There is a saying that you will know when you are in India because something totally bizarre or random will happen – something will happen that probably wouldn’t happen anywhere else. So, I got off the plane after a pleasent 9.5 hour flight (err…) and looked out for my driver Aravind who was there to pick me up. This is when the first thing happened. I was involved in a car accident. Regular...

I thought I’d better write this as a little public service announcement for any Foreigners who are living and working in India for more than 6 months. As you are aware, you have to register with the FRRO in your city. This is fine (albeit, ensure you have an office boy on hand to run back to the office to fetch the papers that were not mentioned in the original checklist). What they don’t...

There is a bit of a cold snap occuring in England at the moment, temperatures down to -2 or -3 degrees C. Yesterday it snowed, so thought I’d post a few pics of Market Harborough in the snow.

So that’s the end of 2008. Did it bring you good fortune? Did it bring you laughter and tears? Did you make new friends, and lose touch with old ones? For me (well, this blog is about me), 2008 has probably been my best year, possibly ever. I’ve got a great new job, live in a fantastic (and random) country and hooked up with loads of cool people and doing something that probably 99% of...