spicy road Ambroxan and a few sweet mandarins

and a few sweet mandarins

As the day progresses

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but the sweetness

II – III homage to HEMINGWAYIn the operatic ode to vetiver and Ernest Hemingway

spicy road Ambroxan and a few sweet mandarinsAlong the Malabar Coast of Kerala, the backwaters of Alleppey unfold through endless lagoons and quiet canals drifting across Lake Vembanad. Aboard a traditional kettuvallam once a handcrafted wooden fishing boat made from coir and timber time seems to slow beneath the tropical heat and spice laden air. Surrounded by rice fields, papaya and mango trees, coconut palms rise wrapped in climbing pepper vines. Hidden among the leaves, the dark pepper