Journeying
A more nuanced concept than mere 'travel' and refers to times when I am 'on the Road'
Sadhu Free Zone. Moving On
From the heart of Fort Kochi in Kerala whence I arrived just a month ago, I am now ensconced in a small apartment in a largely Muslim residential part of town, which, being surrounded by mosques, offers ample exposure to…
The Song is Over
There’s an old 1970s song by the Who that has, at seminal points across my life, surfaced at times when a key life stage has finally reached an end. Certainly the overall theme of the song itself and words are…
Pilgrims, Mendicants and Beggars
Mendicancy. What exactly is meant by that? Dictionary definitions tend to divide the concept into two broadly different manifestations, being those with an explicit religious purpose which essentially denies a gainful life in the world in favour of a…
A Tale of Two Bridges. Making the Transition
Bridges are so symbolic, all about connecting two sides of a divide, and the process of transition from one to the other. When I started this website I was still back in winter Britain, living in a small market town…
The Price of Enlightenment
I once called myself a version of ‘Roadrunner’ given so much of my life has been spent travelling in one way or another, usually in pursuit some academic goal or another, and I have fairly accumulated archaeological and anthropological projects,…
