India

these guys find clams to sell by diving down to the canal's bottom and searching with their hands in the sand. Because they can hold their breath for a really…

that's my canal guide - we're having lunch at one of his friends restaurants- super delicious fish served on banana leaf with various sauces. Taught me how to eat the…

naps come easy in this peaceful environment....

my driver insisted I try "young" coconut milk the way Indians drink it. I have to confess, it will never be my "go to" beverage however young coconut meat is…

my driver took me on a meandering route from Alleppey to Kovalam to highlight local favorites like these beverage stands. They're common so the vendor usually distinguishes his stand with…

This be the ice man. I met him when I asked the hotel to call for a taxi to take me to the boat dock for a ride on the…

you have to be creative to make a living in India - I spotted this woman leaving Thekkady Periyar National Park carrying a load of water bottles she must have…

this is an approximate 4 -5 hour drive and my driver made several stops along this scenic route so that I could take pictures of the landscape. Lots of rubber…

only females harvest tea in Munnar and groups of them can be spotted on the slopes by "listening" for their sing song chatter. A melodic hum in the open fields.…

Bags of tea leaves are brought up from the slopes where they are weighed for compensation before being loaded on to a truck and brought to the plantation's factory. My…