The sacred heart of pistachios and saffron

Desperately sad to leave flawless, tranquil Havelock Island, but ready to leapfrog into the next chapter of the trip (and whatever that might bring), the ferry back to Port Blair again reminded us of the many and varied kaleidoscopic contrasts India has up its sleeve – surprises ready to come flying at you when you…

Edge of seven(teen)

Admittedly we were a bit anxious about the Andamans. All we really knew was that a guy from Alabama was killed there by an endangered tribe in late 2018 – fairly recently in the wider scheme of things. Confronted by all manner of moral dilemmas about whether we should go, but with no intention of…

Shame and fortune

We knew an extra special remembrance date would hit the calendar smack bang in the middle of the trip and so we’d aimed to be as far off the grid, and in the most spellbindingly exotic of locations, for when it did. Tucked in a tiny eastern pocket of the Bay of Bengal (technically still…