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Substance D

Andrew Flannery — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:16:33 +0000

… The phone book had only one number in it; you called that number for whoever you wanted. Listed on page after page and in your wallet you had that number, the number, scribbled down on different slips and cards, for different people. And if you forgot the number, you couldn't call anybody.

On which side of THE fence are you?

Andrew Flannery — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:15:04 +0000

This is a pretty cool looking thing (click on the image to go through to the big version):

Peter Boardman

Andrew Flannery — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:21:43 +0000

I found this at the bottom of this blog post by Adam Curtis. Very moving and beautiful. RIP Pete.

There and back again

Andrew Flannery — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:39:30 +0000

Well I'm well and truly back home. In fact, I've been back for over 2 years. I recently updated the underlying technology of this blog and gave it a sweet redesign so I thought I'd write this post so sum up the last bit of my trip.

What I read on my trip to Asia

Andrew Flannery — Tue, 02 May 2006 12:28:34 +0000

Reading seemed to form such a large part of what I did while I was away that a list such as this seems warranted.

Quick update

Andrew Flannery — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:25:04 +0000

Am in Delhi again waiting for a couple of things to be sorted before I can move along. Varanasi was OK. I was a bit worried about going to Varanasi for some reason so I had booked my ticket out of there before I'd even arrived. Also I'd elected to stay away from the ghats as these ares have a reputation for being dangerous, particularly at night. As it turns out 2 days was not really enough and having not spent that much time around the ghats at night I ended up finding this bit of the town to be the most peaceful and tranquil. Well next time, if there is a next time, I'll spend more time in Varanasi. The highlight was getting up at 4 one morning to catch the rising sun over the Ganges on a rowing boat. So beautiful it was.

4 weeks left!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andrew Flannery — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 18:02:06 +0000

Well here I am sat in another of India's scuzzy cess pit towns, Allahabad not far from Varanasi. By this time tomorrow I'll be in Varanasi and by Wednesday morning I'll be back in Delhi, nearly ready to embark on the last leg of my trip which will take place in northern India. Since my last post I have spent a week in Pushkar, a night in Agra on my way to Khajuraho where I spent 3 nights. Then I moved on to Chikrakut for a couple of days before arriving in Allahabad yesterday.

I hate having to think of titles to posts!!!

Andrew Flannery — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:52:46 +0000

Another post so soon? Well it's a bit of a slow day. I'm still in Jaipur, off to Pushkar tomorrow I hope. I haven't done everything I wanted to from Jaipur. I didn't make it to Balaji. I did see Amber fort (today), the museum, the city palace and the observatory. All these things are royal attractions. To be honest, I'm finding that I'm not at all interested in royal things, they bore me, they always have.

MASSIVE update (part 2)

Andrew Flannery — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:34:07 +0000

I'm currently sat in an internet cafe on the main Bazar of Paharganj in Delhi. In the morning I board a train to Jaipur. Audrey caught her flight yesterday morning so I'm on my own again. This post will summarise all my time in India so far. I had intended to produce it in bite size chunks but as my willingness to sit in internet cafe's is not what I thought it might be, I'd rather just spill the whole lot in one summary post.

MASSIVE update (part 1)

Andrew Flannery — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:35:03 +0000

Of course I have tonnes to catch up on. Today is February 13th and the last time I posted was Christmas. I'm currently in Hampi, karnataka, India. I will be leaving tomorrow for a return visit to Goa to meet Dave and Emma for a few days.