mumbai...  

Publié le 22/11/2010 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...