Category Archives: Street photography

A few days in Chennai, in a magnificent hotel, with an old friend from my days in Savannah was a nice way to almost end 2013.  We were back in Bangalore for New Year’s Eve.  True to ourselves, we didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

T’was the night before Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Kitty Vindaloo

… and I have a sore throat!  It’s cold at night these days.  I know you guys in the North East of the U.S. are laughing at me since you’re in the midst of the nth  blizzard of the decade, … Continue reading →

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I wish we were the Clampetts

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Kitty Vindaloo

The Clampetts were lucky.  They struck gold, packed everything on a wagon, and headed West.  I am not envious of the black gold – Texas tea (much), nor the West, but the part about throwing everything they own on the … Continue reading →

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A primer on driving in India

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Kitty Vindaloo

In India, you drive on the left side of the road.  Most of the time.  Sometimes.  Scratch that. In India, you drive on the left side of the road if there is enough room. Or if nothing big is coming … Continue reading →

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Look a bit closer

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Kitty Vindaloo

We have close to 2500 photos from our trip.  I am looking at them one by one.  Even if some are not technically perfect, they are wonderful memories. While staying at the Taj Falaknuma in Hyderabad, we took pictures of … Continue reading →

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Zip it up!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Kitty Vindaloo

Public urination is probably one of the funniest, shocking, embarrassing, cultural clash that a westerner can see in India.  It’s everywhere! I was ready to look the other way and accept it as a cultural specificity of the country until … Continue reading →

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In the States, we have a magic trick: I put my garbage in a garbage bag, nicely secured in a garbage pail.  When it gets full, when I live in a house, I take it to the outside bin that … Continue reading →

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

U-Haul, Indian style

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Kitty Vindaloo

These photos were taken in Whitefield, the IT suburb of Bangalore, and yesterday, from the car, on the road to the Bangalore airport, which is about an hour outside of the city. These two women were walking side by side, … Continue reading →

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Tuk Tuk… the video game

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Kitty Vindaloo

Tuk tuks are fun.  They are everywhere.  They are green and yellow and will take you anywhere.  Voom voom, they zoom through traffic.  Honk honk, they go where they want. Tuk tuk number one belongs to a nice man who … Continue reading →

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