Not Porty People and Places

These fruits are described as the crowns if the tropical jungle. Why they are banned from this hotel was a curiosity. It transpires that the mangosteen has a rind that leaves an indelible stain and the durian has a smell not unlike human vomit. On the plus side these fruits have a number of health given properties.

32 humid degrees here today. The tropical storm that greeted me here on Thursday evening has intensified over the last two days and is now a fully fledged typhoon fuelled by the unusually warm waters of the Indian Ocean and threatening the coast of India this evening.