http://www.followtheboat.com Tales (not just) from the high seas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/10/26/womenwednesday-happy-slum-dwellers/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/10/26/womenwednesday-happy-slum-dwellers/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:33:58 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=25118 Technically not the best image by any stretch but I do love the moment captured here. Three camera-shy women in one of the poorest slums of Mumbai proudly invite us into their home, but not before an informal photo-shoot which lasted all of three seconds before they darted inside.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/10/26/womenwednesday-happy-slum-dwellers/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/07/the-slums-of-mumbai/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/07/the-slums-of-mumbai/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:00:06 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=20916 This is the podcast you've been waiting for! We finally get to visit the slums of Mumbai, taking in Dharavi, where parts of Slumdog Millionaire was filmed, as well as the poorer central Mumbai slums where we take in street dwellers living in wendy houses and glorified bunk beds. Despite this, we were almost always welcomed with open arms. Click on the link where you can play the podcast in your browser, or download it to your computer to listen to at your convenience.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/07/the-slums-of-mumbai/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/12/17/hanging-gardens/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/12/17/hanging-gardens/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:00:36 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=20865 This week sees our first podcast from India! Mumbai is an incredible city and we were keen to explore as soon as we moored up. In this week's podcast you'll be pleased to know that Liz takes the helm and navigates around a wonderful little guided tour of just a small part of Mumbai. In the searing midday sun we begin at the Hanging Gardens...]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/12/17/hanging-gardens/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/04/26/dharavi-slums-of-mumbai/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/04/26/dharavi-slums-of-mumbai/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:50:02 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=20335 In April of 2010 I went to visit the Dharavi slums of Mumbai. Twice. It was a most incredible experience and we really got to grips with the society and culture there. This is a large set of almost 100 images, all in different styles, documenting many aspects of the slums. For the record I'm a little uncomfortable using the word 'slum' as it's both a little insulting and a misrepresentation of Dharavi.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/04/26/dharavi-slums-of-mumbai/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/04/20/colaba-downtown-mumbai/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/04/20/colaba-downtown-mumbai/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:44:08 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=20454 Colaba is downtown Mumbai. It's the gentrified part of the city where university buildings sit next to the law courts, art deco apartment blocks and 60s prefabs. It is also the first part of Mumbai that we, as yotties having arrived by boat, get to see. My brother, having seen the photographs, described it as a tropical London. That's not far off the mark.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/04/20/colaba-downtown-mumbai/feed/ 0