A Life of Chai
Graham Field
The journey through life came to a T-junction. This is your invitation to pry into the diary, be the other tourist on the train, a voyeur at the accident, an eavesdropper on the argument. Two one-track minds merge with train-wreck results.
The girl Graham Field left in England is not the one who arrives in India. Sofia sees the trip as her swansong before motherhood, impatient to exchange backpack for a baby sling.
So begins the journey which is the:
Indian Itinerary of Endurance
A cold snap makes for a chilly reception in DelhiFirst-class aggravation in Agra, tension at the Taj MahalBacktrack to the ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri, a brief respite from outstretched handsNon-stop to balmy Bombay and a runny bumTunnel vision, reaching down a Goan sewer for the irretrievableCross-country to Pondicherry, pondering decouplingWrong side of the tracks in MadrasMind the gap year in MahabalipuramGrave digging, scrotum flicking, a big bhang triggers a pointless train of thought in KonarkStriking differences in CalcuttaTeased in Darjeeling, limited Himalayan viewLetting off steam walking into NepalCurfew and confrontation, the relationship reaches the end of the line in Kathmandu
Duration - 14h 19m.
Author - Graham Field.
Narrator - Graham Field.
Published Date - Friday, 19 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2024 Graham Field ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
The journey through life came to a T-junction. This is your invitation to pry into the diary, be the other tourist on the train, a voyeur at the accident, an eavesdropper on the argument. Two one-track minds merge with train-wreck results. The girl Graham Field left in England is not the one who arrives in India. Sofia sees the trip as her swansong before motherhood, impatient to exchange backpack for a baby sling. So begins the journey which is the: Indian Itinerary of Endurance A cold snap makes for a chilly reception in DelhiFirst-class aggravation in Agra, tension at the Taj MahalBacktrack to the ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri, a brief respite from outstretched handsNon-stop to balmy Bombay and a runny bumTunnel vision, reaching down a Goan sewer for the irretrievableCross-country to Pondicherry, pondering decouplingWrong side of the tracks in MadrasMind the gap year in MahabalipuramGrave digging, scrotum flicking, a big bhang triggers a pointless train of thought in KonarkStriking differences in CalcuttaTeased in Darjeeling, limited Himalayan viewLetting off steam walking into NepalCurfew and confrontation, the relationship reaches the end of the line in Kathmandu Duration - 14h 19m. Author - Graham Field. Narrator - Graham Field. Published Date - Friday, 19 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Graham Field ©.
Language:
English
Title
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Disclaimer
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Introduction
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New Year, new backpack, same urges
Duration:00:14:29
Blonds have more hassle
Duration:00:14:27
Goodbye to identity and unwanted attention
Duration:00:14:09
Moved by the magnificence
Duration:00:21:08
Meat with a native
Duration:00:05:09
The return of relaxation
Duration:00:16:59
Temple of temper
Duration:00:10:44
A little off-track
Duration:00:06:08
City shitters
Duration:00:09:36
The city’s a hit
Duration:00:10:28
‘… when I was here last time …’
Duration:00:07:46
All the right characters, not necessarily in the right order
Duration:00:04:37
Depleting my reserves with reservations
Duration:00:07:22
Temporarily locked up and bound
Duration:00:08:20
Was I on to something, or just on something?
Duration:00:08:18
The Red and White
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Not quite working
Duration:00:05:38
The dark side of the sitar
Duration:00:05:31
Putting my fist where the sun don’t shine
Duration:00:04:40
Chillin’ with the fridge
Duration:00:03:18
Full
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Train of thought
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Train, bus, room, sleep
Duration:00:07:16
A stream of refusal and a fountain of hope
Duration:00:12:49
Habits
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Can’t book anything without the book
Duration:00:13:57
Meet and greet
Duration:00:17:54
Dilemmas from the outside in
Duration:00:11:12
Hippy Hippy Sikh
Duration:00:05:40
Balls to monkey
Duration:00:06:48
A grave mistake
Duration:00:08:49
Feasting eyes on a biscuit temple
Duration:00:06:37
Spot the pretentious
Duration:00:06:40
Strike a light
Duration:00:09:24
Can’t find what I'm looking for
Duration:00:08:34
Wound up like a mountain road
Duration:00:22:16
Shelter and imprisonment
Duration:00:09:07
No lift until the band stands
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The attraction
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Snapped
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A carefree curfew extension
Duration:00:05:14
A tiny taste of tea plantations
Duration:00:06:41
On the edge
Duration:00:17:16
500 kilometres not on the meter
Duration:00:13:58
Not a day to remember
Duration:00:09:29
Life
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Deaf and death
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Curfew
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Grounded and a flight of fantasy
Duration:00:08:01
A Page in my diary
Duration:00:24:23
Coming down
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Get the picture
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Going up
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No Quarter
Duration:00:11:20
Twenty-five cents
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Nature provides
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Wind of change
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Just below the sky
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Sucked in
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Is this the end?
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Blown away
Duration:00:21:18
Acclimatisation
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Adrift
Duration:00:04:31
Sorry I’m a little late
Duration:00:10:35
Going through the motions
Duration:00:01:23
Dyed and gone to shower
Duration:00:06:17
There’s been a lot of shit
Duration:00:05:47
Curfew and spew
Duration:00:01:39
Many a true word
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Strategic retaliation and damage limitation retreat
Duration:00:04:27
It could have been different
Duration:00:13:26
Arrival at the five-day departure lounge
Duration:00:05:40
The weight
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Posh shit
Duration:00:16:48
Street life
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End of India – enlightenment
Duration:00:43:57
Above the planet on a wing and a prayer
Duration:00:24:43
A deep breath
Duration:00:02:14
Epilogue
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What's the book called then?
Duration:00:06:31
Afterthoughts
Duration:00:12:51
Out takes
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Copyright
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